Olivia Sakamoto
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L4
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Port Macquarie, NSW 2444
Let's Connect (02) 6564 1972
Olivia's experience as a Clinical Counsellor comes with more than 1.5 decades in private practice and pastoral care roles. Specialising in anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, workplace bullying, addictions, relationship counselling, family/blended, mediation, child and young adults, grief and anger management. Clientele utilise workplace EAP, Work Cover (SIRA qualified) and NDIS & private clients with an age range of 6 to 85 years. Face to Face, Video-link or Phone sessions are offered. Olivia who is known for her sincere, peaceful and non-judgmental manner uses evidence based therapies recognising there is no one size fits all.
Specialising in anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, workplace bullying, addictions, ASD & ADHD, relationship counselling, family/blended family challenges, mediation, child and young adults, grief and anger management. in addition, Work Cover Sira NSW accredited. and NDIS Clients who prefer Face to Face, Phone or Video-link.
Olivia has a reputation for being able to build rapport quickly, in a friendly, safe, non-judgemental manner. She uses only evidence-based therapies recognising that no two clients/families are the same and can quickly move through various models to allow the client to discover the best fit for their situation and needs.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Couple Sessions $150
- Concession rate: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Australian Counselling Association Olivia Sakamoto
- In Practice for 18 years
- Master in Counselling Monash University, Masters in Counselling , Graduated 2009
- Membership with Australian Counselling Association 8750
- License: Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) Journalist / 1996
- Degree/Diploma from Monash University in (M.Couns) Master in Counselling / 2009
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Expertise and Interests
Top Expertise
- ADHD
- Autism
- Anxiety
Practice Areas
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Bereavement
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Depression
- Domestic Abuse
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Life Coaching
- Marital and Premarital
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- NDIS Counselling
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
- Video Game Addiction
- Work Cover SIRA
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Religion
Christian
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Christian Counselling
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gestalt
- Gottman Method
- Mediation
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Person-Centred
- Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behaviour (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused