Clinical Services for Life provides psychotherapy, counselling and psychological interventions with a caring clinical psychologist skilled in many modalities.
Most of us experience times which are painful, confusing and a struggle. For some these problems have lasted a very long time and come with symptoms that are very hard to live with. For others they might be experiencing a shorter period of crisis and confusion.
Seeing a caring counsellor can help you express pent up feelings, understand the problem more clearly, find solutions, learn strategies to resolve your issues, and use different tools to heal your emotions.
Medicare Rebates Available.
Clinical Services for Life - Sonia Zadro, Clinical Psychologist
Welcome to Clinical Services for Life
Sonia Zadro, Clinical Psychologist - Psychotherapist
After working in this industry for over 15 years I am committed to making you feel safe, earning your trust, and assisting you to make the changes you desire.
I welcome adults and young adults (15 years +).
I provide caring counselling and intervention for the following problems:- Stress, anxiety and panic
- Resolving and healing past Trauma and Abuse
- Post-traumatic stress
- Learning to deeply relax
- Depression
- Anger
- Low self-esteem
- Healing the “inner child”
- Assertiveness training
- Negative thinking
- Personal crises and difficulties
- Grief and loss
- Loss of purpose and meaning.
- Social skills and communication issues
- Relationship problems
- Unhealthy power struggles in relationships
- Couple counselling
- Time management for young adults and adults.
- Career direction and guidance
- Exam and performance anxiety
- Many other areas – please enquire
The following therapies and techniques are used:Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: This is a widely used structured therapy which helps you identify how your everyday negative thinking patterns are contributing to your negative feelings and behaviour. It offers strategies to challenge and alter these thinking patterns so that they become more adaptive. Medicare Rebates are available for this kind of therapy.
Hypnotherapy: A gentle enjoyable therapy which uses suggestion to assist you to relax and be more receptive to positive images that can assist with your self-esteem.
Solution Focused Therapy: A therapy which focuses on on the future. It assists in shifting your mindset from being stuck in the past and in the problem, and moves you into how you would like to see and experience your life if the problem didn't exist. Can be powerful for shifting people out of a rut.
EMDR: Or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a therapy designed to help process stuck emotions and beliefs, so they can be left behind and you can move forward. Commonly used to treat trauma but also used to assist with a variety of other emotional problems.
Narrative Therapy: Helps you to see your life as a story of which you are the author. It empowers you to rewrite your life in a more empowering way.
Jeffrey Young's Schema Focused Therapy: This builds on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy taking you beyond your everyday thoughts to and awareness of the core beliefs that drive your thoughts. It then helps you shift these core beliefs through a variety of interventions.
Art Therapy: Sometimes it's difficult to find the words to convey how you feel. A picture tells a thousand words can be of huge benefit in helping you express your feelings and give meaning to your experience.
Core Energetics Psychotherapy: Where appropriate learning to tune into the physical sensations associated with your feelings brings you into a greater awareness of your feelings and the beliefs you associate with them. Working with the body can be a powerful way to access a deeper self-awareness for those who are ready and willing to do so.
Voice Dialogue: The use of role play can be a powerful tool to increase awareness and clarity to decisions in everyday life, unresolved issues with another person, or to explore an aspect of one's personality.
Appointments are available Monday – Wednesday at North Manly:
Monday 7.30am – 11.30am
Tuesday 7am-8.30pm
Wednesday 3.30pm - 7.30pm
Please don’t hesitate to phone or email me to discuss my services or my suitability in assisting you.
I currently charge: $160.00 for individuals per 1 hour session (minus Medicare rebate of $119 per session) with a GP approved Care Plan. This requires a G.P. referral with an assessed mental disorder.
$170 for couples per 1 hour session.
$120 for individuals per 1 hour session for non-G.P. referrals.
$120 for intern psychologists seeking supervision.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS- 2008-2009: Master of Clinical Psychology Supplement (Independent Bridging Plan to complete the requirements for full College of Clinical Psychologists membership).
- 1997-1998: Masters of Psychology, Counselling and Family Therapy
University of Western Sydney. 1st place
- 1995: Master of Arts, Psychology, Sydney University
- 1991-1994: Bachelor of Arts, Macquarie University
Double major in Mass Communications and Psychology
- Advanced Diploma of Clinical Hypnotherapy, Infinity Institute of Australia
- Reiki Master (Levels 1,2, and 3 usui method
- EMDR Level 1
Full member of the Australian Psychological Society
Full member of the College of Clinical Psychologists
For more information or to book an appointment contact Sonia on 0400 284 858 or via email.
Core Energetics,
Counselling,
Hypnotherapist,
Psychotherapy