Services
Individual Counselling
Individual counselling gives you time to talk about what is happening without needing to arrive with a clear explanation, or already know what needs to change. Sessions are available in person in Camperdown and online. The format is different; the work is not.
Camperdown, New South Wales
In-Person Counselling
Face-to-face counselling in a private room in Camperdown.
For some people, being in the same room makes it easier to settle into the conversation and put some distance between counselling and the rest of the day.
Across Australia
Online Counselling
Video counselling from your own space.
Online sessions can work well if travel is difficult, time is limited, or you simply prefer meeting from home. You will need somewhere reasonably private where you can speak without being interrupted.
Area of Support
What can I help with
People come to counselling for many different reasons. You do not need to fit neatly into one of these areas, but some of the things I commonly work with include:
- Anxiety, stress and feeling overwhelmed
- Depression and low mood
- Self-doubt, self-esteem and shame
- Relationship difficulties, intimacy and patterns thatlace that keep repeating
- Life transitions, including changes in relationships, health, work or direction
- Grief and loss
- Personal growth
- LGBTQIA+ identity, relationships, belonging, and internalised stigma
- Living with HIV, including disclosure, stigma, shame, relationships and adjustment
- Creative and performance arts work, including pressure, rejection, uncertainty, career change, and identity outside of work
- Questions about identity, meaning and where you are going next
Practical Information
Session Details
Duration
Initial counselling sessions are 60 minutes.
Ongoing sessions are 50 minutes.
Fees
Initial 60-minute session: $170
Ongoing 50-minute session: $170
Medicare rebates are not available for counselling sessions.
Frequency
Many people begin with weekly sessions. We can discuss a different frequency if that makes more sense for you and the work we are doing.
Approach
I work from a person-centred foundation, with integrative and trauma-informed approaches where they are useful.
Getting Started
How it works
Getting started is fairly straightforward.
01
Initial contact
Get in touch through the contact form or by email. I will respond within 24–48 hours and we can work out what you would like to do next.
02
Free Initial call
If you would like one, we can arrange a free 15-minute phone call before booking a session.
It is a chance to briefly talk about what is bringing you to counselling, ask questions, and get a sense of whether working together feels right. You do not need to tell me your whole story in 15 minutes.
03
First session
If you decide to go ahead, the first session is 60 minutes.
There is no expectation that you arrive with everything organised or know where to begin. We can start with what brought you into the room and see where the conversation takes us.
04
Initial contact
Ongoing sessions are 50 minutes.
We might continue with something that has already emerged, return to something from an earlier session, or start somewhere completely different because that is what feels present that day.
If you need support right now
The Listening Finch is not a crisis or emergency service, and sessions are not able to provide urgent support. If you need immediate help, please use the services below.
Beyond Blue — Mental health support — call 1300 22 4636
Emergency — If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000
Ready to Get in Touch?
You can get in touch to ask a question, arrange the free 15-minute call, or enquire about a first session.
I am currently taking new enquiries, with appointments available on Tuesdays and Thursdays, in person and online.