You can contact me at [email protected] or 0430 622 909.
I see clients by Zoom or phone.
My fee for all services is $150 per session. Sessions are fifty minutes long. Payment is by bank deposit.
You are free to see me for a single session, or for short-term or longer-term work, at a frequency of your choosing. While I am happy to suggest a suitable frequency given your concerns, you will find me always very respectful and encouraging of your autonomy and preferences.
I maintain spots each week for a new client to see me soon. I work Mondays to Thursdays, 11AM - 9PM (AEST. I live in Victoria. Please be mindful of time zones when booking). If you would like to book a session and are contacting me by email or text, please mention some days and windows of time that work for you, and I will reply and offer a specific time within that. New clients fill out an online intake form which is emailed to them, and Zoom clients receive a link on the morning of the session.
Please note that there is no Medicare rebate for this kind of service. If you are self-employed then it may be possible for you to claim the service as a business expense. If you are employed it may be possible to seek some funding from your employer, especially if you are in a helping profession. I cannot help you arrange that--you will need to speak to your accountant or employer to see if it is possible--however I am happy to provide invoices for such purposes.
Please note that unfortunately I cannot see clients within the USA or Canada, due to insurance limitations.
I see clients by Zoom or phone.
My fee for all services is $150 per session. Sessions are fifty minutes long. Payment is by bank deposit.
You are free to see me for a single session, or for short-term or longer-term work, at a frequency of your choosing. While I am happy to suggest a suitable frequency given your concerns, you will find me always very respectful and encouraging of your autonomy and preferences.
I maintain spots each week for a new client to see me soon. I work Mondays to Thursdays, 11AM - 9PM (AEST. I live in Victoria. Please be mindful of time zones when booking). If you would like to book a session and are contacting me by email or text, please mention some days and windows of time that work for you, and I will reply and offer a specific time within that. New clients fill out an online intake form which is emailed to them, and Zoom clients receive a link on the morning of the session.
Please note that there is no Medicare rebate for this kind of service. If you are self-employed then it may be possible for you to claim the service as a business expense. If you are employed it may be possible to seek some funding from your employer, especially if you are in a helping profession. I cannot help you arrange that--you will need to speak to your accountant or employer to see if it is possible--however I am happy to provide invoices for such purposes.
Please note that unfortunately I cannot see clients within the USA or Canada, due to insurance limitations.
Please note: Philosophical Counselling is different to Psychology
I have qualifications in Philosophy and Counselling. I do not have qualifications in Psychology or Psychiatry. Both Counselling and Psychology work, for example, with the psychological dimensions of a person, but in very different ways. My training and practice utilises a phenomenological lens and method, while a psychologist's training typically utilises a clinical lens and method.
If you need the following clinical services then you should seek out a psychologist or psychiatrist: formal assessments; diagnoses; clinically-validated treatments such as CBT; management of clients with regard to well-being, risk, and inter-service needs; the authoritative provision of reports and recommendations for third party use, for example with medical systems, government bodies, employers, and law courts. I do not provide any of these services.
Whether to see a counsellor, including myself, or to see a psychologist?
1) If you are struggling with the natural challenges of living such as grief, relationship problems, issues of purpose or direction, or if you have positive goals you want to work on, then you may be better off seeing a counsellor, including a Philosophical Counsellor like myself.
2) If you are suffering from a distinctly psychiatric disorder, such as psychosis, Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, a destructive addiction, an eating disorder, a personality disorder, and so on, then you should seek a clinical professional such as a psychologist or psychiatrist. This applies also to people who find that therapy (i.e. reflective conversation on their experience) can trigger them into a state in which they are a danger to themselves or others.
3) If you are suffering a problem like depression or anxiety, which some people see as a natural challenge in living, and others see as a psychiatric disorder, then your choice will depend on that way of seeing.
4) Some people might see both a clinical professional and a counsellor (or Philosophical Counsellor), to deal with an issue from both angles: through clinical assessment and treatment with the former, and through psychotherapeutic insight and personal growth, or the work of wisdom and virtue, with the latter.
I have qualifications in Philosophy and Counselling. I do not have qualifications in Psychology or Psychiatry. Both Counselling and Psychology work, for example, with the psychological dimensions of a person, but in very different ways. My training and practice utilises a phenomenological lens and method, while a psychologist's training typically utilises a clinical lens and method.
If you need the following clinical services then you should seek out a psychologist or psychiatrist: formal assessments; diagnoses; clinically-validated treatments such as CBT; management of clients with regard to well-being, risk, and inter-service needs; the authoritative provision of reports and recommendations for third party use, for example with medical systems, government bodies, employers, and law courts. I do not provide any of these services.
Whether to see a counsellor, including myself, or to see a psychologist?
1) If you are struggling with the natural challenges of living such as grief, relationship problems, issues of purpose or direction, or if you have positive goals you want to work on, then you may be better off seeing a counsellor, including a Philosophical Counsellor like myself.
2) If you are suffering from a distinctly psychiatric disorder, such as psychosis, Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, a destructive addiction, an eating disorder, a personality disorder, and so on, then you should seek a clinical professional such as a psychologist or psychiatrist. This applies also to people who find that therapy (i.e. reflective conversation on their experience) can trigger them into a state in which they are a danger to themselves or others.
3) If you are suffering a problem like depression or anxiety, which some people see as a natural challenge in living, and others see as a psychiatric disorder, then your choice will depend on that way of seeing.
4) Some people might see both a clinical professional and a counsellor (or Philosophical Counsellor), to deal with an issue from both angles: through clinical assessment and treatment with the former, and through psychotherapeutic insight and personal growth, or the work of wisdom and virtue, with the latter.