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?
Teresa Wilkinson
I specialise in working with people who have experienced trauma and attachment issues. I also work with people who struggle with contentment and life purpose, as well as depression, anxiety, etc.
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...
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...
Vivian Baruch
Integrating body, emotions, mind & spirit to enhance overall health & social wellbeing. I take a biopsychosocial spiritual approach to the human journey.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Petroula Quinn
Healing individuals who have experienced trauma and adverse life experiences.
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Suzanne Rosenberg
I am curious about the connection between physical and emotional well-being; and how the arts, singing in particular, play into that.
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...
Rachael Carter
I am particularly interested in supporting clients to discover and experience their true selves along the journey.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Nick Batty
Recovery from mental health concerns, traumatic experiences and addiction. Achieving happiness and reaching potential.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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
