Psychotherapists and Counsellors Answer your Questions
Conversations with Therapists
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What led you to choose psychotherapy or counselling as a profession?
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Which philosophical approaches have influenced your professional development?
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Which particular aspects of health or the human journey are you interested in?
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What methods do you use?
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When do you think the client will start to feel that progress is being made?
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How has therapy made a difference in your life?
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What do you like most about being a therapist?
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Do you ever have 'bad hair' days?
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What do you think is the most significant problem we face, in the world today?
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Can you share the name of a book, film, song, event or work of art that inspires you?
Donald Marmara
Educating people to understand that there is no one right way, and that when conventional approaches don't work they can often still get the results they want in other ways.
Also that seeking help...
Jila Baker
The human development of physical, soul and spirit, the astral, physical, etheric and spiritual development.
Individuation from the birth mother and father at key developmental times according to...
Tamara Pallos
I have a holistic approach to health because I think the physical, mental, emotional, relational and spiritual (if this is applicable to you) domains all play a part in someone's overall health and...
Patrick O’Brien
Transforming traumas and suffering into healing and strengths.
Finding joy, engagement and meaning in life.
Understanding and managing difficult emotions.
Finding new and healthy ways to relate...
Michelle Morris
Mindbody healing, creative expression, transformation through grief and trauma.
Stelle Shakti
My holistic approach is also heavily founded on the belief that you yourself hold all the answers to the information you seek. I am therefore deeply passionate about helping you learn how to calm your...
Jacquie Flecknoe-Brown
Jungian analysis focusses on the client's journey towards individuation or self-actualisation. This is the psychological development that we all, more or less successfully, move through as we age....
Michele Watson
I am interested in growth, in people healing through becoming more conscious, more authentic.
Reed Everingham
I am intrigued by all stages of the human experience, and I work with diverse clients. However, I am particularly interested in those moments when we may feel stuck or outside of our experience of...
Adam Szmerling
I have a special interest in the relationship between guilt and the world. Also the differences between shame and guilt, especially those unconscious elements and where self-deception comes into play....
Heather Cavill Greer
I am interested in experiences and events that shape our lives, how we manage transitions and crisis situations, how to develop a positive relationship with self and other.
Shobana Suresh
My business is called Lotus Bloom Counselling, because I believe every human being has the inherent capability for healing and growth. Just as the lotus blooms in murky water, we all have the natural...
Nigel Bailey
Having worked in very highly charged and stressful business environments, I have come to see both the best and worst of human behaviour under extremes of pressure. I have found a number of useful...
Alissa Knight
I passionately dedicate time helping children and their parents who are struggling at home or school with the challenges faced by multifaceted issues (e.g. ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Disruptive...
Petroula Quinn
Healing individuals who have experienced trauma and adverse life experiences.
Sudhir Dean
I am interested that the journey of health and healing morphs into a quest for truth and meaning, as well as a way of transforming woundedness into growth. I am interested in approaches that honour...
Sarah Kane Lawson
I am interested in many aspects of the human journey including those aspects of ourselves which are hidden from us and holding us back from being the best version of ourselves.
My interest is...
Laurie Brotherstone
I am interested in working with people with some of the most comment presenting issues such as anxiety, depression, and difficulties in relationships.
I particularly enjoy working with men with...
Trudy Clutterbok
Childhood, Adulthood, Old age (I do not work with adolescents, unless they convince me to work with them because of a special interest, or because I have previously worked with them as...
Ron Dowd
I'm interested in wholeness - which means inquiring into the dark as well as the light. James Hillman's interest on the underworld and on the nekyia (the underworld journey) has rubbed off on me,...
Angelina Conias
Speciality Areas
Anxiety | Trauma | Attachment Healing | Stress Burn out | Personal and Professional Resilience | Grief & Loss | Body/Mind Somatic Healing | Self-Esteem & Personal Growth
Kathleen Goossens
Working with the mind, emotions and the body holistically.
Martina Palombi
I see people for a range of issues emerging from their lives including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, workplace concerns, family relationship issues, behavioural problems, parenting,...
Vassilka Dimitrova-Isbell
I think this is about remaining aware that the human journey is a ... journey. Often we think that we have to arrive at that 'special' place. I think that actually, we are already there, already here...
Corina Johns
So many - I am tempted to say them all, but it feels like that would be cheating the question.
A broad answer would be that I am interested in the uniqueness of each person's journey - whatever it...
Uri Bookman
A holistic approach to well-being involves three aspects: looking back and healing from the past, looking forward to creating the desired future, and being present in the moment.
Physical health...
Karen Druce
I am interested in people's capacity for resilience and their struggles to transcend their unwanted current situations, and past negative experiences, in order to achieve their personal goals and...
Leigh Fraser-Gray
Neuro science or psycho neuro therapy is now at the basis of my practice framework. Brain chemistry never lies! I assist individuals and groups to understand their neuro chemistry through psycho...
Carolyn Zantis
After working as a therapist for many years I came to the realisation that no matter how much inner work a person does to bring insight into their disturbances and profound change to their lives, they...
Kate McMaugh
Pretty much everything !! My main interest is obviously complex trauma and dissociation. This is my passion and what I have devoted my career to.
