“If you don’t change the direction you are going, then you are likely to end up where you are headed” – John C Maxwell 

I believe we have huge capacity for change, most people just don’t know where to start. I have the skills and experience and have seen enough mistakes in my years of dealing with people in difficult situations to know what works and what doesn’t. I have always been an exponent of Rogerian, client-centred therapy which ensures the progress towards recovery is flexible and adapted specifically to each individual. I love this approach for individuals, in that the process is not hindered by bias or expectation. Over the years of my experience with couples and individuals who are living with trauma, I have been impressed with the theories and processes of Bessel van der Kolk, Janina Fisher and Gabor Mate and how applicable they are to people I work with no matter where they are in the world.

Biography

Kate is an experienced therapist who specialises in working with individuals suffering through many types of crises. Kate is a trained EMDR Therapist, using this approach for assisting clients to work through trauma and upsetting events. Kate uses client-centered approaches in her work, specifically emotionally focused individual therapy (EFIT), a highly effective method that strives not only for symptom reduction, but for personality growth and greater connection with the self and others,

Kate has trained with Lifeline and worked with many clients experiencing immediate distress. She has worked extensively with clients in severe crisis, being based in trauma centres and disaster recovery centres during various natural disasters. She understands grief and trauma as it relates to situational crises and is able to work with her clients on emotional first aid and during major upheaval.

Kate earned her formal qualifications at various universities including La Trobe University, Melbourne; Charles Sturt University in Wagga and the Australian College of Applied Psychology in Brisbane. She has trained extensively in hands on techniques that have real impacts on how people can work to deescalate  stress and create healthy adaptations. Kate completed her externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy with the founder of the Australian Centre for Emotionally Focused Therapy, Dr Jennifer Fitzgerald and then went on to complete further training with Dr Fitzgerald in more in-depth core skills. Kate was trained in Eye Movement De-sensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) by Dr Sarah Dominguez.

Kate convenes the Masters of Counselling at the University of Canberra. She also offers Professional Supervision to fellow counsellors and psychotherapists to assist them with practice and skills development.

With over 15 years experience in conflict resolution, crisis counselling, psychotherapy and trauma counselling, Kate will assist you to understand the impact of trauma and begin the process of healing.