Catherine O'Leary -first things first counselling
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L2
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I am an experienced trauma-&IFS-informed therapist. I work well with people who are ready to do 'the work'. I briefly bring strategies that can be useful to your everyday life initially, relying on modalities such as mindfulness and polyvagal theory, before moving into deeper work based in Internal Family Systems (IFS), if and when the time is right. I assist/guide you to reveal and heal the parts of you that carry thoughts, feelings and behaviours that no longer serve you. It is not always doom and gloom. We work together light-heartedly to safely reveal your unconscious motivations and inner strength, towards lasting healing.
I offer trauma-informed therapy first and foremost, based in my broad and extensive experience with health and mental health. I am an experienced IFS-informed practitioner, and also intuit the need for other useful modalities as required, such as CBT, mindfulness, polyvagal theory, etc.
I have been a client of therapy myself and know what works for me, and I admire any person who engages in therapy. It takes courage and humility. I meet you on level ground, guiding and assisting you to find your healing path. We share vital information, and I provide support and a few gentle nudges along the way.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Couple Sessions $225
Payment Methods
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Counsellor, MA, ACA-L2
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Australian Counselling Association Catherine O'Leary
- In Practice for 8 years
- Mental health industry training from 1995 in mental health nursing., Diploma of Counselling, Graduated 2018
- Degree/Diploma from Griffith University in Humanities (MA) Master of Arts - Women's Studies / 1994
- Degree/Diploma from University of Melbourne in Health and Medical Science (PGDACPN) Post Graduate Diploma of Advanced Clinical Psychiatric Nursing / 1997
Counsellor: Catherine O'Leary
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Catherine O'Leary -first things first counselling
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L2
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (02) 9100 0725
Expertise and Interests
Top Expertise
- Women's Issues
- Addiction
- Relationship Issues
Practice Areas
- Anxiety
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Drug Abuse
- Emotional Disturbance
- Grief
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
Catherine O'Leary -first things first counselling
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L2
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (02) 9100 0725
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Compassion Focused
- Eclectic
- Existential
- Humanistic
- IFS is also known as Internal Attachment Therapy
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Person-Centred
- Relational
- Trauma Focused
Catherine O'Leary -first things first counselling
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L2
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Location
Catherine O'Leary -first things first counselling
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L2
Call for a free consultation now - (02) 9100 0725