But I am also interested in health in general....
Bridie Fitzgerald
Trauma recovery
Working with children, disabled and those who need expressive therapy to heal
Joshua Comyn
My own experience of anxiety and depression informs my interest in helping others. My psychotherapeutic training has been strongly trauma-informed, and trauma remains fascinating for me, especially...
Tom Skotidas
I am interested in how psychotherapy can help humans self-actualise and thrive at scale, and in doing so, change the world for the better.
Nicole Kinnaird
I am interested in ALL aspects of health and the human journey. I'm probably in the right job hey! To be specific though, I would add that my personal approach to health focuses on how vibrant and...
Andrew Macdonald
I provide an inclusive practice, that explores who we are and how we relate to the world and others around us.
Suzanne Rosenberg
I am curious about the connection between physical and emotional well-being; and how the arts, singing in particular, play into that.
Stephanie de Niese
I am most interested in the emotional and spiritual aspects of the human journey. That said, the physical and mental aspects are so important, too. My fascination has always been more geared towards...
Amanda Dounis
The present moment. The entire journey of our life is important. We can't change our past, but let's see if we can change our relationship to it. If we are able to do this, then this may make our...
Sirini Kularatne-Samarapathi
I consider a person as a whole. Every individual is a unique person with unique characteristics and life experiences. Hence every experience, every situation and every moment can make a significant...
Zoe Hedges
From beginning to end. Starting with the earliest years and using creative practices to engage both young and old to develop strong flexible minds and bodies.
Rachael Carter
I am particularly interested in supporting clients to discover and experience their true selves along the journey.
John Bacash
I am interested in discernment between creative and destructive instincts as a pathway to negotiating freedom while one is fully engaged with others.
Ruth Edwards
I have a particular interest in Attachment Theory; how our attachment style plays out in our life; how it affects our relationships; our interaction with others; our ability to connect. I am also...
Stefanie Marris
This is a hard one to narrow down. I am interested in a lot! However, I would say that the internal world of the client is really important. I am fascinated by coping strategies and mechanisms that...
Linda Sawrey
Pretty much everything as I go along my journey. Healing is really about learning and growth. I'm fascinated on how some people go through extraordinary experiences yet are able to pick themselves up,...
Julie Chalmers
Human development, trauma, bonding and attachment, grief and loss, empowerment, self development and self awareness, capacity for change, resilience.
Natalie Meijer
I am very interested in working with the whole of life - looking at life from the totality
I like to explore the connections and relationship between what is happening say on a physical level with...
Michele Stewart
Any situation that takes us to our edge, that stretches or reorganises us has the potential for change and growth. This can turn up every day if we become more attuned to ourselves.
Currently I am...
Max Rutherford
I have a particular interest in how people accommodate to the challenge of chronic illness.
Christopher Seager
The ability of people to recover, over time, from seemingly hopeless or extremely difficult situations. Also, the importance of meaningful connection with others as a part of this journey.
Carolyn Choy
I find all aspects of the human journey interesting. Our resilience, our fight for life, our want to make things better for ourselves and for others - I've seen all of these qualities in each of my...
Ajay Hawkes
Learning to meet the challenges of life in a creative and fulfilling way.
Learning to stay centred in our painful experiences, rather than have those experiences knock us over.
Coming to...
Bronwen Bailey
I am particularly interested in those times in a person's life when they reach a point when whatever has held that person together before, is no longer sufficient. This can happen in a myriad of...
Shaun McMahon
I'm forever fascinated by the notion of people being able to transcend their past. It is so easy to spend life being consumed by the same hurts, grievances and troubles that have plagued us since we...
Julian O'Sullivan
Mental health, relationships and family, parenting, work/career, self-actualisation, self-fulfillment,
Karen Anderson
Within my own family-of-origin experiences I learned about the human capacity of vulnerability and its implications for living a life wisely and usefully as opposed to succumbing to relentless...
Ernst Meyer
I see psychotherapy primarily as a human science, and am interested in how non-medical approaches are promoting long lasting growth and change.
Michelle Lam
I am interested in how a person's particular experiences with others, themselves and the world influence their values, beliefs and ways of being. I am passionate about assisting client's to live a...
Lisa Champion
I am interested in helping clients on their journey towards feeling better, becoming more mature, learning to respond rather than react, and understanding themselves better. I am also interested in...
Sara Beresford Terry
My areas of interest are quite broad, but most sit within a general interest in Attachment, Resilience, Life Transitions, Mindfulness and Trauma and using creative approaches in therapy.
I am...
Melodina Thomas
The term human journey typically refers to the collective experiences, challenges, and growth that individuals go through throughout their lives. It encompasses a wide range of experiences, both...
Ashley White
So often our basic human needs seem to be in competition. For example, many people try to balance their need for connection with others with their need for emotional safety, which can create a kind of...
Stefan Durlach
My main areas of interest are grief/loss/bereavement, childhood trauma, self-esteem, relationships/relational patterns, dreams, and the wounded healer. Over the last few years in particular I have...
Philip Hilder
I'm interested in supporting people recover from complex traumas and in supporting personal transformation - personal, relational and spiritual.
