Jonathan Derkenne is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker who has experience supporting young people, adults and families through Community Mental Health Services, Acute Care, Child Protection / Housing Support in Sydney and London.
Working collaboratively, clients will gain insight into how their past is impacting upon their present. Drawing from and being made aware of clients strengths, the therapeutic process will empower the client to take greater control of their life and help improve awareness and coping strategies.
Jonathan works from a strengths, trauma informed, solution focused approach with Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) underpinning his therapeutic work.
Jenna McKenzie
Jenna is a Registered Psychologist and an Associate Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS). Jenna has extensive experience providing psychological and counselling services to adults and adolescents. Jenna is passionate about helping her clients to overcome stressors in their lives, and believes that one of the most effective vehicles of change is the therapeutic relationship.
Jenna has worked with clients who have been impacted by trauma both in childhood and more recently. This has included clients impacted by both complex and single event traumas.
Jenna has experience in supporting people who are processing grief and loss, major life changes or stressors, relationship transitions, anxiety, panic disorder, depression and post-natal anxiety and depression. Jenna also provides social skills training, and treatment for social anxiety.
Jenna has supported her clients to effect positive change in their lives. She is always inspired by the positive outcomes that clients have made when their goals have been achieved
Holly Smith
Holly Smith is an accredited mental health Social Worker with over 17 years of clinical experience in private, government, forensic and health sectors. She is passionate about working holistically with clients and is a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
Holly uses a flexible and supportive client-based approach to create a safe environment for clients to explore their issues. She is able to provide counselling and therapy to adults, adolescents and children who have experienced a broad range of personal challenges and concerns including: Posttraumatic stress; childhood trauma; grief and loss; suicide bereavement; refugee trauma and settlement issues; mental health issues; anxiety and depression.
Holly will work with her clients to enhance their strengths and develop insight and coping strategies to help navigate the difficulties they are experiencing. She uses various counselling approaches including: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness, Interpersonal Therapy, Complicated Grief Therapy, Psychoeducation and Strengths Based approach.
Haete Weiner
I am an accredited Mental Health Social Worker with over 20 years of experience counselling clients who have experienced complex trauma, sexual assault, domestic family violence and childhood trauma. I am particularly committed to working within a trauma informed approach to assist to regain power and safety in your lives. I have an in depth understanding of social justice issues in Australia and how they impact on our sense of wellness. I use a blend of modalities to suit each client and am guided by the principles of somatic, strength based, systems and narrative approaches.
Eliza Munro
I have a deep commitment to working collaboratively with people to develop new insights and positive changes in their lives, and my recovery-focused approach draws from a variety of evidence-based treatment modalities including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT). My practice is trauma-informed, empowering and person-centered and I work holistically with the person, not just their symptoms or diagnosis.
Dori Wisniewski
Dori Wisniewski is a psychologist with considerable experience working with individual adults and children and with organisations as a Change Facilitator. Trained in the United States and Australia, Dori has worked with clients experiencing depression or anxiety often related to relationship breakdowns, grief and loss and family issues. She also has considerable experience assisting school-aged children and their families with managing behaviour concerns including ADHD, and reducing childhood anxiety and depression. Therapies used include CBT, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and self actualisation. Dori also has considerable experience in the administration of psychological assessments.
Christine Tang-Pearce
I have over 20 years experience working with elderly, young people and adults with a wide range of issues especially Cultural and Linguistic Background (CALD) clients. I have gained knowledge and experience with mental health issues, trauma, Domestic Violence (DV), Intercultural support and therapeutic counselling.
Becca Johnson
I work with children, adolescents and adults with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, and the impact of trauma. I have a special interest in parenting, and supporting parents in becoming the best parents they can be.
Parenting can often be difficult when your own childhood was less than ideal, and often we need help to understand how our own experiences can play out in our relationship with our children.
I use a variety of trauma based psychological approaches that are tailored to meet your indivitual needs, helping you move towards overcoming trauma, anxiety, depression and related issues.
