Name: John Huntly

Position/Title: Senior Mental Health Counsellor
Qualifications: • BSc Counselling Psychology • Diploma in Professional Counselling
(Double major - Abuse and Abuse Trauma
and Career Guidance counselling) • Diploma in Mental Health • Diploma in Advanced Criminology

Skills and Expertise: John is a client-centred therapist, tailoring his client sessions to meet the client's perceived needs, using a
variety of treatment options, including Solution-focused therapy, Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT),
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing. John works with clients with concerns of anxiety, depression,
relationship issues, domestic and family violence perpetrator or victim issues, and drug and alcohol issues.

Specialisation:
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• Drug and alcohol abuse counselling
• Domestic and Family Violence Offender counselling
• Domestic and family violence Victim counselling
• Grief and loss counselling
• Parenting skills counselling

Personal Statement:
Given that many people have had mental health for an extended period of time and some very negative
experiences, John works with you to understand your journey, looking at your strengths, focusing on your
abilities, not your disabilities and uses evidence-based support to help you regain control of your identity and
life, having hope in your life and living a life that has meaning for you, whether that be through work,
relationships, community engagement, by providing you early intervention to connect with mental health and
support services, to help reduce the long term impacts of your mental health.