Lisa Barrett
I see the human journey as important holistically but the spiritual aspect of our journey is of particular interest to me as I often see it neglected - in both myself and others. I believe it is an...
Jennifer Fox
Working with the mind, emotions and the body holistically.
Moira Joyce
All of it! However, I am very interested in the relationships we chose to be in, or land in.
Nina Linder
Trauma is held in the body and can have negative effects on physical and emotional health if not addressed. The mind body connection is of a particular interest for which counselling can support...
Sally Walsh
learning from experience and making a choice about future experiences - growth and change
Jacinta Franich
I love working with people between the ages of 18 and 35 because so many life transitions happen during this time, that are both exciting and challenging. I enjoy helping people navigate these times...
Lauren Sokolski
I am very interested in self-acceptance, understanding one's own journey, past life experiences and anxiety. I am also interested in assisting others to develop meaningful relationships with...
Urja Refalo
The ability to make good contact with one's self others is just so important. It can make or break the day. When a person is not able to make this contact/connection with one's self and others it...
Nicol Thomas
In Lacanian terms, what we experience as anxiety, pain, shame, is termed 'jouissance'. (Of course this is a simple explanation, but it will do for now.) What interests me is the way that the subject...
Fenella Hansen
I have a keen interest in trauma and how it manifests in both the body and the mind. I am also fascinated by medical traumas as these are less studied and spoken about. I have had my own experiences...
Ash Rehn
I'm particularly drawn to working with sexuality issues, spirituality, masculinity and mens identity as well as midlife and identity concerns. I am interested in assisting those recovering from...
Mary A McIntyre
I am interested in the mindbody connection and how identity is formed and transformed.
Persistent pain, anxiety and its cousins.. and mysterious body ailments.
Morag Paterson
The impact of childhood experiences on our adult journey and how we can be a greater master of our adult journey. In general, I am interested in personal growth and development.
George Turnure
Years ago I thought it would be interesting to make/view a documentary film which explored the major emotions; Ie to explore each's function, how they may be typically experienced, how we naturally...
Stefanie Hagger
I began working with teens who have experienced significant and repeated trauma. This then led me to volunteer at the children's hospital alongside my masters degree as I thought I would specialise...
Natalie Anderson
Transitions can be stressful and difficult because change, and a lack of autonomy and control, often leads to anxiety and fear, which if left unresolved can create strong resistance, even in the face...
Nick Batty
Recovery from mental health concerns, traumatic experiences and addiction. Achieving happiness and reaching potential.
Karen Thomas
Aspects of health: Relationship issues, family violence, working with intrusive childhood memories, anxiety, dreams and nightmares, self-awareness, inner conflict, the inner critic, intrapersonal and...
Lisa Moore
I am interested in our individual and in our collective stories, and the influences in how we interpret them, rewrite them and honour them. This includes the impact of our emotional lives and our...
Michael Dods
I am interested in human relationships and the barriers to human relationships. I am interested perceiving and moving towards understanding of people as complex beings in complex relationships with...
Tim Coates
I have a particular interest in coping strategies and guiding individuals in finding what best suits their needs. The journey of exploring effective coping mechanisms is a significant aspect of my...
Michael Booth
Almost all of us experience trauma and/or significant distress during our lives. If these experiences are not adequately resolved they can have powerful and long-lasting impacts on our physical,...
Rachel Troia
Balance as the foundation of all. It is human nature to filter our perceptions through our past experiences and label events or people as good or bad. If we deeply consider life and existence, then we...
Philipa Thornton
The whole lifespan is such a journey. As I work with couples I am drawn to our relationship life cycles. And within that there are bitter sweet beginnings and endings.
I particularly working with...
Stephanie Thompson
I have a great passion for understanding what the nervous system needs nutritionally in order to produce positive mood. There is wonderful research in this area that demonstrates potent effects from...
Rina Taub
I am interested in the social construction of identity and how that effects how we come to know ourselves and respond in relationships. I am curious about ideas and assumptions regarding what...
Julie Sweet
I predominately see clients who have experienced trauma. Single incident trauma, compound and complex trauma. I also work with adult survivors of child sexual abuse and domestic and family violence. I...
Mano Suttner
Balance. Body-mind connection. Abundance consciousness. Creativity. Parenting and reparenting. Developing self compassion. Connection, bliss and presence as the antidotes to addiction. Going beyond...
Nerine Strachan
I take a holistic perspective, that no aspect of an individuals life can be looked at separate from the whole, which includes the entirety of their experience, history, family, social circles, world...
Arthur Stabolidis
Helping clients manage anxiety, and helping people with ADHD make the most of their rich mind.
Lidia Smirnov
Relationship of all kinds i.e. couple, sibling, parent/child, colleague, friends, marriage, relationship to self.
Matty Silver
I like to break down and demystify some of the taboos and barriers around sex and encourage people to feel more comfortable talking about it.
Jess Siegle
Absolutely everything!!
From a medical, and psychological perspective, the human body and mind have always amazed me!
Hadass Segal
I am dedicated to the mind-body connection and to integrating our experience somatically.
Jenny Sanbrook
I love seeing teenagers develop and grow in their capacity to cope with what life throws at them, I enjoy being part of a family's journey in helping them to reflect on their parenting and...
