SERVICES
Psychology - Counselling for wellbeing
I am a Counselling Psychologist with several years experience working with individuals, couples and families. I can assist you across a range of issues including life changes and transitions, crises, relationships, and parenting, and emotional and mental health issues including stress, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, panic, trauma, psychosis, and more.
I have a passionate interest in all dimensions of an individual's life and development, including the psychological, emotional, mental, spiritual and social aspects. My key focus is to support you through your current challenges, and facilitate your natural ability to grow, develop and make positive changes in your life.
Medicare Rebate Available
Private Health Fund Rebate Available
Concession Rate Available
What can be addressed in counselling?
There are a wide range of issues that can be addressed in counselling including:
- Life changes and transitions
- Relationship issues
- Conflict resolution, separation and divorce
- Parenting issues
- Crises
- Spirituality, spiritual emergence and meaningfulness
- Psychosis
| - Grief and loss
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Trauma, PTSD, abuse and harm
- Personal development
- Self-esteem and confidence
| - Work and career issues
- Stress management
- Anger management
- Behavioural issues
- Sleeping issues
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There are many other areas of your life experience that can be supported through the counselling process.
Please call me on 0423 080 542 if you have any questions about your situation and to discover if counselling could be helpful for you.
What can I expect from the Counselling process with Raquel?
My counselling approach rests upon humanistic psychological theory which means that I recognise my clients as capable and autonomous individuals, with the ability to understand and resolve your difficulties, realise your potential and change your life in positive ways. I engage in counselling with a person-centred focus, supporting you and encouraging you to actively engage in the direction of counselling, while developing greater self-awareness, improved self-concepts, and the empowerment necessary for growth and change.
My counselling approach is also informed by transpersonal theory, which extends upon humanistic theory to include soul consciousness. In practice, this means that I believe in a holistic approch to counselling, whereby I understand that we each are comprised of mind, body and soul and that each of these aspects, at times, may need consideration. Within the counselling process, I recognise and address your innate inclination to develop emotionally, mentally and spiritually.
The counselling process can also be facilitated, as needed, through interpersonal therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, emotion-focused therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, hypnosis, mindfulness therapy, gestalst therapy, systemic therapy, solution-focused therapy, psycho-education, relaxation practices and dream work.
I aim through counselling to enhance your inherent qualities, such as personal competence, choice, self-healing potential and creativity; to develop your understanding of the interaction of mind, body and spirit, and to increase your capacity to become more aware, free, responsible, life-affirming and authentic.
Types of Psychological Therapies?
Interpersonal therapy—assists individuals by focusing on interpersonal context, and enhancing interpersonal skills and relationships
Cognitive-behavioural therapy—assists individuals to become aware of personal belief systems, and develop strategies to change negative thinking patterns and behaviours
Hypnosis - assists in helping individuals change behaviour, thoughts and attitudes. A powerful method for assisting with mental and physical relaxation, anxiety and stress control, fears and phobias, habit disorders, and more
Sensorimotor psychotherapy - a body-oriented therapy that combines traditional talking therapy techniques with body-centred interventions to directly address the neurobiological effects and symptoms of trauma (acute, complex and PTSD)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy—assists individuals by teaching skills to manage painful thoughts and feelings effectively, particularly through mindfulness, and helping individuals to clarify what is meaningful and important to live a valued life
Mindfulness therapy—assists individuals in becoming aware of their thoughts, bodily sensations and emotions, and in so doing, become better able to manage life issues in a non-judgemental, present-centred way
Emotion-focused therapy—assists individuals to develop an awareness of core emotions and layers of emotions, and how these feelings shape thinking, actions and relationships
Gestalt therapy—assists individuals by emphasising self-awareness and personal responsibility, focusing on the individual’s experience in the present moment. Therapy includes experiential processes, such as focusing and two-chair dialogue, which focus on a person's inner experience and how they process their emotions in their body
Systemic therapy—assists individuals in understanding themselves as people in relationships, exploring their interactions and reactions
Solution-focused therapy—assists individuals to focus on what they wish to achieve through therapy, assisting change through future focus
More about Raquel
Raquel has counselling experience in a variety of settings including higher education, rehabilitation, community-based counselling and private practice. She is experienced in working with adults, adolescents, children and families, helping individuals across a range of issues including trauma (acute, chronic, complex and PTSD), depression, anxiety, phobias and panic disorder, psychosis, self-harm, parenting and relationship issues, behavioural issues, school refusal anxiety, conflict and separation, grief and loss, stress and anger management, gambling, self-esteem and confidence, personal development, spiritual emergence and crises, and various life changes and transitions. In addition to individual counselling, Raquel is an experienced Supervisor, and an experienced Trainer/Facilitator in behaviour change, skills for welness, resilience, stress and taruma, counselling skills and Motivational Interviewing.
About Raquel's facilitation of groups clients have said:
“The facilitator made it fun, but still got the message across.”
“Raquel was very informative and encouraging with answers to everyone’s queries and experiences.”
“Good size group. Well managed and maintained.”
“The facilitator was excellent and made people feel very comfortable without making them feel guilty, and yet we end up understanding that we do need to modify our behaviour.”
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts
Graduate Diploma in Educational Psychology
Master of Psychology (Counselling)
Diploma in Transpersonal Psychology
Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis
Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)
Member of the Australian Psychological Society College of Counselling Psychologists (CCOUN)
Member of the Australian Association of Hypnosis Practitioners (AAHP)
Registered with the Psychology Board of Australia (APHRA)
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
MAP
Counselling, Hypnotherapist, Psychotherapy
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