Kate
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L4
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Let's Connect (02) 8074 3830
Kate’s counselling experience spans over 28+ years and specialises in trauma-informed individual counselling and clinical supervision. Kate is passionate about applying trauma-informed practices to promote the safety and empowerment of choice and decision-making for all clients. Providing relevant education, practical strategies and coping tools is essential for wellbeing, self-awareness, reflection, and understanding. Kate enables clients to experience hope and curiosity toward their wellbeing and counselling goals. Kate also provides supervision. Kate listens with a compassionate heart and brings along warmth, humour and wisdom.
Kate offers a person-centred approach using evidenced-based frameworks and theoretical strategies • Trauma-Informed Therapy: Healing from trauma • EMDR • Somatic Work: Involving the body in healing from trauma symptoms • Cognitive Emotional Behavioral Therapy (CEBT) • Mindfulness-Based Therapy • Psychodynamic Therapy • Family Systems Model • Strengths-based
Kate works with adults, adolescents and LGBTQ+ individuals with relationship, trauma C/PTSD, anxiety, depression, guilt and grief. With her Master of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselling, Kate can also provide support for WorkCover and Veteran clients to support workplace psychological/physical injuries and return to work options. Kate is an EAP provider.
Call or Email Kate Oosthuizen now for a free 15 minute consultation - (02) 8074 3830
Let's Connect (02) 8074 3830
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $140
- Concession rate: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
Cash, Electronic Funds TransferInsurance
- ARHG
- Bupa
- Medibank Private
Kate Oosthuizen
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L4
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (02) 8074 3830
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Australian Counselling Association Kate Oosthuizen
- In Practice for 28 years
- Trauma informed trained, person-centred, strenghts-based, attachment informed, solution-focused, etc, Bachelor of Counselling & Master RC ('22) , Graduated 1998
- Membership with Rehabilitation Counselling Association of Australasia Full Member / 2022
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Kate Oosthuizen
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L4
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (02) 8074 3830
Expertise and Interests
Top Expertise
- Sexual Abuse
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety
Practice Areas
- Childhood/Institutional abuse, attachment issues
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Domestic Violence
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Grief
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Thinking Disorders
- Veterans
- Veterans re-engaging with civilian life/work
- Women's Issues
Kate Oosthuizen
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L4
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (02) 8074 3830
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Person-Centred
- Psychodynamic
- Sandplay
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Kate Oosthuizen
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L4
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (02) 8074 3830