Counselling & Psychotherapy

Along our path in life, many of us experience trying times. Challenges and difficulties may be greater than usual, or our ways of dealing with them don't seem to work well anymore. Perhaps you have experienced a crisis or life event which is hard to cope with on your own. These are times when professional Counselling and Psychotherapy can be a sound investment.
 

Counselling and Psychotherapy at Therapeutic Axis is easily available. We have counsellors, psychologists and psychotherapists who are committed to working in partnership with individuals, couples and families seeking solutions and change. In a non-judgmental, understanding and empathic environment, people are able to explore issues and life situations in a way that promotes healing and clarity within themselves and their lives. When this happens, their vision is clearer, they have more choices and they are on the way to fulfilling their full potential.

How Counselling and Psychotherapy Works

Generally, the psychotherapy process involves an individual, a couple or a family sitting down with a counsellor and talking about yourself—what your situation is, how you feel, what you think. What you say during a psychotherapy session is private and confidential and you are in control of what you disclose. Some people want counselling for specific problems, and only a few sessions may be required. Other people find that the current issue is representative of many issues in their lives, and want to look deeper. This is the focus of psychotherapy, which may carry on for a longer period. It is important to note that youare in control of the process: how often, how much, and how specific or general.

Working Together in Psychotherapy

The counsellor is there to support you as you move through important decisions in your life. The result is that these decisions are made with an overview of the full landscape of your life, which helps ensure they are personally correct for you. The counsellor is there to keep the process productive and to provide objectivity: to highlight aspects you may not have considered, and to illuminate choices. It is up to you to consider the options and make the choices.

How Often should I have Psychotherapy 

Weekly one-hour sessions of psychotherapy are typical, though this is flexible. The number of sessions depends greatly on what you want to achieve and how you and your counsellor choose to work together.

Our Counsellors and Psychotherapists

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Amanda Geddes

Amanda Geddes is a psychotherapist and the director of Therapeutic Axis. She is a highly empathic and experienced practitioner.

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Catherine Forster

Catherine Foster is a Registered Psychologist who provides individualised, strengths-focussed Counselling and Psychotherapy (Medicare Provider, rebate may cover all or most of fee)

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Michael Grunwald

Michael Grunwald has a combination of counselling skills that are based on a unique constellation of formal training in Psychology, Counselling and Mediation combined with a wealth of life experience.

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Alison Turner

Alison Turner is a psychotherapist who did her training in the San Francisco Bay Area.  She has provided therapy in a number of settings and has helped individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship problems, creative blocks, grief and loss.

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Ella Wufong

It is a great privilege for me to travel with people of all ages and genders on their therapeutic journeys. I have a very open-minded and non-judgemental attitude to life and my practice rests upon fostering a safe collaborative space. 

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Kate Hollingsworth

Kate is a warm and non-judgmental Social Worker. She firmly believes that people are the experts in their own lives and it is her role to work with clients on what is important to them. She is able to connect well with both adolescents and adults. Kate is particularly passionate about working with young people (12-26 years), and their parents/caregivers.

 

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Amanda Boyd

Amanda Boyd is an experienced clinical social worker who has worked as a counsellor, clinical supervisor, group facilitator and educator for over 20 years.

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Mina Amiri

Mina believes that psychotherapy provides a space to gain fresh insight by understanding ourselves more fully and developing greater compassion for who we are.

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Evelyn Smith

Evelyn Smith is a clinical psychologist specialising on eating disorders, personality disorders, weight issues and trauma.

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Peter Serpo

Peter is a counsellor and psychotherapist trained in trauma-informed person-centred therapy. Peter’s focus is on assisting people who may be feeling stuck by thoughts and patterns of behaviour that they wish to be free of. 

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Heidi Ch’ng

Being human is not easy.  Especially when we are all living in the fast-paced, hustle culture of the present day.  Heidi is a sensitive, warm and highly empathic psychologist who provides a safe and non-judgmental space for her clients to further understand, process and make sense of their own lived experiences. 

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