Services

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 Our team of counsellors provide high quality care and treatment, tailored to the individual. Our counsellors are equipped and qualified to attend to diverse mental health presentations and bring a range of therapeutic approaches to their work. Upholding ethical principles and trauma-informed practice, our team maintains client autonomy, respect, and collaboration to meet the needs of the client and promote wellbeing. Our  counsellors can assist with, but are not limited to working with:

• Children, adolescents and families
• Relationship counselling (both on an individual and couples level)
• Trauma, including PTSD and CPTSD
• Sexual assault
• Anxiety and stress
• Depression
• Grief and loss
• Mental health disorders (ADHD, OCD, ASD, personality disorders, schizophrenia)
• Disordered eating
• Life transitions
• Self-esteem
• Addictions and substance use disorder
• LGBTQIA+, sexuality and gender
• Challenging behaviours

Our team use a range of Therapeutic styles engage with each individual in a way that will work for them. While many clients respond well to talk based intervention, all of our therapist are able to integrate play, art, somatic, and sensory-motor components into their sessions to ensure that clients are able to maximise outcomes.  

EMDR

 EMDR is an evidence based Trauma Treatment that utilises bilateral stimulation to reduce distress and negative core beliefs that develop when we experience traumatic events. EMDR requires specialist training, extensive experience and supervision. and we are lucky enough to have an EMDRAA accredited  therapist to guide you through a scientifically proven process that helps rewire your brain's response to traumatic memories. EMDR is a safe, effective, and non-invasive approach that can bring relief from PTSD, anxiety, depression, phobias and addiction much quicker than talk therapy alone. EMDR can be integrated with a range of other Therapeutic styles to get the best outcomes. 

EMDR may be utilised in standard 50 minutes sessions, however, 90 minute sessions are often recommended for EMDR to ensure processing is not interrupted so please advise upon referral if this is is your preference.  

Here is a short video explaining EMDR and it's purpose in therapy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IPsBPH2M1U 

Our support team work alongside our clients to support them to meet their goals outside of our office. 

This can look different for every individual; from transport to appointments, support to maintain their environment, face their anxieties, engage safely in the community or to help manage their schedules and provide regular check ins and engagement. 

Respite is also available when capacity allows. 

Our support workers (with client consent) can also work collaboratively with our counsellors to support behaviours and provide therapeutic care whether a client is engaged in Therapeutic services or not. Sometimes it takes familiarity with a team and some extra support to enable a client to take the big leap into therapy!

 We understand that navigating the NDIS can be challenging and confusing. Our knowledgeable support coordinators are available to assist our clients and their carers in unpacking their NDIS plans and accessing services and resources to suit the client. We ensure that the client or carer’s choice and control are upheld throughout this process. This includes:

• Helping you get the most out of your funding
• Building capacity and understanding of your NDIS plan
• Planning and connecting you to services to suit your budget and treatment goals
• Making report and review recommendations and accessing assessments

 Similarly, our psychosocial recovery coaches are here to assist our clients, families and other support networks to develop a tailored recovery plan based on the client's unique needs.  Your Psychosocial Recovery Coach also helps you to manage your NDIS plan. For example, they can assist you to find and set up other services under the NDIS that will enhance your lifestyle. The role of our psychosocial recovery coaches involves:

• Connecting clients with informal supports including family, friends, and community networks
• Liaising with internal and external service providers
• Assisting clients in establishing treatment goals and planning strategies to achieve these goals
• Coaching clients to develop or increase their recovery skills, personal capacity, decision making ability, and resilience.
• Motivating clients by highlighting and building upon strengths and abilities

At times, clients may have the preference of having a short term therapy intensively, rather than having more spread apart sessions. This can be delivered 1:1 or in small groups and can include overnight/weekend long retreats. Intensives are ran according to numbers and needs. Please reach out to discuss further if this is of interest.

Our small group programs vary based on needs and interest and include:

School holidays groups for children

Women's Circle

Overcoming Addiction

Cooking classes

Gardening Group

Art Space

We want all of our clients to be set up for success so we do our best to ensure that participants in groups will feel that  they belong and that they are not at risk from other participants, therefore, if you are interested in a group please reach out to see if any of our groups will be the right fit for you. 

Our team can provide 1:1 or small group supervision and provide tailored training to staffing groups about specific areas. Please reach out to discuss your teams needs.