Counselling, EMDR, Clinical Hypnotherapy and Supervision
Goodlake Counselling
EMDR Trauma Therapy Specialist
✓ACA Registered Counsellor and Supervisor
✓PACFA Registered Clinical Counsellor
✓ EMDRAA Accredited Practitioner
✓ Clinical Hypnotherapist, AHA and GOAH
“Let’s find time to chat.”
To talk further, call or text me on 0403 045 800 or email derek@goodlakecounselling.com.
My Focus for Therapy
I specialise in using EMDR to process trauma. You may feel overwhelmed with negative thoughts, memories and fears about the future. Often no amount of arguing with ourselves seems to help. Maybe you’ve tried talking therapy before but the underlying problems are still there. Perhaps you’re fed up with telling your story again and again. I use EMDR because it isn’t talking therapy and doesn’t require repeated exposure to traumatic memories, which is often traumatising in itself. I don’t need to ask you to go into details of traumatic events.
Trauma often leads to other issues that need also to be addressed, e.g. insomnia and anxiety. I’ve been a counsellor using psychodynamic and other therapies for over 22 years. I’ve worked with diverse client groups across Australia, the UK, the Irish Republic Along the way, I’ve trained in CBT, working with dissociation and parts, alcohol and drugs and hypnotherapy.
I was diagnosed as dyslexic late in life. It’s taught me that standardised ways of working can often be inappropriate for clients. We think differently, feel differently, learn differently and should be counselled as individuals. If you’d like to talk further, I offer a 15 min telephone call to answer questions and to get a brief background.
“If you could accept the past you might hope for the future, for only out of the past can you make the future.”
Robert Penn Warren, All the Kings Men, 1946.
Location
My counselling rooms are located at 254 Bay Road, Sandringham, VIC 3191.
My rooms are convenient for Bayside, Sandringham, Highett, Moorabbin, Hampton, Cheltenham, Beaumaris, Mentone and the Mordialloc area.
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I use these therapies.
After an initial assessment and in discussion with you, we will agree the best way forward for you.
What’s right for one person isn’t necessarily the best for someone else.
Counselling
Counselling is an umbrella term for a number of therapies. My initial training was as psychodynamic counsellor. This looks at how our behaviours, beliefs and defences can impact our lives.
EMDR
EMDR is recognised as effective for Complex PTSD and childhood traumas.
EMDR also works with other issues such as phobias, unresolved grief and loss.
Before any trauma is processed you will be taught tools to handle distressing memories.
Hypnotherapy
Clinical Hypnotherapy can be effective on its own, as part of working with complex issues or complementing other therapies.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to book a counselling session?
To book, call or text me on 0403 045 800 or email derek@goodlakecounselling.com.
Is it possible to reschedule my session?
Absolutely! You can reschedule your session up to 24 hrs before without incurring any additional fees.
Can I receive an invoice for my session?
An invoice or receipt is sent for all sessions.
How can I pay?
Payment at the end of the session by Credit Card or bank transfer. I’m happy to charge the NDIS directly for Plan Managed clients.
Can I use my Health Fund cover?
I’m registered with Medibank and other health funds. Some health funds may not cover you.
Is there disabled access?
Yes, ground floor rooms, ramp access and disabled toilet. Disabled parking is available plus on street parking.
Still have questions? Looking for answers and support?
Email, text or call me and we’ll arrange a convenient time to talk further.
Call or text me on 0403 045 800 or email derek@goodlakecounselling.com.
