COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY

You may have arrived here in search of counselling support & guidance to understand & process some significant issues that you have been facing in your life. Whether these issues are clear or vague, niggling or intrusive, individual or relational, I hope to be able to help. 

 

Reflecting on my own journey, it is the experience of safe connection & genuine care in key relationships that has ensured my deepening awareness of self, personal growth, embodied healing, & capacity for acceptance. In turn, I have become passionate about working with people as a Counsellor & Psychotherapist, & I endeavour to offer the same gifts via the therapeutic relationship, to assist personal development & healing. 

 

I believe our deepest wounds occur in relationship, but so too can profound healing when there is a sense of safety & trust in the relationship and the relational field. As a Counsellor & Psychotherapist, I value a relational approach & endeavour to help create a felt sense of empathy & collaboration, which is the basis upon which self understanding & healing can expand & quality of life can be improved.

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I also respect the uniqueness & sacredness of human experience, & I highly value individual autonomy & agency. Therefore, I endeavour to provide an embodied sense of curiosity & exploration (instead of assessment & judgement), & authentic alliance & unity (instead of interpretation & instruction) in my practice. 

 

I understand the courage it takes to engage in a therapeutic process, & so I always endeavour to create safety & hold the space, with deep compassion & precise attunement. 

 

In doing so, we can aim to enhance capacity for: 

 

• Containment & self regulation;

• Mindful exploration of cognitive, emotional & somatic experience in relation to specific issues or triggers; 

• Understanding patterns of experience, behaviour & beliefs (& their origin); 

• Discernment of patterns as helpful or unhelpful in the present context; 

• Safe processing of relevant traumatic material & / or attachment themes; & 

• Enhancing resources, adaptability & overall functioning. 

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As a member of the Australian Counselling (ACA), I adhere to:

 

The ACA Code of Ethics and Practice

https://www.theaca.net.au/documents/ACA%20Code%20of%20Ethics%20and%20Practice%20Ver15.pdf

https://www.theaca.net.au/documents/ACA%20Complaints%20-%20Procedural%20Guidelines.pdf 

 

The Code of Conduct for General Health Services

https://hcc.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/code_of_conduct_full_text_a3_poster.pdf

https://hcc.vic.gov.au/make-complaint​

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I strive for my work to be consistent with the principals of relational alchemy, non-violence & organicity. My broad training, diverse experience, & eclectic skillset helps me to be flexible in the style & focus of therapy, based on one's individual needs. Ultimately, I endeavour to create a tender & nurturing space for people to access their most authentic selves, from which they can notice, understand & attend to their adaptive patterns, on the journey towards more peace & better quality of life.