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Ms Helen Basili

Ms Helen Basili

Mobile 0435630609
Clinical Social Worker, Counsellor

Mobile 0435630609

Helen adopts a respectful approach to counselling, which acknowledges that people need to feel safe and validated before they can embark on the change process. She takes the time to actively listen and grasp the uniqueness of each person, so that they feel cared for and the counselling is shaped to meet their individual needs.

PHONEPRACTICE LOCATIONS

  • 134-140 King Street, Newtown, Sydney NSW 2042 PHONE

Services

  • Counselling, Phone Consultations, Internet Consultations 

    • Approved Counsellor with Victims Services; Medicare rebates available if referred by a GP under a Mental Health Plan.

    Areas of Special Interest

  • Anxiety / Panic Attacks, Childhood Issues, Cultural Issues, Depression, Dissociative Disorders, Gay and Lesbian Issues, Life Transitions, PTSD, Self Development, Sexual Abuse, Stress Management, Trauma Recovery  

    • MODALITIES / Approach

    ACT, CBT, EMDR, Mindfulness, Person Centred

    Helen has trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) but her current practice is influenced by Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Somatic Trauma Therapy (STT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR).

    Helen has a particular interest in addressing the impact of discrimination and interpersonal violence on mental health. She is driven by a profound admiration for the tenacity and resilience of her clients and her belief in the capacity of individuals to overcome adversity and lead fulfilling lives.

    ACCREDITATIONS

    • Bachelor of Social Work - 1994 - University of New South Wales

    Professional Associations

    • Australian Association of Social Workers

      Quality Provision

      Helen is registered as an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). This requires her to adhere to the AASW Code of Ethics and to undertake regular professional training and supervision.

      Background

      Helen has over a decade of experience providing counselling in hospitals, community health centres, courts and crisis lines as well as private practice.

      Appointments

      Mondays and Wednesdays until 6:00 pm.

      Transport and Parking

      The practice is on King Street, near Missenden Road, ten minutes walk from Newtown train station. There is a bus stop at the front and time-limited free parking on nearby side streets.

      Fees

      $140 per hour.
      $110 per hour for Health Care Card or Disability Concession Card or Pensioner Concession Card holders.
      No payment required if approved for counselling by Victims Services.
      $160 per hour for sessions funded by third parties.

      Payment Options

      Cash or internet transfer.



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      10 Questions with Helen Basili

      • What led you to choose psychotherapy or counselling as a profession?

      • Social justice has always been very important to me and counselling was a way of enacting these values.

      • Which philosophical approaches have influenced your professional/personal development?

      • Peter Singer, Martin Luther King, feminism.

      • Which particular aspects of health or the human journey are you interested in?

      • Resilience, non-conformity and altruism.

      • What method/s do you use?

      • An integrative method based on the foundation of a person-centred approach.

      • When do you think the client will start to feel that progress is being made?

      • It depends on the client, their presenting issue and their expectations. For some clients, progress can occur after a session, for others it might take many months.

      • How has therapy made you a better person?

      • Being 'a better person' is a work in progress. Therapy has helped me become more patient, more aware of my blind spots and the influence of the past on the present.

      • What do you like most about being a therapist?

      • Meeting interesting, courageous people whose strength inspires me.

      • Do you ever have 'bad hair' days?

      • Of course! Like most other humans on the planet, I experience the full spectrum of emotions and some are more enjoyable than others.

      • What do you think is the most significant problem we face, in the world today?

      • The destruction of the environment and the increasingly unequal distribution of wealth.
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      Ms Helen Basili

      Helen Basili

      Clinical Social Worker, Counsellor

      Helen has extensive experience in creating partnerships with her clients to help them mobilise their strengths and improve their quality of life. Helen believes in the capacity of people to bring about meaningful change in their lives and values the opportunity to support clients on this journey. She realises that it is often small changes that have the biggest impact.
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      • Newtown
      • ACT, CBT, EMDR, Mindfulness, Person Centred
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