Your Counsellor

My academic background, combined with my life and career experiences, equips me to connect with people from all walks of life.

• Bachelor of Counselling
• Diploma in Reflective Practice
• Diploma of Counselling
• Bachelor of Nursing QUT
• Registered Midwife Ipswich Maternity Hospital
• Registered General Nurse Angus College of Nursing Scotland
• Registered Counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA)
• Member of the Australian Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (ARCAP)

• Volunteer position at Drug Arm – As a senior counsellor at Drug Arm, I swiftly established rapport and earned the trust of my clients. I engaged in both face-to-face and telehealth counselling sessions, collaborating with clients and their significant others. Many of these individuals were mandated attend to counselling, some navigating mental health diagnoses, and others experiencing homelessness. My role involved not only recognizing the signs of crisis but also efficiently collaborating with clients to identify their unique needs, ensuring they received the appropriate support and referrals.
• Employee Assistance Program at New View Psychology – Building on this valuable experience, I continued to make a positive impact as a counsellor in an Employee Assistance Program at New View Psychology for over two years. Here, I further honed my skills in various therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. These approaches, proven effective during my time at Drug Arm, continue to shape my practice and enrich my work in the EAP setting.

In addition to my roles at Drug Arm and New View Psychology, I have been actively engaged in online counselling through Calm, Caring, Compassionate Counselling since 2019. This allows me to extend my support to individuals seeking a more flexible and convenient approach to counselling.

• Trauma informed Practitioner
• Level 1 Certified Emotional Focused Individual therapist 2023
• Level 1 certified Solution Focused Brief Therapy
• Emotionally Focused Therapy: Attachment Science in Practice (Psych wire) 2022
• Compassionate Inquiry Master Class: A powerful approach for healing anxiety, addictions, ADHD & more (Gabor Mate) 2022
• Self-Compassion Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Perinatal Mental Health Issues (Mental Health Academy) 2022
• Motivational Interviewing for Addiction (Psych wire) 2022
• Attachment Theory in Clinical Practice Awareness Psychology Clinic 2022
• Rewire the anxious brain: Neuroscience informed treatment of anxiety, panic, and worry 2021.
• Anxiety treatment techniques 2021
• AOD and the Brain part 1 (Insight) 2020
• AOD and the Brain part 2 (insight) 2020
• Motivational Interviewing the spirit of MI and Core Skills 2020
• Motivational Interviewing Change Talk 2020
• Addictive Behaviours as a Problem 2020
• Harm Reduction Approach to Addiction 2020
• Grieving loss mindfully When the World Has Changed 2020
• Infant and Child Mental Health 2020
• Compassion Focussed Therapy as a Clinical Approach 2019
• Counselling skills for resolving Psychological Birth Trauma 2019
• Clinical Detective Women’s Health 2019
• Grief and Addiction 2019
• Mental Health in Maternal Care: Labour Childbirth & Trauma 2018
• Perinatal and Mental Health 2018
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 2018
• Introduction to Psychology: The Psychology of personality 2018
• Understanding Domestic and Family violence 2018
• Queensland Counselling Association inc. “Counselling: An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Approach 2018
• Perinatal and Infant Mental Health: Using a relationship-based approach to Perinatal Mood disturbance. 2018
• COPE Basic skills in Perinatal Mental Health 2018
• SANDS Queensland Caring for Bereaved Parents Workshop 2017