Counselling in the comfort of your own home
Welcome to Canberra Mobile Counselling
Asking for help is often hard, and the fact you’re here might be a really big step for you. I hope to help create a space where you feel supported in exploring your emotions, issues and day-to-day struggles. I encourage you to have a read of my website and blog and reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
I now also offer Zoom session to interstate Autistic/ADHD clients.
Why see a counsellor?
You might want to see a counsellor to:
Deal with mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety
Help you process trauma
Work through current or historical issues
Develop skills, such as boundaries and assertiveness
Improve your relationships
Help with living with or navigating neurodiversity
Navigate ND/NT relationships
If you’re not sure if you should see a counsellor about your particular issue or concern, feel free to reach out for a chat to see if counselling is suitable for you.
For more information on sessions and pricing please click here.
Mobile Counselling involves a qualified counsellor visiting you at your house for face-to-face counselling. Anyone can access this service, including those who may encounter physical, emotional or psychological barriers to accessing a traditional counsellor’s office. It also reduces your travel time and costs.
Finding the right counsellor
Having the right counsellor is really important. When you have a counsellor that you can connect with and feel safe with it helps to build a positive relationship. This is important because this has a direct impact on achieving positive outcomes for you. My clients often tell me that they’ve tried seen other counsellors or psychologists, but they haven’t felt understood or listened to. If this has been your experience, I might just be the right counsellor for you. Finding a counsellor that fits with you can make all of the difference.
Neurodiversity Affirming and Trauma Informed
I have a lot of experience, both lived and working with Autistics and ADHDers. It can be hard sometimes to be Autistic and ADHD, but I do not believe that Autistics or ADHDers are inherently faulty either. Neurodiversity affirming counselling does not attempt to make you more neurotypical, but accepts your neurodivergence as part of normal variety of human brains. And like all humans, there is stuff that we need to work on - our stuff might just look a bit different and we might need different strategies. There are also some beautiful strengths that can come with being Autistic/ADHD that can also be used positively through therapy.
There are also issues that are very specific to Autistics and ADHDers, and having a counsellor who understands this, so you do not have to be the one to educate them, can be very helpful. For example, many late-diagnosed Autistics have faced misdiagnoses, and when they finally are diagnosed, they begin a process of dealing with what the diagnosis means for them. This may involve joy, grief, anger, unmasking, seeking out Autistic community and culture and embracing your autistic self.
I also work from a trauma-informed perspective, which is based on safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, empowerment and a respect for diversity. In therapy and in a therapist, this looks like:
Having an understanding what constitutes psychological trauma and how trauma can impact your behaviour, emotions, ability to regulate, physical health, relationship and spirituality
Doing no harm: not blaming you for your trauma and not re-traumatising you
Thinking about your coping strategies for your trauma reactions as survival strategies: you are doing the best you can with the tools you currently have
Hope that recovery is possible
Through NDATS I also offer online:
Small psychoeducational groups for Autistic people and their partners
Training for counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists, as well as other allied health professionals who work with Autistic people and would like to improve their practice by learning more about autism and becoming neurodiversity affirming in their practice.
Supervision for counsellors and psychotherapists who are neurodivergent or for NT therapists who work with Autistics and ADHDers.
Please see www.ndats.com.au for more information