Jessica Ryan-Zeman
I have always had a particular interest in addictions and eating disorders from my own experiences. I love working with young people and helping families/couples as I am passionate about helping...
Amber Rules
I am especially interested in the phenomenon of addiction, and how our culture might learn from what it has to teach us.
Karen Rushbrook
I am interested in children and families. I believe that as parents, we are only as happy as our unhappiest child. I believe that catching children early gives them the best chance to become stable,...
Deborah Rollings
I work holistically with clients for the best outcome and am interested in the whole of life journey
Nicole Rikos
The impact of trauma on the nervous system. Whether it is intergenerational, birth trauma, illness or a specific event or experience a person has had, either recently or in the past. The way the body...
Victoria Redbard
I'm fascinated with the depths of shadow and sexuality and how they weave together. I have noticed that people tend not to trust their desires or primal nature and I've found the people who make peace...
Robyn Price
I am really passionate about supporting people to view and experience the body as a resource - an integral part of themselves, not a less valuable part. So many people I see are disconnected from...
Karen Potter
Developing a deeper and stronger connection with ones soul or inner truth and inner life as well as with external nature and others.
Lara Petrulis
I am interested in the internal suffering that continues on beyond a trauma or deeply troubling event. In particular, the specific thoughts and feelings we have about ourselves as a result of the...
Anna Petinsky
I am interested in the powerful way relationships impact us as individuals. How they change us, both for better and for worse. Consciously and unconsciously. I am fascinated with what causes lasting...
Lisa Paul
The Perinatal area from pregnancy to postnatal period of first couple of year and women who have a trauma background who feel ready to work with that.
Alexandra Page
The integration of traumatic experiences in mind, body and soul.
Matthew Evans
I am particularly interested in the integration of psychology and spirituality. For many people a biopsychosocial model is not enough; many people have a thirst for meaning and are interested in...
Rosa Oyta
As a psychologist, I have always had a particular interest in individual mental health. I believe that every individual's mental health journey is unique, and that personalised treatment is crucial...
Debbie O'Connor
I am interested in all aspects of the human journey, and am constantly moved and inspired by what I learn about people's ability to make meaning, grow and mature emotionally and spiritually in their...
Jacqueline Nevin
The human journey holds so many transitions and changes. Our lives throw different obstacles in our path and it's how we look at these and survive through them that helps us grow.
Jodie Gale
I am interested in women's emotional, psychological and spiritual health and well-being as well as a particular focus on eating psychology and disordered eating..
Maggie Morgan
The overall wellbeing of a person. So the combination of their physical, mental, emotional and social health concerns.
Marie Mooney
* Relationship - firstly with ourselves and then with others. As human beings we are constantly in/out of relationship with ourselves and others.
* Grief & loss - in all its forms, the loss pf...
Dana Mitrovic
I'm fascinated by the entire human condition and the ways which we interact with our experiences. I am particularly interested in the impacts of trauma and also the concept of ongoing personal...
Kate Mikhailouskaya
Relationships, relationships, relationships. I strongly believe that our ability to connect with others in a meaningful way is the most important and very interesting part of human journey (and...
Hope Michaelson
Having been born on a farm and experienced a childhood of being able to pick and eat fresh produce, I have always had an interest in health and believe “Food is Medicineâ€.
I am also...
Jacqueline McDiarmid
I am interested in supporting parents with children who are struggling with mental health illnesses, or have a diagnosed condition such as AD/HD or ASD. Many parents are just not listened to by...
Jessica McMillan
I am very interested in the holistic health of people. I think it is wonderful to watch someone as they develop their curiosity, and start to explore, what it means to be healthy on every level. I...
Karin McLennan
Having experienced the aftermath of traumatic accidents and the impact on my body, mind and soul, I have an experiential understanding of the pathway to healing self, and the challenges along the way....
Geraldine McKay
I am interested in all aspects of health and the human lifecycle. I have been fortunate to work with clients from a wide range of ages, backgrounds and at different stages of their development and...
Emmaline Golding
I am not focussed on any one particular topic. I like to work with a mix of people. I do find I tend to work with a lot of people experiencing anxiety, stress or depression regarding their careers or...
Deb Gavan
The human journey is wonderful because development and change are always occurring. I love working with children and young people as well as older adults (and in-between). Health and ill health,...
Jean Gamble
I am passionate about reconnecting to the felt sense of the body and energetically reinhabiting the body. Trauma often causes us to disassociate from the body and it is extremely beneficial to rebuild...
Erin Galt
Effective and supportive parenting is so important for promoting child and youth wellbeing, and I enjoy working with parents to identify how to meet individual child needs. I really enjoy working with...
Laura Wilson
Complimentary Healthcare - alternative health with a grounded understanding of science and physiology
Neuroscience
Depth psychology
Art as therapy
Art in therapy
Spirituality
Theology
Education
Elaine Ford
Recovery from trauma
Adjustment to illness
Facing death in context of chronic physical health conditions, or life-limiting illnesses
Coping or living with uncertainty
Sport...
Giulia Fiore
I am particularly interested in psychology and mental health to improve general wellbeing, performance and relationships. I use the biopsychosocial model understanding the interconnection between...
