Counselling and Parent Support for Children, Adolescents and Families
Wheelers Hill, VIC
Our Services
Play Therapy
Play therapy helps children express their feelings, overcome challenges, and build coping mechanisms through creative and therapeutic play. I provide a warm and nurturing environment for your child, focused on establishing safety and trust over time. Children explore complex emotions, reduce anxiety, and improve their overall well-being.
Counselling for Children and Adolescents
A warm and supportive counselling space for children, helping them navigate anxiety, low mood, family relationships, school pressures, and friendship difficulties. Utilizing focused psychological strategies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness, and Psychoeducation, children learn to understand their mental health, reduce distress and develop resilience.
Parent Support Sessions
Parent Support Sessions offer a safe space for parents, families, and other caregivers to discuss their child's emotional needs, and to develop strategies to respond with warmth, attunement and clear boundaries.
It's hard knowing how best to respond. Sessions facilitate exploration of the meaning of behaviour, understanding your child's age and stage of development, developing effective strategies to respond calmly, and developing tools to ensure a happier and more settled home life.
Adult Counselling
I offer counselling for adults facing anxiety, low mood, and burnout, family and/or relationship challenges, along with the complex emotional transitions of parenting and motherhood. With a focus on holistic well-being, I support individuals in navigating life's challenges to foster resilience and growth.
Child:Parent Relationship Therapy
CPRT, also know as Filial Therapy, teaches parents to connect with their children through therapeutic play. This approach helps children express their feelings in a safe environment, empowering parents with effective communication skills and practical tools to foster emotional regulation and trust at home through playful attunement.
Clinical Supervision
I offer clinical supervision tailored to your needs—whether you're a play therapist, social worker, psychologist, or allied health professional. My methodology focuses on fostering your professional development and refining your therapeutic practices, ensuring you excel in your role supporting children and families.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Yes. I offer clinical supervision and training for social workers, play therapists and mental health clinicians working with children, adolescents and families.
My supervision practice supports clinicians in private practice and community settings who are seeking a reflective, ethically grounded and developmentally informed space to deepen their work.
Supervision is available for:
Social workers
Registered and provisional play therapists
Child and adolescent counsellors
Mental health clinicians working with families
Practitioners transitioning into private practice
I welcome both early-career clinicians and experienced practitioners seeking deeper reflection and professional growth.
My supervision approach is relational, reflective and grounded in child development and attachment-informed practice.
Sessions provide space to:
Reflect on complex clinical presentations
Explore grief, trauma and anxiety work with children
Strengthen case formulation and therapeutic decision-making
Consider ethical responsibilities and professional boundaries
Support clinician wellbeing and sustainability
Supervision is not only about clinical skill, it is also about supporting you as the practitioner.
Supervision can be structured to meet the requirements of relevant professional bodies, including social work and play therapy associations. I encourage clinicians to confirm specific requirements with their registration board or association.
We can discuss your professional goals and ensure supervision is aligned with your learning and registration needs.