Single sessions are $150

Discount bundles are available (not for new clients)

Clinical supervision Individual $120, Group $50

Counsellors cannot give a Medicare rebate with a GP Mental Health Plan.

Yes, I have a provider number for many, not all, health funds.

Here’s the list for your reference.

Counselling takes as long as it takes (sorry). You might just need a single session for help with a decision or setting goals. But if you are keen to conquer a mental health issue over time (for example, panic attacks or depressive episodes) I would be privileged to support you longer term or refer to another health professional.

Here is my Diploma and Graduate Certificate in Counselling.

Here is the ACA Code of Conduct by which I abide.

CBT is based on the philosophy that thoughts, feeling and behaviours are all inter-connected and can influence each other. The therapy can teach us that we can get control over automatic thoughts that make us feel bad and have a negative effect on our lives. CBT (especially Mindfulness-Based and Compassion-based CBT) offers practical strategies to change or modify behaviour. It is a combination of two therapies: ‘cognitive therapy’ and ‘behaviour therapy’.

This is a therapeutic approach based in the philosophy that it doesn’t matter so much how we got here or what caused it, but it is where we want to get to from here that matters. It focuses, not on the problem, but on possible solutions, and helps clients plan, strategise and change. Add to this the Japanese practice of kaizen (small steps), and clients can feel empowered and rewarded in only one session.

ACT, unlike other therapies, does not see uncomfortable thoughts and emotions as ‘symptoms’ that need to be overcome to move forward in life. Rather, it encourages training the observer self to witness thoughts and emotions, thereby ‘defusing’ their power. Rather than avoid or suppress uncomfortable emotions such as fear or anger, ACT teaches techniques for accepting them as a natural part of the human experience. It also encourages a values-driven approach to life, implying that human suffering is relieved by deep self-knowledge and a commitment to values-driven action.

Buddhist Psychology is not a religion or dogma. It is secular psychology developed with one purpose - to reduce human suffering.

Please take a look at some of my blogs, or my stated values.

Read more about my approach from my trainer.

I use text professionally only to schedule appointments, not to discuss personal matters or engage in social chit-chat. We can text each other about times, dates, and cancellations if you are my client or potential client. Otherwise please call or email.

Confidentiality during sessions online or on the telephone require us both to be careful about who can overhear our conversation. As a professional, I am bound by a Duty of Care, which means that everything we discuss and any notes or contact details have to be kept by me under password protection or lock and key (if they’re on paper). However, if a court of law compels me, or if you reveal information that convinces me you or another is at risk of harm, I am duty-bound to report it.

If we happen to meet each other in the street, I will not acknowledge that I know you, and you should probably do the same if you don’t want anyone to know that you are seeing a counsellor. Stigma is real in some communities, so the safest way to deal with it is to keep everything confidential – even the fact of your reaching out for professional mental health support.

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