Counselling and Mediation
Individual Counselling
In an individual counselling session, we will work together to understand the challenges you are facing. I create a warm and nonjudgmental space to explore the thoughts and feelings you are having about what is happening in your life. Nothing is off limits in this space - here, it is safe to be completely honest about your experience.
After working together to set therapeutic goals, I will draw on trauma informed, evidence based interventions to support you towards healing, trusting yourself and finding joy and peace in your life again.
The number of individual sessions vary however generally the counselling process lasts between 6 – 8 sessions spread over weeks or months. In most cases individuals will attend counselling on a weekly basis for the first two to three sessions, and then fortnightly and monthly thereafter.
For new parents, babies are welcome to join you, but if you are able to have someone else take them for an hour that’s great too - the playground and beach just beside our office are a lovely place for a helper to take a baby and/or kids for a walk!
Individual counselling sessions are $110 for 60 minutes.
In home and online options are available on request - please ask when you get in touch.
Medicare rebates are not available. Some private health funds may offer rebates.
Couples Counselling
Parenthood can be tough on relationships. If you and your partner are struggling to connect, or family life has begun to overwhelm your connection with each other, counselling is a great option to begin to find your way back to yourselves, and each other.
As a counsellor I will work with you and your partner (both together and individually) to work out the factors at play in your relationship dynamic, and to develop strategies, plans and techniques to bring more closeness, understanding or connection. This is not about working out who is right or wrong, this is about coming back to a place of warmth and understanding through better communication, and learning how to live together in a more harmonious, loving way.
For couples counselling, I begin with a joint 90 minute session followed by individual sessions for both people in the couple, and then followed by another joint session (Spread across a time period of 4 - 6 weeks). This pattern of consultations can be repeated as many times are required.
Joint sessions are $150 (60 mins) $210 (90 mins)
Individual sessions are $110
Mediation
Mediation is useful for helping people in dispute to make decisions. It can be useful for couples that have decided to separate but who want to remain out of the court system, for family members that need to make a decision about a joint family property, or for any other dispute that is hard to work out and requires facilitated conversation.
Mediation can also be useful for couples that are struggling to make a decision that affects the family - for example, if one partner wants to move states and the other does not.
Mediation differs from couples therapy as it focuses on a clearly, narrowly defined issue and works towards reaching a negotiated agreement. Unlike mediation, couples counselling works to improve the couple relationship, as set out above.
Please note, if you feel that there is a chance you may need to go to Family Court, you will need to use an FDR accredited mediator, who can provide a certificate of mediation.
The mediation process begins with individual sessions, followed by a joint session. A mediation process generally takes five hours total.
Hourly rate for mediation is $120.
Other Services
Mother’s Groups
This is the mother’s group you wish you had in the first twelve months! For anyone with babies in the first twelve months.
Non-judgmental, friendly, relaxed and real, this mothers group meets weekly for 8 weeks with a new one starting each school term - .email me to check when the next one is starting!
Join us for an honest conversation about life with kids - make friends and build your village. Babies welcome.
$120 for a 8 week term. Get in touch to ask when the next group begins.
Birth Story Debrief
A birth story debrief supports telling your birth story and weaving in new meaning with option for ongoing counselling or holistic therapy if needed. This allows you to share openly, raw and candid with honest feelings such as anger, frustration, guilt, shame, grief, fear of failure and much more in order to find peace and embrace the experience .
It is never too late to share your birth story in order to move towards healing.
I walk by your side supporting you with counselling skills as well as holistic therapies if needed. This is for mothers and fathers. It is never too late if you have a birth story that needs hearing in order to make meaning of towards your overall healing.
$300 for an in home debrief designed to honor and nourish your postpartum self, and welcome you to your new role as a parent.
Includes traditional vegetarian Moroccan postpartum soup.