Elizabeth Fairbanks
Anxiety and Panic Attacks
Depression
Self-Care
Unhelpful coping behaviours
Trauma, Developmental/Complex Trauma
Ethically Non-Monogamous / Polyamorous Relationship Issues
Kink specific...
Miranda Fagan
My first and foremost passion is the journey of the individual in understanding, appreciating and reconnecting with themselves.
Many of us are disconnected from our selves from a young age in...
Lissette Endacott
Life has many traumas because it is part of the human experience. I believe we need support on this journey and engaging in creative arts therapies allows us to discover more of ourselves, how we...
Gregory Egan
Helping people to heal from the past, find fulfilment in their present lives, and set goals that give them direction and purpose for the future.
Magdalena Jantac
As a transpersonal therapist I am passionate helping people to reconnect with their authentic selves where I believe the healing lies.
Tania Djipalo
The whole journey of life interests me, no matter if you choose to have children or not, partnered or alone, I value the whole experience of each individuals journey. We are all here to learn and...
Nathan Dick
As above, I am interested primarily in the development of secure attachment. This is foundational for psychotherapy and counselling, as it is where and how the therapy is possible. This doesn't mean...
Catherine Devetzis
I am particularly interested in trauma. It seems that so many other symptoms come about as a result of earlier trauma. Trauma has a method, that if understood and channeled in a therapeutic...
Kerriann Dear
The whole person, the whole life and our interface nature.
Kate Deakin
I am yet to come across an aspect of health or the human journey that I wasn't interested in. Every aspect is important and interrelated. In therapy we start with what clients are most concerned...
Conny Davis
I really am interested in all aspects of the human journey, if I had to pick a particular one at this point of time it would be, how the family system has a long lasting effect on our coping...
Bronwyn Davies Glover
I am interested in all aspects of the human journey and health. Physical, spiritual, emotional, behavioural, psychological, interpersonal, intrapersonal. I am passionate about working with impacts of...
Amy Datyner
I am especially interested in development from early infancy to adolescence. This is a period of huge growth and change not only for children but for their parents/caregivers too.
Karen Curran
Healing and empowering of the soul and inner spirit from a trauma-informed view. I believe the soul journey is relevant for each of us, no matter what age. Psychotherapy helps us work with the...
Ivan Cunningham
Couples and other relationships.
Autonomic nervous system (polyvagal)
Trauma
Anxiety and depression
Howard Colin-Thome
I'm particularly interested in helping people reconnect with their own strengths and potential. Helping individuals develop their self-awareness, understanding and psychological awareness is...
Mairead Cleary
I am always interested in the whole picture with each person. We can't really separate one part of our body from the rest. In the same way we can't separate ourselves out from the systems that we live...
Mary Cantrill
I am interested in promoting healthy relationships, enhancing communication, fostering emotional well-being, and supporting individuals and families in navigating the various challenges and...
Jan Campbell-Thompson
The journey of the soul is my main focus. Learning to pay attention to our inner life, to that 'still small voice within,' can assist in coming to know that we are not alone; we are all connected.
Kerstin Buccoliero
Fully accepting our abilities and becoming the best possible version of ourselves. As much as a diagnosis can bring light and understanding about one self, such as the diagnosis of my older son with...
Jocelyn Brewer
The adolescent period and emerging adulthood, I enjoy working with young people who are grappling with a whole range of issues both personal and planetary!
Sharon Bonello
I am interested in all aspects of life! But the journey we go on mentally is the one that can dictate how we are physically too.
Steve Bonanno
I think one of the hardest things to do as an individual is identifying exactly how we manage to block ourselves from achieving our goals. One of the things I aim to do as a counsellor is help you to...
Christine Bennett
I am interested in all aspects of health encompassing mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health. This holistic approach to health recognizes the interconnectedness of all aspects of health and...
Sandy Beech
I am interested in how we can change the brain with thoughts, behaviours and actions that reintegrate what changes we choose to focus on. Amazing Neuroscience called Epigenetics!!
Christopher Basten
One part of the human journey that is central to my work is the of adolescence to adulthood. This is when most emotional problems have their onset (depression, anxiety, eating disorders, emotional...
Vivian Baruch
Integrating body, emotions, mind & spirit to enhance overall health & social wellbeing. I take a biopsychosocial spiritual approach to the human journey.
Duda Baldwin
Relationships, including work relationships, family dynamics, friendships or romantic relationships are the filed I am most invested in. Healthy boundaries and living an authentic life is part of the...
Heather Adams
The human journey is certainly varied and I have unequivocally discovered that there is no one solution! I am always amazed at the potential and innate wisdom that is so often found within. I would...
Janelle Wright
Single individuals.
Relationships and preparation for parenthood.
Parent and infant attachment and the adjustment to parenthood.
Families.
Separation adjustment.
Bereavement.
Developmental...
John Woodcock
I have been trained in the profession of psychotherapy, with its emphasis on helping others when they are suffering during the course of their ordinary lives. I have also been trained in depth...
Judith Withers
living healthier, positive lives with greater self understanding
Veronik Verkest
I am passionate about helping individuals find new meaning on their unique life journey. Too often, there is no one to hear our painful story. My aim is to help others to feel heard and seen - to work...
