phone +61 3 5962 3875
Services offered
* Individual, family and group counseling for people currently unable to cope with ‘problems of living’, e.g. anxiety, phobias, stress, anger, relationship problems, addictions, parent-child problems, grief, depression, guilt, reactions to past trauma, etc.
Internet counseling via this site.
Techniques used are a selection as appropriate from those of Narrative, Solution-Oriented, Cognitive, Cognitive-Behavioural, Gestalt and Logo Therapies.
* Stress management and relaxation classes, run for groups of up to 10 people.
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* Help for distressed children --and with children who distress their parents.
* Psychological assessment.
Session details
If you are willing to come to Warburton, Yarra Junction or Healesville, please phone 5962 3875 for an appointment.
* In some circumstances, I am willing to go on a home visit to clients who live within 30 minutes or so from Healesville (for example Warburton, Wandin, Yarra Glen). Home appointments are usually more friendly for clients, and more informative for me (less artificial).
* Sessions usually last one hour. First session is often longer.
* Many clients are able to cope after one session. Some see me weekly for three or four months. Average for conquering a major problem is four sessions. The exception is people who have suffered a major trauma, particularly in childhood.
* I have a sliding fee structure, details on application. Special rates for pensioners and people depending on 'Centrelink' for their income.
Medicare will pay a substantial rebate to clients referred by a GP for a 'diagnosable disorder'. The GP needs to have filed a Mental Health Care Plan with Medicare. I will charge $20 more than the rebate, and am willing to bulk bill in cases of hardship.
* Private Health Cover: Ancillary Benefits of most Private Health Funds cover services by Psychologists.
I am registered to provide counseling with the Victorian Victims of Crime Assitance Service, The Transport Accident Commission, Veterans' Administration, and my services can be used under Workcover.
Confidentiality
Anything a client reveals to me is fully confidential, and is divulged to a third party only with the client’s permission. This includes matters a child wishes to keep secret from parents.
By law, there is an exception: I must report to the Authorities if I believe a person is likely to do self-injury, or is a threat to others or to property.