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 Jim Filshie

Jim Filshie

Psychologist

Real Human

Kingsgrove, Sydney NSW 2208

In Person + Telehealth

0481 364 303

Philosophy & Vision

I'm a person-centred psychologist based in Kingsgrove, registered for NDIS, WDOs. Online appointments and Medicare rebates available, bulk billing for concession card holders. Person-centred therapy means the client - the only expert on his or her own life - leads the way in overcoming life's problems and barriers. Within a relationship embodied by empathy, acceptance and trust, client and therapist work together in a process oriented towards self-discovery, growth, transformation.

Background

I bring more than 30 years of experience in various helping professions to my practice. I have worked with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, from all life stages, and with a wide range of interests and abilities. I see people holistically, never as merely an embodiment of their worries or symptoms. I view therapy as an opportunity not just for working to resolve the problems people bring with them, but also for initiating lasting change and growth.

Services

  • Counselling, Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Home Visits, Phone Consultations, Online Video Consultations
  • Quality Provision

    As an AHPRA-registered psychologist I comply with all government regulations around provision of psychological practice. I am also a member of the World Association for Person Centered & Experiential Psychotherapy.

    Areas of Special Interest

  • ADD & ADHD - Addiction - Adolescent Issues - Alcohol & Drug Dependency - Anger Related Issues - Anxiety & Panic Attacks - Assertiveness - Bipolar Mood Disorder - Borderline Personality - Bullying - Career Counselling - Carer Support - Childhood Issues - Chronic Fatigue - Climate Change - Communication Issues - Compulsive Spending - Conflict Resolution - Creativity - Cultural Issues - Custody and Access - Decision Making - Depression - Disability - Dissociative Disorders - Divorce & Separation - Emotional Overwhelm - Existential Issues - Family and Parenting - Grief and Loss - Guilt Feelings - Life Transitions - Men's Issues - Performance Anxiety - Personality Disorders - PTSD - Relationship Issues - Self Harm - Social Skills - Trauma Recovery - Workplace Issues
  • Accreditations

    • Bachelor of Psychology with Honours - 2013 - University of New England

    Modalities

    ACT - Attachment Theory - Compassion-Focused Therapy - Existential - Experiential - Focusing - Holistic - Mindfulness - Person Centred - Process Oriented - Soul Centred Psychotherapy - Trauma-Informed

    Therapy Approach

    Universal evidence has long shown that, regardless of practitioners' different theories and modalities, by far the most significant factor in effective therapy is the working relationship between therapist and client. My approach revolves around this fundamental therapeutic alliance, and is embodied by my empathy, honesty and positive regard towards others.

    Practice Locations

    William St
    Kingsgrove NSW 2208

    1km from Bexley Station, many bus routes come through, untimed on-street parking available.

    Appointments

    Currently working Wednesday to Saturday.

    Fees & Insurance

    Please get in touch for further information: jim_filshie@optusnet.com.au or 0481 364 303

    Payment Options

    Cash, bank transfer, cheque, credit card, mixed nuts

    Contact Jim

    Please contact me to make an appointment

      0481 364 303

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    A conversation with Jim Filshie

    • A combination of things have led me here: my deep interest in engaging with and getting to know others, my increasing understanding of how the world and society impacts positively and adversely on people, my fascination with the words and work of those who have understood that truly helping people doesn't mean telling them what to do or even gently nudging them in certain directions, but in giving them the conditions that will help them to chart their own course.
    • Client-centred (or person-centred) therapy is my main influence. It's the only truly non-directive approach. To me it is not just an approach to therapy, but a deeply philosophical concept about being human: namely that autonomy and liberation are at the centre of happiness and good mental health.

      The converse way of looking at it is that, from an early age, we tend to be coerced and constrained in all sorts of ways, overt and subtle. It's not always possible to shed the various social influences, but often therapy is an opportunity to recognise the forces that are weighing most heavily on us, hindering us. That leads to insight, action, progress.
    • The human condition, A-Z.
    • Client-centred therapy isn't really a method, in that it's not 'doing' anything as such - more a way of being - actually Carl Rogers said that. The therapeutic environment, or relationship, becomes a space for exploration, emotion, thinking and ... figuring stuff out. There are no rules.
    • The sooner the better of course... but everyone's different. For some people it's just making the booking. I hope that if and when you meet me you get a sense that you're heading in the right direction.
    • I have fewer and fewer bad hair days as I get older (and my hairline recedes). Or is it that every day becomes a bad hair day, meaning that none of them are? What a conundrum...

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