Counselling in North Sydney, NSW

I am an experienced clinical psychologist presently working in private practice offering individual therapy and supervision services. I have 10 years of experience working with adults seeking assistance for a wide range of difficulties. I have a special interest in working with women who have survived traumatic experiences and are trying to make sense of the world on the way to healing. I offer a number of therapeutic approaches based on the client, however my primary focus is currently on EMDR Therapy.

I have expertise within the perinatal mental health arena and have worked with mothers and partners struggling with adjustment difficulties, depression, anxiety and attachment issues. Additionally, I also have expertise in a broad range of women issues which include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, low self-esteem/self-worth, stress, relationship difficulties to name a few.

Rochelle offers compassionate therapeutic support for adults and adolescence, in dealing with a wide variety of issues including but limited to; addictions, anxiety, depression, sexuality, gender, grief, loss, trauma, relationships, divorce, separation, parenting challenges and life changes. Together as client and therapist, loving attention is paid to what happens in our shared interchange. This is often playful and always compassionate and non-judgemental. More choice results from this compassionate awareness, and with more choice comes long lasting positive change, satisfying relationships with yourself, loved ones and the world.

I work with clients both short and long term, who are interested in personal and professional development, living life more fully and experiencing deeper connection and intimate relationships. My work is highly relational, involves what is happening in the here and now of the session and encourages authenticity.

I am a Clinical Psychologist with a wide range of experience. I primarily utilise enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, to allow people to learn the skills needed to manage emotional distress, strengthen their ability to cope with future challenges and achieve personal, relationship and professional life goals. Additionally I offer longer term psychotherapy for more complex issues.

Accepting Medicare Tele-health referrals and online counselling. I help people resolve personal challenges and mental health issues quickly and effectively. With over 20 years experience successfully providing psychological treatment I develop strong collaborative relationships to get results. I will work with you to identify and achieve your best self. No matter what your life situation or challenges are, together we can determine a plan on how to successfully achieve clarity, a positive mindset and resolve your personal challenges.

Improve the quality of your relationships, see how inadequate communication can prevent marriages to grow in love and intimacy. The key skills you will learn at the Red Chair Therapy will affect the outcome of every conflict or mental health issue you experience. Our work together can literally alter the course of your relationships and yourself. You will feel empowered to better navigate life. There is every reason to hope. So let's begin!

I'm clinical psychologist with over 10 years experience both in private practice and the public sector working with individuals aged 21-65. I believe in using therapy frameworks that are evidence based and individualized treatment plans rather than a 'one size fits all'. I work with people who feel stuck/ stagnant in life repeating the same cycles leaving them dissatisfied. My goal is to help create insight into unhelpful patterns of thinking & behaviors AND give you necessary tools to find strategies to better cope with the challenges of everyday life.

People come to therapy because they want to help to live a better life. They want things to change but are not quite sure how to make these changes. They often express themselves as feeling quite "stuck". I see symptoms such as an addiction, an eating disorder, depression and anxiety as not merely events to be removed by magic words or medication , but as indicators that the way the person is living their life is unsatisfactory to them. They may lack the insight that could help them live a more fulfilling life; to be able to make healthier choices or to simply lead a less chaotic or dramatic life.

Leo has been a clinical counsellor in private practice for over 12 years (ACA Level 4) and is an accredited social worker (MAASW). He is also a highly experienced meditation and mindfulness practitioner and student of spiritual and psychological paths. The practice in Crows Nest offers our clients sensitive and attuned counselling and psychotherapy services supportive of compassionate insight and empowerment for you to unpack and transform your mental health and personal life journey. Our space is friendly and safe counselling and psychotherapy space for individuals and couples to unpack and work through their concerns.

I have a passion for counselling and psychotherapy and have been working with individuals and their loved ones over the past 19 years. My approach to therapy has primarily been from an existential and philosophical framework with influences drawn from Family Systems and early Attachment Styles developed in those systems with primary care givers. I believe it is important for my clients to experience safety and trust in the therapeutic relationship as a foundation to explore how past experiences and beliefs may be influencing one's current behaviours and contributing to negative issues in their present day relationships.

I am passionate about supporting people to reclaim their lives and relationships from the effects of problems, such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues. I enjoy meeting with a diversity of people, who each bring their hopes and dreams about what is important in life. Many people want assistance to find their next steps.

Work and career change - work pressure, politics and surviving the work day. Discussion concerning your relationships, the family juggle and working through grief, loss.

Many different events will impact our lives, most of the time we can deal with them, other times we cannot. A difficult childhood, the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, an illness or accident, a toxic work environment, sexuality & gender, unemployment, the current pandemic affecting our world or just being at a new stage of our lives can cause us to feel lost within ourselves and the wider world. This can lead to anxiety or depression, it can affect our self-esteem and disconnect us from everyone around us, leaving us isolated and alone.

I believe we are all doing the best we can with what we've got, but sometimes we don't have the right skills or viewpoint from which to understand and resolve the issues that cause us to suffer. Our old coping strategies fail and we become stressed, depressed, anxious, isolated, angry, fed up, stuck, lost or hopeless. And there's a voice in us that says we've got to figure it out for ourselves, we mustn't burden others or others won't understand us. I'll listen deeply and work beside you to find your own answers, in a confidential, non judgemental, safe space. We all need to be seen and understood and to understand ourselves.

I am a registered psychologist

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you feel frightened and scared without there really being anything that is really threatening you? Do you find yourself asking questions “why, what for and what’s the point?” Does your inner voice keep knocking you? Do you find that you keep repeating the same bad patterns of relationships? Do you, at times, surprise yourself with the intensity of anger and rage? Do you feel that others are constantly criticising you? Sometimes we are our own worst enemy. Negative thoughts and feelings get in our way. Psychotherapy helps us manage, return to and create new paths on the road to wellbeing

Life can throw up sticky moments which can feel experientially ‘heavy’. Where once we seemed to have managed well enough, where now it feels like something else is needed to meet that moment in a more enduring way. I platform a space that is safe, secure and stable that holds our work together in finding a more enduring way forward. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the process is its own reward”. Amelia Earhart

I treat most of the conditions that can impact someone’s general emotional and psychological wellbeing. From my experience, major transition points in life can trigger a crisis – and it is often at these points that people may come for help. It can help to remember that a crisis is an opportunity for change. In relationship counselling my role is as coach, teacher and therapist. I will help you learn the necessary communication skills to understand both yourself and your partner better; to heal the wounds and make the necessary decisions and changes in order to move forward, either together or separately.