Profile

Catherine has over nine years of counselling experience and has worked across
various counselling settings. Catherine’s counselling/therapeutic approach is
very much client centered and trauma informed based. Catherine strives to
empower individuals to create positive changes in their lives during times of
hardship and transition. 

Catherine is passionate about providing clients a safe environment where the
client’s concerns and needs can be explored free of judgement. Catherine
prioritises building a warm atmosphere where openness and trust can occur.
Catherine encourages exploration of a client’s strengths as a means of renewing
and restoring one’s resilience and means of coping. Catherine promotes working
with clients in a collaborative and respectful manner. 

Experience

Catherine has worked both locally and internationally and with children,
adolescents, and adults. Catherine previously supported children and
adolescents in schools, out of home care, and outpatient hospital clinics.
Catherine has provided counselling to adults through employee assistance
programs, not for profit counselling services, and gender based violence
services. Catherine has covered a plethora of presenting issues when working
with clients of all ages and backgrounds.

Catherine currently provides individual counselling to children, adolescents,
and adults.

Counselling Approaches:
Client-centered therapy,
Trauma informed practice,
Strengths based approach,
Cognitive behavioural therapy, and
Creative and expressive interventions.

Qualifications:
Master of Clinical Counselling (MClinCouns).