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Therapy

Areas of Expertise

Vanessa works with a diverse range of presentations, including but not limited to:

Anxiety/stress/phobias
Depression/low mood/poor self-worth
Trauma/Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Grief & Loss
Adjustment to life changes
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Emotion regulation issues
Relationship issues
Parenting support
Communication and assertiveness
Neurodiversity including Autism and ADHD
Neuropsychological testing including cognitive, learning, ADHD, Autism testing

Therapeutic Approaches

Vanessa utilises many evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including:

Schema Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
Family Systems Therapy
Attachment-Based Family Therapy
Collaborative & Proactive Solutions

She is also a certified facilitator of the following programs:

Circle of Security Parenting
Tuning into Teens Program
PEERS® Social Skills Training

Our Approach

Creating a supportive and non-judgmental space to explore your concerns safely
Communicating with you in a respectful, transparent, and collaborative manner
Supporting you to build greater insight and skills to navigate life more effectively
Using therapeutic interventions and approaches that are backed by research
Using play and lightheartedness to engage younger children

General Process

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Initial Assessment

Getting to know you and your situation well, building a safe and trusting space, and identifying goals to work towards.

1.5 hour session

Follow-up Sessions

Typically involves building greater awareness and insight into the issue that brought you in, and developing more helpful and effective means of navigating life

50-60 minute sessions

Finishing Up

Once you have made good progress and no longer need regular session, we typically begin spacing out sessions with a view to putting sessions on hold. You can re-refer if needed.

Areas of Expertise

Anxiety/stress/phobias

Depression/low mood/poor self-worth

Trauma/Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Grief & Loss

Adjustment to life changes

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Emotion regulation issues

Relationship issues

Parenting support

Communication and assertiveness

Neurodiversity including Autism and ADHD

Neuropsychological testing including cognitive, learning, ADHD, Autism testing

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Therapeutic Approaches

​Vanessa utilises many evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including:

​​​​

Schema Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)

Family Systems Therapy

Attachment-Based Family Therapy

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions

​

She is also a certified facilitator of the following programs:

​

Circle of Security Parenting

Tuning into Teens Program

PEERS® Social Skills Training

Our Approach

​​

Creating a supportive and non-judgmental space to explore your concerns safely

Communicating with you in a respectful, transparent, and collaborative manner

Supporting you to build greater insight and skills to navigate life more effectively

Using therapeutic interventions and approaches that are backed by research

Using play and lightheartedness to engage younger children​​

General Process

Vanessa utilises many evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including:

Using play and lightheartedness to engage younger children