Counterbalance Wellbeing
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Counterbalance Wellbeing is led by Paula. Clinically, Paula has extensive experience working with children, young people, families, parents, caregivers & supportive care teams in the areas of complex developmental trauma, neglect, disrupted attachment, family systems, and complex behaviours. Counterbalance Wellbeing offers child-focused parent support, art based reflective practice groups, & clinical supervision. Paula's skills & interests lie in the treatment of mental health difficulties including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, posttraumatic stress disorder, relationship difficulties, behaviour change, and grief and loss.
Counterbalance Wellbeing is an art therapy practice operating in the Ballarat region. Paula is a professionally registered, Masters qualified art psychotherapist. The emphasis is placed upon establishing a safe and authentic space where vulnerability can be explored through the creative processes of art therapy.
Counterbalance Wellbeing believes in the profound processes of art therapy to invite thoughtfulness, insight, healing and growth. These creative processes are used to invite clients to notice and explore aspects of their internal or external world that may otherwise be hard to put into words.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $170
Counterbalance Wellbeing
Counsellor, AThR
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association Paula Dowley
- In Practice for 10 years
- Master of Art Psychotherapy (La Trobe University, Melbourne), Master, Graduated 2015
- Certificate from Sensorimotor Art Therapy Institute Clay Field (Adults) / 2026
- Certificate from EMDR Therapy Training Australia: Accredited EMDR Courses Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing / 2024
Counsellor: Paula Dowley
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Counterbalance Wellbeing
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Expertise and Interests
Practice Areas
- Autism
- Domestic Violence
- Parenting
- Relationship Issues
- Trauma and PTSD
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Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Location
Nearby Areas
Counterbalance Wellbeing
Counsellor, AThR