What is Psychotherapy?

Individuals  Couples  Families
Face to Face & Online Sessions available

Psychotherapy is a professional service where people can talk over their personal struggles & hardships with a therapist who is skilled in addressing a range of issues. Counselling and Psychotherapy offers people a confidential, safe place where they can he heard, understood, resourced and apply a wide range of strategies to areas such as their personal life, relationships, family, social & work life. The client and therapist work together so the client can gain insight into the areas they are struggling with and how they want to change them. 

Everybody experiences hardship at various times in their life. Often people will try to solve their own difficulties by themselves or with family & friends. If these efforts have not worked, then people usually seek out a Professional Therapist for a period of time. 

Talking with a Professional Therapist is very different to talking with people in your own life. Sessions are non judgemental, confidential and a safe place to talk over a range of issues.  Sessions build trust as the client & therapist work together in a therapeutic relationship to help find solutions to the issues presented. 

People may book a few sessions to talk over some personal difficulties in their life and apply some strategies they may not have thought of before. Often people do Counselling & Therapy for a block of time ranging from 3 months to 12 months. These blocks offer more time to address the issues, hardships & heartaches presented. These blocks also allow the necessary integration and resourcing a person can apply into their life. 

No GP referrals required. No Diagnosis.
Fifteen years clinical experience


Couples Counselling provides sessions to attend to communication & relationship break down, conflicts and crises in a relationship/marriage. Sessions provide couples with a non judgmental place to talk and understand each other better. De-escalation & damage control strategies can be applied. The role of the therapist is to assist the couple to move forward in a constructive way and find better understanding about their relationship. 


Family Therapy provides sessions for one or both of the parents to attend to the concerns for their child/children. A range of strategies can be applied for the parents to implement into their family life. This can include effective ways to engage and communicate with your child. Parents know their children better than anyone else. Therefore, it can often be more effective for the parents to address their concerns in sessions and then apply the insights and resources from sessions within the family home. 


SUPPORT & DISCUSSION GROUP
"Improving Self Esteem"
A 10 week Therapy Group for women will be starting on March 20th, 2025 at my clinic. This group will be a "Support & Discussion" group and the focus will be Improving self esteem. This group is an opportunity for women to integrate how they want to improve their confidence & assertiveness into their life. Look at how you want to decrease your anxiety & worries and negative self talk. The benefits of committing to this group include: increased capacity for change through discussion & insight, ongoing support, feedback, understanding, different perspectives and stronger connection with other women. This will be a small therapeutic group with a maximum of 6 women participating. Starting Thurs 20th March, 6.30pm-8.30pm.
The fee each week is $40. Ph Paula to enquire further and to book your place.

Why Book a Session?

People may book a session for reasons such as:

Relationship / Marriage Conflicts:
Communication issues, relationship breakdown, conflicts & arguments, blended family dynamics, affairs, working out whether a couple wants to stay together or wants resourcing with separation/divorce

Trauma:
Range of traumatic experiences from past or present, complex trauma, PTSD

Loneliness:
Isolation, despair, depression, loss of meaning in life

Anxiety:
Worries, life pressures, panic attacks, distraught feelings

Parenting:
Concerns for your child, communication issues, social media influences, isolation & dis-engagement, self-harm, rebellious, risk taking, not sure whether your child should have a mental health assessment or not (what are the options), resourcing parents to better understand & engage with their child/children through Pre School, Primary School, High School, University & these different phases of your child’s life

Grief:
Past or present. Loss of a loved one

Work Issues:
Conflicts, communication issues, harassment, colleagues, management

Services

Short term Counselling & medium to long term Clinical Psychotherapy for Individuals

Couples Counselling

Family Counselling

Support & Discussion Groups

Professional ~ Confidential
No GP referrals required




Address: Level 1, 98-108 Bathurst Road, Katoomba NSW 2780
Blue Mountains Therapies 2020