FAQ
Each counsellor has their own styles and techniques influenced by their training and personality. Our sessions are conducted using evidence-based techniques to provide the best outcomes. The session is driven by you. This means we discuss what you desire to address. The pace we go is also up to you. My role is to work collaboratively with you to find ways to overcome and manage any struggles you are facing. The things we don’t do is delve into areas of your life you do not wish to talk about. This is a confidential safe environment where we can solve problems that are impacting your everyday life.
I offer a 15-minute free phone consultation to give you the chance to ask me questions and share what you want to address in counselling. This gives both you and I an opportunity to know if I can be of help and if you feel comfortable and feel I am the right fit for you. Please don’t hesitate to call me on 0412140099 if you would like to take me up on this offer.
I do all the above, I find people who are local to me start off face to face then move on to zoom or do a mixture of both. I have worked with people interstate and international, zoom being the only option in this case. The concern raised a lot around doing zoom counselling, is it to impersonal? I can assure you that if you are not connecting with your counsellor over zoom it has more to do with the counsellor than the zoom call. If you feel comfortable and connected in the session, zoom, face to face or telephone it should be a successful time together.
My counselling experience comes from a multi-disciplinary background. I have worked in a range of social welfare services and educational organisations for over thirty years. My clientele has been broad including working with children, teenagers, adult individuals, couples, and families. Examples of some of my professional experience has been crisis counselling, anxiety, depression, and personal growth counselling.
I am asked this question all the time. Individuals and couples whilst finding family or relationship counselling helpful feel, they get to a certain point where the unique issues they are experiencing in their stepfamily environment are not being as effectively understood as hoped. Stepfamilies are the fastest growing family form in most western countries. I believe it is my responsibility to understand the complexities these families face. I chose to do my PhD on addressing the needs of stepfamilies. I also researched recoupled parents raising children with Autism. Personally, I am a stepparent, biological parent, and grandparent. Over 16 years of being in these roles in my stepfamily I have learnt much about myself in the variety of relationships and roles I am in. In my early days of becoming a stepparent and remarrying I feel I would have benefited greatly from a counsellor specialising in working with stepfamilies.