For Individuals, Groups, Couples, Families & Teams:

Issues:

Relationships, Parenting, Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Wellbeing, Goal Achievement, Transitions, Grief & Loss and Bereavement, Emotional Overload, Addiction, Stress, Trauma, Domestic Violence, Personal Growth, Suicidal Ideation & Self Injury, Self Awareness & Understanding, Self-Esteem, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Life Skills, Communication, Creativity and Team Dynamics.

Types of Therapy and Approach:

Michael has experience in a range of counselling modalities including Sandplay Therapy, Narrative, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Solutions Focused Brief Therapy, ACT, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Strengths-Based, Trauma-Informed, Psycho-Dynamic, Person Centred, Existential, Motivational Interviewing, Responding to Violence, Fighting Fair Mediation, Bereavement, Self Compassion, Radical Exposure Tapping, Emotional Freedom Techniques, Flash EMDR, Internal Family Systems, IPNB, Post Traumatic Growth, Contemplative and Compassionate Inquiry, Collaborative Problem Solving and SafeSide Suicide Response & Prevention.

Costs: Individuals $150 per hour.

Couples, Family & Groups $180 per hour.

Sandplay is a powerful nonverbal, sensory and symbolic therapy that facilitates the expression of feelings, internal states and experiences often difficult to put into words. The essence of Sandplay Therapy is that clients [Children & Adults] engage with their own creativity whilst supported through a therapeutic relationship. Sandplay promotes neural integration through somatosensory engagement, symbolic expression, mindfulness and relational attunement. The therapy is relational, experiential and sacred.

Costs: Individuals $150 per hr or $170 per 1.5 hrs.

Social workers work with, and on behalf of, individuals, families, groups and communities to:

• enhance their individual and collective wellbeing and social development

• resolve personal and interpersonal problems

• improve and to facilitate engagement with the broader society

• address systemic barriers to full recognition and participation

• protect the vulnerable from oppression and abuse.

Michael facilitates a diverse range of established workshops and can customise trainings for specific requirements.

Programs:

Parenting Programs: Tuning into Teens, Engaging Adolescents,

Youth Programs: Rock & Water, Name Narrate Navigate, Resourceful Adolescents Program (RAP),

Wellbeing Programs: Introduction to Mindfulness, ACT & DBT Skills,

Custom Trainings:

Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Wellbeing in the Workplace, Teamwork & Mentoring, Narrative Community Documenting Processes, Wellness Walks, Self-Defence Skills, Alternatives to Violence, etc.

Costs: Variable.

Supervision and reflective support for practitioners in a range of contexts. A safe, independent, support, to provide the reflective space you need to stay connected to hope, resilience, inspiration, energy, creativity and solutions for your work.

Costs: $150 per hr.