Psychotherapy and Counselling

Safety, Heal, Aliveness

About Me.

I bring attunement, respect and humility in my engagement with clients; understanding the complexity and intersection between mental health, relationships and trauma. I am a qualified and experienced mental health therapist offering a personalised approach in my work; appreciating each person is unique and do not fit into any 'neat' diagnosed criteria.

I have worked in a variety of practice settings including:

- private practice working with adults and older adolescents, young adults

- workplace counsellor (Employee Assistance Program)

- school counsellor working with children and adolescents and offering professional mental health development education to school staff and leadership.

- several community organisations working with vulnerable families and children, domestic violence, and offering group parenting training and workshops,

- a brain injury unit in a multidisciplinary rehabilitation hospital and

- in a government child protection agency including court work.

Prior to re-training as a therapist I had worked over 10 years as a Public Relations/Communications consultant in various workplace settings including consultancy, local government, non government and education.

I currently practice in my rooms in the North Shore, Sydney city and offer online/telehealth sessions.

My therapeutic approach:

I tailor my modalities according to the needs of each client. I am also a trained trauma-informed, EMDR and person-centred process oriented therapist. I believe what makes therapy most effective and helpful is the person of the therapist and the ability to provide a safe therapeutic relationship. I am also committed and engage in ongoing professional supervision and training to ensure I maintain and provide ethical, and current clinical knowledge and practice.

I draw primarily on my knowledge, training and skills from the following modalities:

- Neurobiology of attachment, safety and resilience

- Person-centred process oriented approach

- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

- Trauma informed therapy including Somatic approach

- Ego state parts therapy

- Mindfulness and Recovery Oriented Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

- Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Individual Therapy

I am passionate about working with clients who need support with the following challenges:

● Anxiety and stress ● Complex trauma, PTSD ● Childhood/Developmental Abuse

● Depression ● Self-harm and suicidality ● Sexual/ Physical/ Psychological/ Spiritual Abuse

● Family difficulties ● Relationship issues/abuse ● LGBT ● Eating disorders/Body image

● Addictions ● Grief and loss counselling ● Workplace issues

I offer support working with only older adolescents in partnership with parents/caregivers:

● Mental health; anxiety, depression, suicidality, self-harm ● School related issues; bullying, social skills ● Family and relationship challenges ● Parenting skills and coaching

Memberships and Accreditions

Full Membership Australian Association of Social Work (AASW)
Full Membership of EMDR Association of Australia (EMDRAA)
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW)
Accredited Social Worker (ASW)
Approved Psychological Access Plus Provider
Approved Victim Services Counsellor
Full Member Golden Key International Honour Society (based on academic achievement, top 15% in course)

Therapy & Counselling Services

All sessions can be in Person or Telehealth:

Initial Session - Individual (1-1.5 hr)
Subsequent Sessions - Individual (1 hr)

If you have a GP mental health care plan or a referral from your psychiatrist you may be eligible to receive a medicare rebate for sessions.

Medicare rebates apply under Better Access Mental Health Care Plan. Clients can receive up to 10 sessions per calendar year *$85.20 rebate. Claims can also be made through some *private health insurances depending on level of cover.

* Including Teachers Health Fund, HCF, Bupa, Nurses & Midwives Health, UNiHealth Insurance