Effective counselling and therapy for men, women and couples in Bondi Junction, Sydney.
French psychologist: Consultations psychologiques en francais a Bondi Junction.
Effective counselling and therapy for men, women and couples in Bondi Junction, Sydney.
French psychologist: Consultations psychologiques en francais a Bondi Junction.
If you do not have Medicare, the fee is $180 for individual counselling and $200 for relationship counselling. I am not able to reduce the fee at the moment due to the small size of my practice.
$88.25 per session upon referral by your doctor, for twenty sessions per calendar year. You need to make an appointment with your doctor for him or her to draft your Mental Health Care plan, and a letter referring you to me. I then use this referral to process the rebate of $88.25 which is deposited by Medicare on your account after you have paid my fee.
I use the latest evidence based methods in psychology which means that my methods have been researched and found to be effective in a sample population. As most Psychologists, I use combinations of methods to best tailor therapy to your individual circumstances, needs and preferences. Some people might be more comfortable focusing on thoughts and thinking patterns (which Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) focuses on), others on feelings (and I might use Emotion Focused Therapy), or on the body-mind link (in which case I might focus on Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Janina Fisher), which integrates an awareness of our physical sensations, as well as an awareness of our thoughts and feelings, in treatment (for instance, I might as you to notice your breathing or heart rate when you relate negative thoughts - as the act of notice and observing our physical responses without judgement can also in itself regulates our stress response - which is what mindfulness is about. Mindfulness is nowadays a prerequisite to any effective therapy. My favourite style of therapy though is Internal Family System (IFS), which acknowledges that we have different sides, aspects of ourselves, which may or may not conflict : for instance a part of me may be ambitious, but I may also have social anxiety, which may then get in the way. In IFS we get to know the different parts in ourselves, understand better how they manifest in us (eg: preoccupied thoughts or more a diffuse feeling) and, through a better understanding, resolve this internal conflict to create more balance .
Yes, when we make an appointment, I put aside a whole hour for you, and if you cancel or reschedule too close to our allocated appointment time, it is difficult to reallocate that time to anyone else. I appreciate a 48 hours’ notice if you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment, which then allows me to release the time for others who might want it. I need to charge the whole fee, if cancellation or request to reschedule is within 24 hours of the appointment. Thank you for your understanding!
There is easy and unmetered street parking near my office in Clovelly.
In a relaxed and warm atmosphere, we will first discuss what brings you to consult with me: the problems that you would like a solution to or feelings or situations you would like relief from. After clarifying what brings you to me, I will ask you some questions about your background (a little about your childhood, your parents and siblings, and your current relationships or current family circumstances, work, and any circumstances you think I might find useful). In subsequent sessions, we will start to explore and find solutions to the issues we identified.
It depends on the issues you want relief from and you personal level of comfort with talking about vulnerable feelings: therapy is not always easy when we have to face parts of ourselves we do not like or feel embarrassed by! Generally speaking, it will also depend on how long the issues have been present, how complex they are, the level of internal conflict you have about them. Most people usually do between 6 and 20 sessions, with some continuing longer.