Michael Vaccaro
On my path over the last 20 years and also professionally over the last 5 years, I have found an integrated approach to life has been most potent and useful. I am fascinated by the human as a whole...
Stacey McCraw
I mostly see adults, but I am also interested in learning about how someone's earlier years may have influenced them up to this point, and helping people to let go of old wounds. I also enjoy watching...
Graeme James
I am interested in how we grow and develop as people. We take in experiences when we are little and over time, have to navigate life when we are big. Sometimes we have good experiences to draw from,...
Jessica Vivien
Trauma, working with women, hope, creativity, anxiety and depression, ptsd, life-threatening illness, relationships.
Michelle Lin
I am interested in the relational aspect of it. Happy relationships prolong your life - heaps of evidence-based studies to prove it. Some people can die of a broken heart! So many things about...
Mia Kennedy
I am curious by nature so I find most complexities of being a human interesting. However, I am a firm believer in the here and now which is a constant focus I hold with my clients. What can we do...
Carol Marando
I've come to understand that early trauma underlies many mental health issues and illnesses. For example Addiction can be looked at as a coping strategy to manage chronic stress, anxiety and/or...
Gabriele (Gabe) Marranci
I am deeply passionate about exploring specific aspects of health and the human journey that are intrinsically tied to my work with Internal Family Systems (IFS) theory and creative therapeutic...
David Mandrake
I enjoy helping people find the inner resources to overcome the challenges of their current circumstances and succeed in the face of adversity.
Lana Lubimoff
I have a special interest in child and adolescent mental health issues.
I also use treatment approaches that focus on family dynamics and family counseling.
1. Healing complex trauma...
Andrew Lindsay
Fundamentally I'm interested in human spirit. I think we all have a private self from which our deeper yearnings and dreams spring. Part of the human condition it seems is to struggle with actualising...
April Lewis
I am particularly interested in the neurobiology of trauma and development and how they impact on the organisation of the brain and subsequently on the organisation of an individual's experience. I...
Tessa Ipp
I am particularly interested in helping a person to integrate and transform unexpressed parts of self that make us whole. In feeling this communication and contact there's a real sense of self...
Natasha Lawrence
Change and growth from trauma particularly interest me. Trauma is not about what happened to someone, it's about how that event has lodged in their body and mind, and how it plays out in their current...
Kelsey Hendrickson
I'm particularly interested in health from a wholistic viewpoint in so much as health is about the mind, body and soul. I believe part of our journey as humans is to find health, wellbeing and our own...
Martin Hemsley
I am captivated by how working with disturbances - intrapsychic, emotional, in relationships, in engagement with the world, in body processes, in dreams - how valuing these disturbances and being...
Geoff Heard
The sense that we are all connected, we are relational beings, that we are a web of intertwined thoughts, stories, beliefs, impulses and emotions. The healing journey is about coming to better...
Sue Hawkins
All of them, particularly the Perinatal Period, Anxiety, Depression, Interpersonal Issues, Couples Counselling, Positive Relationships, Self Growth no matter what a clients age, acceptance &...
Megan Haire
I am particularly interested in how our interactions with our parents and other significant people shape our beliefs about ourselves that then have profound influences on how we respond to challenges...
Heather O'Neill
I'm fascinated with people watching, sitting watching the world going by and noticing peoples body language, their facial expressions, are they looking stressed, some are walking fast from A to B,...
Cherie Dorotich
Learning - every moment when a person becomes slightly more aware than before - those moments change lives.
Oliver Brooke
I am interested in people discovering that they are already whole. That inside them is a core essence that is indestructible and ever-present. I love the experience in therapy when someone taps into...
Dian Abdurachman
1. The rite of passage in entering adulthood (20's or earlier/later in some people depending on their journey).
2. Loss, death, grief.
In traditional cultures, death is 'celebrated' in various...
David Indermaur
The question of purpose, death and meaning. We are all challenged to construct a meaningful life story or narrative and I'm fascinated by how we do this. I'm also fascinated by the endless dimensions...
Sonia Scussel
Life Transitions, our brain tends to resist to changes, moving country, city, school. Getting married, divorced, becoming a parent, even simple changes can become challenges and promote anxiety, panic...
Carolyn Spillett
Building on a person's internal strengths and resilience, in order to live a fuller life in the present moment.
Debra Sumner
Health has always been important to me as I find achieving a balance of exercise, good food, friends and fresh air is underrated.
However it is very hard to find the right balance and in this fast...
Mark Walker
Mental health, resilience and trauma. For me the word journey resonates with narrative therapy - telling and having our stories listened to - and Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey (our lived experience...
Katie Beckwith
I am most interested in the individual journey to understand the self, and to learn to connect to the self with compassion, kindness and love.
Alicja Weidner
Mental health, emotional wellbeing, confidence and resilience, adulthood,
Tanya Robinson
Areas of particular interest and expertise, both through practice and research, include:
Trauma. Complex Trauma. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Victimology. Sexual Abuse. Sexual Assault. Human...
Melis Topsahin
I am interested in all parts of the human journey. Each client opens another valuable path into understanding the human psyche further.
