Contact me at matt@matthewbishop.com.au or 0430 622 909.
I am currently seeing clients by video or telephone.
My fee is one hundred and fifty dollars. Due to the nature of my service (see below) I do not offer Medicare rebates.
Counselling sessions are fifty minutes.
You are free to see me for a single session, for short-term counselling, or for longer-term therapy, and at a fequency of your choosing - you will find me respectful and encouraging of your choices.
Please read the below paragraph before booking, in order to understand what I do - and do not - offer. New clients agree to this distinction in my intake form.
It has been my experience that in order to properly practice my approach to counselling, a strong distinction needs to be made between it, versus clinical services such as psychology. I am a professional counsellor, not a psychologist, and the two disciplines are quite different. Pychologists view you through a medical lens. Their training focuses on The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. They are "scientist-pratitioners" who assess, diagnose, and treat disorders. Counsellors, by contrast, take a more wholistic view: our training focuses on the practical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual challenges of life. Psychologists do things to you (assess, diagnose, treat) while counselling is a meeting of minds: we work together to ignite your own wisdom and motivation, so that you can overcome your challenges and grow as a person. Hence I define what I offer as a well-being and personal growth service, rather than a clinical mental health service. There are no formal assessments or diagnoses in what I do, rather I help people become more insightful, skillful, and motivated.
I am currently seeing clients by video or telephone.
My fee is one hundred and fifty dollars. Due to the nature of my service (see below) I do not offer Medicare rebates.
Counselling sessions are fifty minutes.
You are free to see me for a single session, for short-term counselling, or for longer-term therapy, and at a fequency of your choosing - you will find me respectful and encouraging of your choices.
Please read the below paragraph before booking, in order to understand what I do - and do not - offer. New clients agree to this distinction in my intake form.
It has been my experience that in order to properly practice my approach to counselling, a strong distinction needs to be made between it, versus clinical services such as psychology. I am a professional counsellor, not a psychologist, and the two disciplines are quite different. Pychologists view you through a medical lens. Their training focuses on The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. They are "scientist-pratitioners" who assess, diagnose, and treat disorders. Counsellors, by contrast, take a more wholistic view: our training focuses on the practical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual challenges of life. Psychologists do things to you (assess, diagnose, treat) while counselling is a meeting of minds: we work together to ignite your own wisdom and motivation, so that you can overcome your challenges and grow as a person. Hence I define what I offer as a well-being and personal growth service, rather than a clinical mental health service. There are no formal assessments or diagnoses in what I do, rather I help people become more insightful, skillful, and motivated.
