FAQ

No, Referrals are not essential. However if you are being referred by your GP a referral letter can be helpful but this must be done with your full consent.

The length and duration of counselling will largely depend on the nature and complexity of your presenting concerns and your individual needs. Some individuals attend counselling for 2 or 3 sessions for others they may come for numerous sessions spread out over several weeks and/or months.

Yes, Power of Change Counselling & Coaching offers After Hours Counselling Services; clients can either choose a Skype Counselling session or face to face session. Tuesday and Thursday Evenings 5pm, 6.15pm and 7.30pm

Only you know what it is that hurts or troubles you, although it may be that the real reasons for your anguish are tucked away out of your immediate notice. I will listen impartially and without judging or setting conditions. The journey is one of self-discovery and the first step on it is learning to accept you completely, as I will do.

It isn’t so much about talking as listening. We are all guilty, to a greater or lesser extent, of not listening to our true needs. We may suppress them out of fear, out of a sense of duty, or in an attempt to gain the acceptance of others – especially if our self-esteem is weak (or we do not value ourselves). My aim is to help you ‘get in touch’ with these needs and talking is one of the principal ways in which we will do this. It is not, however, the only form of therapy I use.

I am a counsellor so you cannot claim Medicare rebates. Treatments by registered psychologists and the service they provide is assistance to people living with mental health problems. A detailed mental health assessment and a Mental Health Care Plan are required by your GP before they refer you to a psychologist.