Our Ideal Health Solutions counsellor, Stefana, is motivated to help others work through their concerns through the therapy of talking. Having graduated with Bachelor degrees in both Science and Psychology she found herself still searching for the profession that was the right fit for her and that is how she came to study Counselling. Counselling gave her the tools to practice from a perspective in which respect is given to all individuals as experts in their own lives who along with a little guidance can be emowered to make the decisions they need to better their lives.
With a particular interest in helping adolescents she has furthered her studies in this area. "Many changes occur naturally during this time as one grows from child towards adulthood, and although individuals are no longer children and thus have a much greater understanding of the world around, the necessary problem solving skills may not yet be fully developed and may need support. Furthermore new endevours such as starting high school, new peers/friendships, new found freedoms such as driving, selecting subjects, entering the workforce to name a few can all bring about there own set of challenges which individuals may seek support for. I can be there to listen and support without judgement, helping best as I can as they navigate this pivotal time in their lives."
Stefana has enriched her studies further by completing a number of advanced study majors including;
Child Development & Effective Parenting
Working with Adolescents
Grief and Loss Counselling
Mindfullness Based Therapies
Stefana uses a range of therapeutic methods, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Person-Centred Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution Focused Therapy and Mindfullness Based Therapies to help you work through your personal problems in a positive way. She can help you to clarify the issues and explore strategies to resolve or reduce them depending on the issue.
The benefits of counselling
Seeing a counsellor gives you a confidential and non-judgemental space in which to share your concerns, worries and the issues you are facing in life.
There are so many benefits to counselling, including:
Counselling can also be a very cathartic experience where you let go of options that you have been bottling inside for many months or years. It is an opportunity to confront your feelings with a person who will listen without judgement in a safe and private place and then help you to find a path forward.
There are so many benefits to counselling, including:
- Gaining different perspectives on your problems and issues
- Gives you clarity of thought and decision-making
- Increases your confidence and self-motivation
- Improving your personal relationships
- Enhanced physical and mental wellbeing and mood
- Coping better with everyday life or certain difficult situations
- Support clients with stress issues, anxieties and depression
Counselling can also be a very cathartic experience where you let go of options that you have been bottling inside for many months or years. It is an opportunity to confront your feelings with a person who will listen without judgement in a safe and private place and then help you to find a path forward.
What to expect from your first appointment
As a form of talk therapy, no two sessions with a counsellor will be the same. The first session is a chance for you to establish a trusting relationship with Stefana to talk freely about deeply personal matters.
As a counsellor, Stefana is a very good listener so she will ask questions and let you talk to share your thoughts, feelings and concerns. From there, she will help you to identify the stressors or triggers that are causing your issues and help you gain clarity and find different coping strategies and solutions to help you through your current concerns.
Stefana will help you to build a plan to move through the difficulties you are facing. This will likely not happen over a single counselling session but rather over a number of sessions that you feel comfortable with as healing and problem solving takes time and delicate care.
As a counsellor, Stefana is a very good listener so she will ask questions and let you talk to share your thoughts, feelings and concerns. From there, she will help you to identify the stressors or triggers that are causing your issues and help you gain clarity and find different coping strategies and solutions to help you through your current concerns.
Stefana will help you to build a plan to move through the difficulties you are facing. This will likely not happen over a single counselling session but rather over a number of sessions that you feel comfortable with as healing and problem solving takes time and delicate care.
Child Development & Effective Parenting
- Today’s parents and children alike are under more pressure than ever before. Counselling can help them to build resilience and healthy ways of coping with challenges in life.
- Child development and effective parenting counselling can be beneficial for:
- Building self-esteem and self-motivation
- Understanding behavioural issues
- Managing pressure and stress
- Developing coping skills
- Understanding what behaviours to expect from children at different stages and ages
- Learning effective methods for communicating with children
- Learning to resolve conflict between parents and children
- Helping children to understand and deal with their feelings
- Anger management in children
- Understanding the role of self
Grief & Loss Counselling
Loss comes in many shapes and forms along with the accompanying grief. Like no two persons are the same neither is how one grieves. Counselling can help people who have experienced any type of loss by providing a safe place to talk through the loss and all it's effects on the person and their lives around them. Counselling can assist in;
Understanding the types of loss that can result in a grief reactionExploring reactions to loss and grief
Explore emotions
Provide a safe non judgemental place to talk about emotions
Restore clamness
Find positive ways to heal
Book your first appointment
You do not require a referral from your GP to see a counsellor
Booking your first appointment at our Bella Vista clinic is easy. Simply book online via the button below or speak to our friendly recpetion staff on (02) 88835952
Booking your first appointment at our Bella Vista clinic is easy. Simply book online via the button below or speak to our friendly recpetion staff on (02) 88835952
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