FAQs

This will depend on your unique personal history and circumstances, as well as your commitment and engagement with the therapeutic process. Long-lasting, meaningful change takes time and effort. However, with persistence and dedication, some benefits you could broadly anticipate to see are: improved self-esteem, emotional regulation, reduced anxiety and stress, better coping strategies, resilience to life challenges, improved relationships with self and others, greater clarity and fulfilment in life.

In our first session together we will discuss: what brings you to therapy, any previous experiences of therapy you may have had, how therapy works, your expectations about therapy and together we will set some therapy goals to guide us in our work together. We will discuss confidentiality and its limits. I will also answer any questions you may have. This session is really an opportunity to make sure that I am the best match for you as a therapist and you feel comfortable to commence a course of therapy with me.

My session fees are as follows:

Free 15-Min Consult (15 mins): Free
Initial Psychotherapy Session (60 mins): $184
Standard Psychotherapy Session (50 mins): $154

Note: No Medicare rebate is available / Currently not registered for Private Health Funds.

It depends on what brings you to therapy and your therapy goals. For some people this may just be a few sessions for support during a challenging period of life. For others it may be longer term to work on a deeper level and support more long-lasting emotional, behavioural and cognitive change.

Absolutely. Any personal information I collect via the initial intake forms and clinical notes that I take are kept securely online. No information is kept in physical format.

I follow the Australian Counselling Association’s Code of Ethics and Practice which stipulates that pracitioners must:

3.0 viii Offer a promise of confidentiality and explain the limits of duty of care
4.1 b) Counsellors have a responsibility to keep all client records safe and secure

We will talk about this more in our first session together. If you have any questions, then we can discuss them in person.

Yes. I have worldwide insurance cover (excluding USA/Canada):

Public Liability Insurance - $20,000,000
Professional Indemnity Insurance - $20,000,000

Certificate of Currency. ACA318891.

Great question! These terms are often used interchangeably, but although they are all related to the management of mental health and they do sometimes overlap, they are also distinct disciplines with different training pathways and approaches to treatment.

Counsellor - you may choose to see a Counsellor for a specific or short-term problem, e.g: grief or bereavement counselling. A Counsellor provides support and solutions to life challenges. To become a registered Counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association you need to have completed at least a 1-year Graduate Diploma in Counselling.

Psychotherapist - you may choose to see a Psychotherapist for deeper work on your systemic behavioural, emotional and cognitive patterns and processes based on your own personal history. To become registered Psychotherapist with Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation of Australia, you need to have completed a 2-year Master of Counselling usually after a 3-year Bachelor in Psychology/Counselling. A Psychotherapist might also be a Psychologist or Psychiatrist who has done further training specialising in psychotherapy.

Psychologist - you may choose to see a Psychologist if you have an issue that requires assessment and you are a seeking a diagnosis (e.g: ADHD, Generalised Anxiety Disorder) and subsequent psychological treatment for these symptoms based on how you think, feel and behave. To become a registered Psychologist you must have completed a 3-year Bachelor in Psychology, 2-year Master of Psychology plus 2 years of supervised practice.

Psychiatrist - you may choose to see a Psychiatrist if you have complex mental health needs which require assessment, diagnosis and medication. Psychiatrists are medical professionals who have specialised in mental health and are able to prescribe medication as part of the treatment protocol. To become a registered Psychiatrist you must have completed a 6-year Bachelor of Medicine, 1 year of documented work experience, and 3-year Master of Psychiatry.

The philosophy I adhere to in my therapy practice is based on Humanistic principles. I integrate Person-Centered Therapy, Focusing Oriented Therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy into my therapeutic approach.

This means I am client-centered and interested in the wholeness and uniqueness of every client. I am keen to collaborate with you. I am interested in your subjective experience.

I am process-oriented which means that I am interested in the unconscious patterns in communication, expression, body language that emerge during the therapy session and also interpersonally between client and therapist.

Fundamentally, it is my belief that everyone has the potential to grow into their fullest expression of self when given the right support and conditions for change to occur.