About

Hello, I am a General Practitioner, and I specifically work in counselling, providing services for individuals and couples who are struggling emotionally. I am also a Marriage Mentor for Good Beginnings.

My style is warm and personable and my goal is to help people learn to help themselves, by providing opportunities for self-discovery. Together, we collaborate to create new pathways towards enhanced well-being and better relationships.

I am sensitive to and respectful of the faith dimensions present in people’s lives. My approach is holistic, client-centred and trauma-informed. I can prescribe medication for mood if necessary.

I am trained in the following therapies and utilise whichever I feel is most suited for each client:

  • Person Centred Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  • Interpersonal Therapy (psychodynamic, relational)

  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy

  • Prepare Enrich™ pre-marriage counselling program

  • Good Beginnings Marriage Mentoring

My Journey

Years ago when I worked in regular general practice,  I noticed that many people would present to me with emotional problems because they experienced me as an empathic listener. I witnessed how physical symptoms and emotions are often interlinked, and I felt the need to practice more holistically. To better serve my clients, I completed a further degree in counselling and currently all my work is in counselling.

From my own life experience, I understand how complex and stressful life and relationships can be. I have also personally experienced how supportive and beneficial counselling/therapy can be. When we talk to a professional who is not a family member or friend, a unique trusting relationship forms. This relationship together with counselling techniques, helps link our emotional processing to thinking and more effective brain pathways develop. In this way, supportive counselling relationships lead to sustained positive change.

Qualifications

MBBS from the University of Melbourne and Fellow of the RACGP

Member of the Australian Society for Psychological Medicine

Graduate Diploma in Counselling from the Australian College of Applied Psychology

Certified Practicing Member of PACFA

Member of the International Association of Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

Finalising a Master Degree in Counselling

Gottman Method Couples Therapy Training - Level Two

Good Beginnings Marriage Mentor and Prepare Enrich™ program facilitator