Trauma and the impact on brain development and the unity of...
Gabby Skelsey
Peoples' ability to grow from childhood and lifetime experiences.
Benjamin Shields
Among other things, I am interested in the areas of attachment, and the interrelationship between attachment and the ways in which we regulate emotions and thoughts. There is fascinating research...
Deborah Schou
I am interested in how people survive and overcome setbacks, abuse, trauma and adversity - and are capable of so much. I find this inspirational.
Treena Mossop
My areas of expertise and interest include:
Depression & emotional difficulties including Pot Natal Depression
Adjustment Issues related to ill health, injury, critical incidents & stressful life...
Penelope Lovegrove
I'm interested in the entire human journey! I love that we all have such vast experiences and differing insights. People are just utterly brilliant. I particularly love it when you see that lightbulb...
Grace Lee
I am really interested in identity. I work mostly with transgender clients and it is so important to me to help them feel there is nothing wrong with them. I love providing guidance and support during...
Denise Tsirtsakis
I am guided by the latest neurobiological research exploring the mind-body connection, attachment theory, as well as relational models that offer the potential for awareness, healing, authentic living...
Jonathan Tandos
I am interested in the health of the whole human being - physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. I believe that depression, anxiety, trauma and grief are not merely conditions that require...
Dee Kumbukage
I am deeply interested in the whole spectrum of human health and the intricate journey that individuals undertake throughout their lives. From physical well-being to mental, emotional, and spiritual...
Denise Howells
I am most interested in developing healthy & respectful relationships. I believe we are hard-wired to be social beings. To live, work and play alongside others. I am interested in helping people...
Volker Krohn
Many people that I see in my practise suffer from depression, anxiety, interpersonal breakdown, interpersonal defensiveness and reactivity, resulting in a sense of frustration with life and an...
Dee Hardy
Gut health - it is intrinsically aligned with our overall wellbeing and in particular, mental health...
For a healthy body, it does need to be holistic... a poor diet and counselling can only reach...
Christina Kioulafas
I am interested in bringing unconscious thoughts to the surface, changing ingrained patterns of behaviour, childhood experiences and integration of our past traumas. When we are in a safe therapeutic...
Yael Clark
Anxiety Disorders (esp. OCD) and the neurological pathways that are shared by anxiety, tic disorders, body focused repetitive behaviours, and executive functioning difficulties (e.g., ADHD)....
Marvel Adeyemi
I am interested in Holistic health, including the mind, body and soul.
Robin Wilkinson
Connection and relationships. The more I learn about neurobiology, the more I learn how we are wired for social and human connection. There are many studies emerging that demonstrate how lack of...
Brian Whiter
From this integrated approach I would say that I am particularly interested in how a person could discover a more satisfactory and meaningful way of being. A persons's well-being is never static and...
Steve White
I have a particular interest in the lifting of repression, which seems to be the cause of so very much suffering in the form of depression, anxiety and their myriad symptoms.
Sharn Waldron
I am really interested in our inner thoughts and feelings that motivate the human individual.
Natalie Incledon
I am particularly interested in female wellbeing and take an interest in working with women in their 20's and 30's, whether they're struggling with poor self-esteem, satisfying relationships, eating...
M.Rose Hoey
I have been privileged in my career to support patients from conception and birth, to old age. My focus has been on enabling patients to live as fully as possible no matter what their circumstances.
Nina Green
I'm passionate about trauma informed practice, and am almost always enrolled in training around this area, or looking for more ways to deliver a service that supports women recovering from Complex and...
Marcus Dally-Law
When I was first training in counselling, I remember a tutor asking what kind of areas I would like to work in - and I said 'Anything but relationship counselling'.
Now, it is probably the thing...
Jane Devilliers
The notion that being creative nurtures the mind and body.
How to assist in the healing of soul and spirit by considering what is locked in the unconscious and how to release it.
Kate Culy
I am curious about all aspects of the human journey and health but mostly I am fascinated with how people are so different in how they work with the cards they have been dealt. I continue to be...
Loretta Bell
I love working with the interpersonal. How people adapt, act and react in relation to each other.
Tracy Clark
Aspects of the human journey I'm interested in are thought process and related somatic symptoms and the effect it has on ones journey through life. There are often repeated episodes a person can...
Dalit Bar
I am interested in how people view their world and how it influences their values, beliefs and ways of being. I believe all people have equal worth and deserve to have joy in their lives. No matter...
Nicky Angelone
I am particularly interested in why we do the things we do, think the thoughts we think, and feel the way we do. Through each study area I embark on there are different theories of what causes us to...
Julia McKenzie Palmer
I think I am open to all aspects. It's hard to pinpoint one or even a few.
Darius Leo
I am most interested in transformative turning points in our lives. It is intriguing to examine both how we influence power over our lives and also how the events in our lives change who we are....
Jane Faulkner
I am particularly interested in emotional health and resilience, as well as encouraging people to be brave and embrace the potential that lies within them.
Matt Dale
I find working with people through their response and coping mechanisms in life transition and change truly interesting. Whether the process relates to love, loss, separation, anger, career change,...
