You can contact me at [email protected] or 0430 622 909.
I see clients by Zoom or phone. I live in central Victoria, but I do not see people in-person.
My fee for all services is $150 per session.
Sessions are fifty minutes long.
I work Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 11AM - 9PM (Victorian time--please be mindful of time zones when booking). I do not work Fridays or weekends.
Payment is by bank deposit, any time prior to the session, or just after the session.
There are no Medicare or private insurance rebates available for my service.
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.
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. I will reply and offer a specific time within that.
New clients fill out an online intake form which is emailed to them. That includes details for payments.
Zoom clients receive a link early on the morning of the session, which also serves as a reminder.
I cannot see clients within the USA or Canada, due to insurance limitations.
Counselling versus Psychology
Please note that with respect to therapy, I have a masters degree in Counselling, which is different a masters in Psychology. Today, the typical Counsellor and Psychologist are equally well-trained, but they are very differently trained. In what follows am going to generalise greatly for the sake of clarity. I am well aware that these ever-evolving fields are fraught with internal controversies, led by tribes with competing visions of each profession. At the same time, what I describe are traditional or typical realities.
Psychology aims to be a science and technology. Increasingly, it bases itself on "the medical model" of life (hence the term clinical). Thus, Psychologists use the concepts of Psychiatry, and assesses your problems and treat them according to that schema and implicit worldview. Hence, when your doctor refers you to a Psychologist, they are essentially referring you to a "GP for mental and behavioural health." The Psychologist will typically focus on clinical practices such as assessments, diagnoses, related treatments (e.g. CBT), management, reports and advocacy. The Psychologist stands second in line to the Psychiatrist, who leaves psychological treatments to the Psychologist, while they focus on medication, and have the last word on diagnoses.
Like most Counsellors and Psychotherapists, I am not a clinical professional and I do not offer those services. Rather, I am a personal growth professional, as I like to put it. My training has little to do with Psychiatry. Instead, I was trained to help people find insight, clarity, direction, and motivation, and to heal and to grow at a psychological level. Think of how a personal trainer differs from a medical doctor; that is a good analogy for the difference and work of a Counsellor. We do not engage with clinical assessments or concepts, rather we take stock of your concerns and growth-edges, and we get to work on improving you and your situation. The work stands or falls, based on its actual effects and on your satisfaction.
Psychologists and associated clinical professionals access Medicare rebates, in accordance with their medical way of working. Counsellors and Psychotherapists do not access Medicare, rather clients pay out of their own pockets for these personal growth services.
I see clients by Zoom or phone. I live in central Victoria, but I do not see people in-person.
My fee for all services is $150 per session.
Sessions are fifty minutes long.
I work Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 11AM - 9PM (Victorian time--please be mindful of time zones when booking). I do not work Fridays or weekends.
Payment is by bank deposit, any time prior to the session, or just after the session.
There are no Medicare or private insurance rebates available for my service.
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.
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. I will reply and offer a specific time within that.
New clients fill out an online intake form which is emailed to them. That includes details for payments.
Zoom clients receive a link early on the morning of the session, which also serves as a reminder.
I cannot see clients within the USA or Canada, due to insurance limitations.
Counselling versus Psychology
Please note that with respect to therapy, I have a masters degree in Counselling, which is different a masters in Psychology. Today, the typical Counsellor and Psychologist are equally well-trained, but they are very differently trained. In what follows am going to generalise greatly for the sake of clarity. I am well aware that these ever-evolving fields are fraught with internal controversies, led by tribes with competing visions of each profession. At the same time, what I describe are traditional or typical realities.
Psychology aims to be a science and technology. Increasingly, it bases itself on "the medical model" of life (hence the term clinical). Thus, Psychologists use the concepts of Psychiatry, and assesses your problems and treat them according to that schema and implicit worldview. Hence, when your doctor refers you to a Psychologist, they are essentially referring you to a "GP for mental and behavioural health." The Psychologist will typically focus on clinical practices such as assessments, diagnoses, related treatments (e.g. CBT), management, reports and advocacy. The Psychologist stands second in line to the Psychiatrist, who leaves psychological treatments to the Psychologist, while they focus on medication, and have the last word on diagnoses.
Like most Counsellors and Psychotherapists, I am not a clinical professional and I do not offer those services. Rather, I am a personal growth professional, as I like to put it. My training has little to do with Psychiatry. Instead, I was trained to help people find insight, clarity, direction, and motivation, and to heal and to grow at a psychological level. Think of how a personal trainer differs from a medical doctor; that is a good analogy for the difference and work of a Counsellor. We do not engage with clinical assessments or concepts, rather we take stock of your concerns and growth-edges, and we get to work on improving you and your situation. The work stands or falls, based on its actual effects and on your satisfaction.
Psychologists and associated clinical professionals access Medicare rebates, in accordance with their medical way of working. Counsellors and Psychotherapists do not access Medicare, rather clients pay out of their own pockets for these personal growth services.