About Rebecca

I’m Rebecca, a mental health counsellor in Canberra’s Inner North.

I am a Graduate Diploma qualified counsellor and a member of the Australian Counselling Association. I am in the final stage of completing my Master of Counselling degree.

I see clients in Canberra in Dickson and online Australia- (and world-) wide!

Authenticity

Connection

Compassion

Common Humanity

Authenticity

Connection

Compassion

Common Humanity

Are we a good fit?

A very important factor in the success of therapy is the relationship you have with your therapist.

I recommend new clients book a free phone or Zoom call with me to check if I am the right counsellor for you. Send me a message via the contact form here and we'll find a mutually convenient time for a phone or Zoom call.

I recognise that phone calls are difficult for some people so, if you prefer to discuss your needs via email, please let me know in the contact form here.

Please note that I only see people 16 years old or over.

Please also check out my FAQs if you have other quesitons. They may be answered there.

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My Approach

My practice is grounded in humanistic and person-centred psychology. I am interested in the whole person, not particular diagnoses. I believe you are the expert in your own life and I will work collaboratively with you to find your own solutions to the struggles you’re facing in daily life.

Using an integrative approach, I draw on evidence-based therapies to meet the needs of my clients. Most of all, I use a non-judgmental and empathic listening ear to give you the space to express and explore your emotional experience and find practical ways to better cope in your individual life circumstances.

My life is deeply rooted in my values and the core values that I bring to my counselling practice are authenticity, compassion, connection and common humanity.

My Interests

My interests are varied but I am particularly interested helping people to be more authentically themselves. You might be neurodivergent, gender queer, or a highly sensitive person (HSP). Whatever your identity, I value diversity and I want to help you be more fully yourself in a world that wasn’t built for you (and, let’s face it, today’s society was not built for humans at all).

Following my own experience with climate distress after the 2019/20 bushfires, I welcome anyone wanting to discuss their struggles to cope with distress about the environment.

I’ve been married to my husband for over twenty years and we’ve raised three children (all neurodivergent) so I know the trials and the joys of family life and the complex relationships we have with those we love the most.

My Background

In high school I realised that I wanted to enter the ‘helping professions’ and ended up studying psychology at UNSW. My life took a turn and I entered period of soul-searching when I was 24 and my mother died. For one reason or another I diverted from my path and returning to it in later life felt like coming full circle after a lifetime gathering experience.

Since childhood I have had creative hobbies of all sorts. My main creative outlets these days are sewing and painting but there is always something else I want to try.

I also fell in love with nature at a young age and believe deeply in the restorative power of nature. I feel most spiritually alive in nature too. Caring for and trying to live as lightly as possible on the Earth is a pursuit I share with my husband.

I grew up in Sydney and met my husband during my undergraduate degree at UNSW. We were good friends for ten years before it became ‘more’. We moved to Canberra in 2000 and our three children arrived soon after. We love Canberra and haven’t looked back.

My qualifications

This is a list of my official qualifications. I am currently completing the final units in my Master of Counselling having completed the Graduate Diploma.

Graduate Diploma in Counselling

Graduate Diploma in Education (Primary)

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology

Certificate IV in Mental Health

Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment

In addition to these formal qualifications, I have completed further learning and professional development in:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Depth Enquiry ™

ADHD

Autism