Clinical Services
The FSI Counselling Team
Our counsellors are experts in applying family systems approaches to working with individuals, couples and families.
Leisa Aitken,
Jenny Brown,
Emerick Kovacs,
Lily Mailler,
Clare Saunders
and
Joanne Wright.
All our clinical staff are tertiary qualified mental health professionals with post graduate training and experience in couple and family therapy.
What kind of problems?
Our counsellors assist with a range of difficulties with an emphasis on each person’s relationships.
Couple disharmony
Child/adolescent emotional or behavioural problems
Grief and loss
Overcoming depression or anxiety
Anger management
Adjusting to stressful life events: divorce, retrenchment, relocation, mid life.
Resolving difficulties from childhood.
Tensions with extended family. Our Approach
A Family Systems Approach views emotional problems in the context of a person’s present and past relationships. As clients learn how they operate in their key relationships, they are able to explore new options for expressing themselves effectively and strengthening the connection with important others.
How much time is involved?
Naturally there is a great variety to each person’s needs, ranging from single session consultation to help with a difficult decision, to tackling a problem that has a long history.
Family systems counselling is one of the less time intensive approaches. The focus is on trying new strategies between counselling sessions. Sessions last for 1 hour and may begin as weekly or fortnightly with greater spacing as things improve.
Who should attend?
In family therapy, children and teenagers are usually seen with parents and other involved family members. With couple problems it is ideal but not essential for both partners to be involved. If one partner is reluctant to come, a great deal can still be achieved with one motivated person.
Getting the most out of your counselling
What are the costs?
There are 2 fee levels: A standard rate and a lower fee for seeing an experienced professional undertaking a research / training fellowship. There are a range of rebates available and these can be discussed with our intake receptionists.
Payment can be made by credit card, cheque, eftpos or cash.
All of our counsellors are committed to the highest standards of:
Professional ethics
Counselling that is informed by current professional research and scholarship.
Counselling that is geared to the unique needs of each client
Strategy focussed counselling that aims to achieve a time efficient and economical service. Cancellation Policy
The full fee will be charged unless 24 hours notice within office hours is given, (apart from emergencies). Appointments on Mondays need to be cancelled by close of business on Thursday.
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