Valerie holds a Doctor of Psychology degree and has studied and worked in a number of industries from health to law. Her academic qualifications are in both psychology and business. She has had involvement in counselling, training, multicultural affairs and business management. Valerie's work experience includes local and overseas work in Perth and South-East Asia. This has equipped her for providing a variety of psychological services.
In terms of counselling, Valerie has a focus on anxiety, depression and trauma. She can assist people in transitioning through life stages, dealing with conflict (in particular adolescent and family issues), work related stress (including responding to critical incidents and post-traumatic stress) and general life skills. Valerie uses a trauma informed model of care as recommended by Blue Knot Foundation and ISSTD.
["Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)","Internal Family Systems (IFS)","Attachment-based Therapy","Somatic Experiencing","Body-oriented psychotherapy","Exposure therapy","Psychodynamic psychotherapy","Trauma-informed meditation"]
Can help with
["Attachment trauma","Domestic or family violence","Child sexual abuse","Incest","Childhood neglect","Cults or Organised abuse","Sexual Assault including Rape","Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)","Alcohol and other drug addictions","Dissociation (including Dissociative Identity Disorder)","People who have experienced sexual abuse in institutions","Parenting issues","Writing court\/forensic reports"]
Client Types
["Men","Women","Lesbian","Gay","Bisexual","Transgender","Transexual","Queer\/Questioning","Intersex","Asexual","Couples","Children (pre school)","Children (primary school)","Children (high school)","Young adults (age 16-25)","Older people (over age 65)","Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people","Migrants","People with disabilities","Military Personnel","Veterans","Emergency Services\/Frontline Workers"]
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