SERVICES
About Chris G'Froerer
Chris G'Froerer has been in private practice as a Stress Therapist since 1982. She has qualifications in psychology and specialises in stress and anxiety conditions. Chris has had supervised training in Cognitive Therapy, in the USA (1981-2) and is also trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) (USA, 1994.) She also holds a certificate in Positive Psychology from Univ. Penn (USA, 2010).
Chris endeavours to update her skills through professional training courses and publications. Whilst she is trained in cognitive behavioural therapy techniques, she is also able to bring to her counselling a variety of skills and techniques sourced from many years of learning and personal experience.
It is important to keep abreast of emerging trends and exciting new discoveries in psychology and well-being such as EMDR and Positive Psychology and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for example.
She also brings to her counselling over thirty-five years of meditation practice which she gently incorporates into stress management practices. She believes in a holistic approach to solving problems and attaining good health and well-being and encourages her clients to take responsibility in practicing regularly the skills they learn to live their way out of stress, anxiety and depression, one day at a time.
Services
Chris conducts workshops and seminars in stress management for the community as well as organisations. She has consulted to The Ministry of Justice, teaching anger management and stress management to young offenders. She has also consulted to the Department of Defence, teaching stress management and private counselling to defence personnel and to the Ministry of Education teaching stress management to teachers, school psychologists and students. She has produced a Skills Training Manual for Teaching Stress Management for Teachers called “Children in De-Stress” which was commissioned by the Education Dept. of W.A. in 2000.
Chris has also run seminars for the General Practitioners’ Association, Dept. of Community Development, Disabilities Services and the Cancer Foundation. She has been a service provider for the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Services, counselling long term unemployed. Chris regularly participates in local communities' Public Health & Awareness promotions and is a long time volunteer in the Fremantle community running short courses in stress management and meditation as well as counselling.
Topics Include:
- Progressive muscle relaxation/meditation
- Mindfulness (and mindfulness based cognitive therapy)
- Exercise and diet information
- Breathing and calming techniques
- Meditation techniques
- Time management/anti-procrastination
- Assertiveness training
- Humour therapy
- Goal setting
- Anger management
- Managing difficult behaviour (Behaviour modification)
- Self esteem/self worth issues
- Client responsibility in the recovery process
- Cognitive analysis and restructuring (using various techniques to identify thought errors and challenge irrational thoughts and beliefs which contribute to anxiety and depression)
- Systematic desensitisation (phobias) and EMDR
- Stress management skills as supplementary therapy for pain management
- Couples counselling
- Study skills for TEE students
- Positive psychology
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
Counselling, Psychotherapy
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