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Counsellor, MC, ACA-L2
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Uma Symons

Counsellor, MC, ACA-L2

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Ashburton, VIC 3147
Therapy is a highly individual experience that should centre your needs and your level of comfort. Uma provides a warm and empathetic approach to therapy, with an appreciation for what your unique strengths and insights can bring to therapy. Uma has lived experience as a person with ADHD, as well as experience building community within environmental and youth advocacy spaces. Uma works primarily within values-based modalities such as Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, but can also provide Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy.
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My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Ashburton, VIC 3147

I focus on ADHD, Anxiety and Depression 
$100 Per Session  
I see individuals and families  
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My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Ashburton, VIC 3147

I focus on ADHD, Anxiety and Depression 
$100 Per Session  
I see individuals and families  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $100
  • Couple Sessions $120
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Uma Symons
Counsellor, MC, ACA-L2
Please ask me about fees or use of insurance when you
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Uma Symons
Counsellor, MC, ACA-L2
Please ask me about fees or use of insurance when you

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Australian Counselling Association Uma Symons
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 1 year
  • Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors, Master of Counselling, Graduated 2024
  • Additional Credentials

  • Degree/Diploma from Deakin University (Burwood) in Psychology (BPsychSc) Bachelor of Psychological Science / 2019
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Uma Symons
Counsellor, MC, ACA-L2
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience.
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Uma Symons
Counsellor, MC, ACA-L2
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience.

Expertise and Interests

Top Expertise

  • ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Depression

Practice Areas

  • Addiction
  • Alcohol Use
  • Autism
  • Coping Skills
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • LGBTQ+
  • Polyamory & ENM
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Uma Symons
Counsellor, MC, ACA-L2
Do these issues align with your needs?
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Uma Symons
Counsellor, MC, ACA-L2
Do these issues align with your needs?

Client Focus

Age

Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Family

Communities

Queer Allied

Ethnicity

South Asian

Age

Children (6 to 10)
Preteen
Teen
Adults

Participants

Individuals
Family

Communities

Queer Allied

Ethnicity

South Asian

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Feminist
  • Narrative
  • Play Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Trauma Focused
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Uma Symons
Counsellor, MC, ACA-L2
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like.
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Uma Symons
Counsellor, MC, ACA-L2
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like.

Location

Primary Location

Ashburton, VIC 3147

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Uma Symons
Counsellor, MC, ACA-L2
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Uma Symons
Counsellor, MC, ACA-L2