COACHING AND COUNSELLING WITH ME: HOW I WORK
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About Me
I am a Registered Nurse and a Professionally Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation. I also hold masters degrees in adult learning and counselling. Each of these professional contexts requires me to practice to a set of ethical standards, and I undertake regular professional development to maintain each of my registrations.
Types of Service I Provide
I provide psychological support and personal and professional development services using a coaching approach. This type of service is intended to assist and support people as they think about and process difficulties, challenges, and change so that they can improve their mental well-being and quality of life as well as find meaning and solve problems. Because of my healthcare background, my focus is working with people who are struggling with and/or want to work through issues, problems or concerns related to health and healthcare related to the following:
Being diagnosed and/or living with a long-term health issue or cancer
Caring for someone who is living with a long-term health issue or cancer
Struggling with the chaos that is often a part of a new diagnosis
Wanting to make sense of things that are or have happened in life and work
Struggling with change
Finding problem-solving difficult
Feeling stressed and anxious
Experiencing grief and loss
Working in healthcare and seeking support to: manage emotions inherent in act of caring; to promote physical, emotional and social well-being; and / or for career development
I use an integrated approach to drawing on person-centred, narrative and solution-focused therapies to provide existential, emotional and/or practical support that is guided by each client's wishes and needs
I have also written a guided journal to provide support for people who don’t want to or are not able to engage in face to face sessions. It is available on Amazon.
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I do not provide a crisis service for people at risk of harm, and as a counsellor, I cannot diagnose or treat mental health disorders. I also do not provide health advice.
How to Access Sessions with Me
I work Tuesday to Thursday, 10 am to 4 pm via video. I use zoom teams and WhatsApp. I send invites to video calls before each session.
Privacy, Confidentiality and Consent
To provide the best service I can, I will collect personal and health information about you and keep a record of this information. It is up to you what you share with me. The service I provide is confidential, which means that I undertake not to disclose any information you share with me. My practice around privacy is guided by the Australian Privacy Principles under section 28(1) of the Privacy Act 1988. This means that all personal information I hold about you, including written records, remains private. I do not require a referral and am not required to enter information into Medicare or My Health Record. To protect your confidentiality for online sessions, I use Zoom and WhatsApp, which are both encrypted. I am the only person who has access to these platforms.
SUPPORTING YOU WITH:
WEATHERING THE CANCER STORM
LIVING WELL WITH CHRONIC DISEASE
MANAGING CANCER DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY
A guided journal to support you through cancer diagnosis and beyond
Contact me if you think a coaching approach to psychological support, combining would suit you as you navigate cancer and chronic disease and their many and varied impacts. Click one of the boxes above to find out more.
EMAIL ME TO FIND OUT MORE
When you are ready, we can book a time to see if we are a good fit and discuss how I might be able to help you.
