Yvette is a professional counsellor/psychotherapist holding a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology and a Masters in Counselling. She has over 20 years of experience in the mental health sector including counselling, welfare work, pastoral care and healing rooms ministry alongside her work in the educational field co-creating trauma education programs for non-profit organisations involved in the rescue and rehabilitation of victims of human trafficking. 

 

Yvette's counselling work has been in diverse settings from assisting people in crisis situations including youth homelessness, to personal counselling for anxiety, stress management, trauma, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and church leadership support.  

 

Yvette is passionate about helping her clients find hope and healing in order to live life to their full potential and purpose. She uses a holistic approach that incorporates the mind, body and spirit and draws from a variety of modalities depending on her clients' varying and individual needs.  She has special interest in the neuroscience of anxiety and how somatic (bodily) awareness can help manage trauma, anxiety and chronic stress.  As a Christian herself Yvette's passion is to incorporate spirituality and biblical principles into counselling sessions with those who request so. 

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Yvette's focus is to create a safe, respectful, empathetic environment and to foster a collaborative therapeutic relationship with her clients. 

 

Key areas of counselling include:

Anxiety, trauma, self-esteem and identity, depression, addiction, relationship issues, assertiveness and communication, Christian Counselling.

 

CREDENTIALS:

Member of Australian Counselling Association

Masters in Counselling – Monash University

Bachelor of Arts (psychology/social anthropology) – Sydney University

Certificate in Trauma Stress Studies - Trauma Research Foundation

EMDR Association of Australia accredited Training 

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FEES: $100/ HR

Yvette is committed to affordable counselling for all. She is open to price negotiation for those who are facing financially difficulty. Please contact her via email if you would like to discuss this option with her. 

 

Please note that Counselling fees at The Well are less than the 'gap' charged by a counselling psychologist, even with a rebate.

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​FIRST APPOINTMENT: 

Please​ contact Yvette before making your first appointment online.

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