Marie Carmody
People's mental health and removing the stigma. We should rename it brain health and everyone should be able to obtain government funding for bi-annual brain health check ups.
Romana Bowd
Generally the human spirit and how we can endure so much and learn so much about ourselves. We should never underestimate our own strengths but unfortunately the development of our frontal lobe which...
Donna Neck
I support clients by working collaboratively with them and tailoring my therapy to address their holistic needs. Collectively, it looks into all aspects of the clients wellbeing. This holistic...
Gregg Palmer
I think embodiment of our emotional being is essential, to undermine the survival strategies of the psyche, that can have debilitating effects on our health and relationships. Learning to tolerate...
Connie Reed
Self - awareness and becoming the person you will be proud of
Emily Rotta
Normalising our emotions. We have many emotions but we are often afraid to express our feelings as they may be categorised as not been normal or having a problem. Feeling sad, mad and anxious are only...
Michelle McClintock
I find that I have the most to bring to those things that I have struggled with in my own journey as a human, so I love to work with...
- Highly sensitive people
- Perfectionists
- Highly anxious...
Alison Keane
I am particularly interested in the transformative power of change especially that which is unwanted or annoying! Alongside this I am especially moved by clients' capacity and courage to move with and...
Daisy Dollisson-Oatley
Working with any issues in life, relationships, body symptoms and philosophical questions.
Mark De Calmer
I've found over the years that the many problems we face are simply life issues, something most, if not all of us experience at various stages of our journey. Many of these issues are able to be...
Claire Stephensen
I am most fascinated by the impact of emotional expression on our physical, cognitive, social and emotional health. When we live in a culture that is based on fear or a culture where we are encouraged...
Sarah Harwood
I love the working phase of therapy, where clients are doing the work, and they are starting to make sense of their story.
Sarah Bergman
Gestalt Psychotherapy is all about how we do relationship with ourselves and others. So I would have to say I am interested in relationships. How one thing relates to something else. We are all...
Natajsa Wagner
I have a special interest in supporting people through life transitions, and when they hear The call.
The call comes when we are breaking or are ready to break.
I believe many of us come to this...
Niki Gelekis
How childhood relational and emotional wounds impact our adult lives in all areas and how healing and integrating past experiences can create space for authentic living and connection.
Louise Jansz
I am very interesting helping clients navigate big life transitions that seem overwhelming. Job Loss, relationship breakdown and grief are all areas of interest for me as well as addictive tendencies,...
Steven Segal
Based on my studies and research I have come to believe that anxiety and depression underpin the journey of overcoming the challenges that life throws at us. This means that I have a wide range of...
Johanna Waugh
I'm interested in working with clients who have experienced mental health issues such as depression, postnatal depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety, panic attacks. The human...
Neha Kapoor
I have a keen interest in various aspects of health and human journey. Personally, I'm passionate about mental health and emotional well-being, and I believe in the importance of self-care and...
Brenda Rowlandson
For me, emotional, physical, mental and spiritual health, arises from self-knowledge, ie:
identifying unconscious defences which keep us out of relationship with ourselves and others, create anxiety...
Peter Howie
I am working with individual and couples views of sex and how to make it work. I am interested in how people make sense of their context and their world as this particularly applies to sex.
Dinah Buchanan
I understand that much of what causes us misery and heartache is part of the 'chrysalis experience'- a shedding of the 'old' me and a birthing of a new expanded me. I believe this is the spiritual and...
Steven Dromgool
I'm fascinated with how couples meet, choose and fall in love. I'm passionate about helping men have deep, emotionally connected, sexually fulfilling relationships with their partners, and safe,...
Jeannene Eastaway
Primarily I am interested in equality, healing and self empowerment. That possibly all sounds fluffy but my emphasis is a practical application of these.
Rosie Burgess
My main focus is on relationships. I believe that how connected we feel to others has the most impact on our mental and physical health. How we manage ourselves, how we regulate our emotions, how we...
Bhakti De Bon
My professional and personal experience makes me believe that prioritising emotional and physical health will lead to an increase in mental, spiritual and social health as a by-product.
Mark McMahon
I think it's important to take a biopsychosocial approach to clients' lives when looking at overall health and wellbeing. Wellbeing and mental health is optimised when physical health (genetic...
Ted Graham
Respect (unconditional regard) leading to Human wellbeing and personal growth
Katharine Northall
I am fascinated by how people make sense of their world. Where their ideas and beliefs come from and what life scripts they write at a young age. Only when this is understood can we begin to challenge...
Chris Chicoteau
How people can experience personal growth from difficult life and relational circumstances.
Tim Clark
Being a massage therapist, I'm very interested in the mind-body connection, but I also have a first-hand understanding of how strange it can be for some people to hear that their physical complaint...
Sarah Tuckett
I'm really interested in soothing the nervous system (for anxiety) or getting more energy into it (depression). I'm interested in the psychosomatic illnesses and also in the emotional component of...
Corinne Lindsell
Mental Health and positive well being should be accessible to everyone, and I believe everyone has a right to feeling Safe; Physically and Emotionally
Patrick Moloney
We all have a journey punctuated by crucial relationships that have both positive and negative affects on us. These relationships coupled with our need to resolve conflicts are my main areas of...
