What It's Like Working With Me
I aim to provide personalised counselling that helps you develop greater understanding, self-awareness and confidence in working through life's challenges.
My work follows a person-centred approach. I take time to understand your experiences and what matters to you, offering support that can help you learn, grow and find practical ways forward.
How I Can Help
- Anxiety & Stress
- Depression & Low Mood
- Work Stress & Burnout
- Parenting & Family Pressures
- Trauma & Past Experiences
- Grief & Loss
- Self-Esteem & Confidence
- Life Changes & Transitions
- ⭐ General Support / Other
Steve may be a good fit if…
- Accessing counselling through an EAP or NDIS plan
- Dealing with anxiety, emotional distress or ongoing stress
- Working through trauma or difficult past experiences
- Wanting help understanding strong emotional reactions or recurring patterns
Approaches I May Use
I take a thoughtful, person-centred approach, working with you to understand the experiences and patterns that may be contributing to difficult emotional reactions.
I draw on my experience in trauma, mental health and the biological basis of behaviour to help make sense of what is happening. My aim is to support you in developing greater self-awareness and finding practical ways forward.
Steve draws from a range of approaches depending on your needs, including:
- EMDR
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Schema Therapy
- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
- Trauma Focused Therapy
Experience & Qualifications
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Experience
I received my PhD from the University of London, UK, before undertaking postdoctoral research in the Department of Medicine at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in London.
I subsequently undertook research at the Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, and the Institute of Neurological Science, University of Texas, USA.
While in the USA, I worked with therapists exploring men's issues, including attachment, anger, emotional classification and differentiation, and the expression of emotions. During this period, I also explored Eastern and Western philosophies, approaches to holistic health and psychotherapy.
These experiences contributed to my integrative, systems-based understanding of psychological processes and behaviour. Over the past 30 years, I have studied the biological basis of behaviour, particularly the effect of stress on the development of psychological trauma. My interests also include research into psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), including the connections between stress, anxiety, depression and trauma-related behaviour.
My counselling experience includes working with people experiencing trauma-related, substance-use, ageing-related and brain-injury-related mental health challenges, as well as work involving child care, adoption, guardianship and judicial matters.
Qualifications & Registrations
- PhD – University of London (discipline to be confirmed)
- Certificate in Applied Neuroscience and Brain Health
- Registered Clinical Holistic Therapist Australia
- Member, Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH)
- Member, Australian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA)
- Member, Autism Spectrum Australia
- Member, Global Network of Trauma Professionals
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