About
Your Counselling Practitioner
A little about me…
Hi! I’m Sherrie, and I come to you as your Counselling Practitioner with a Diploma of Counselling, a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Psychology with Distinction, membership with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), along with much lived experience. I am currently furthering my studies completing my Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy, not only because I enjoy learning and keeping my practice skills up to date, but also, so that eventually my clients will have opportunity to access Medicare and other Private Health Fund Rebates through my private practice.
As well as operating Therapeutic Conversations – Counselling Solutions, I work part-time as a Counsellor for a nationwide not-for-profit welfare service supporting children, youth, and young adults, and have done so for over 10yrs now. Before this I had worked as a Domestic Violence Family Support Counsellor, and before that a Salvation Army Helpline Counsellor. I also come with experience working with people of all abilities from my time working within the Disability sector and many years ago working with the elderly as an Assistant in Nursing.
When I’m not focused on my private practice, work, and studies and when I haven’t got my nose in a good book or outdoors gardening, I enjoy spending time with my family, friends, and fur babies.
About Therapeutic Conversations
We are not only, a virtual counselling space to unload worries or stress, talk through issues, problem solve concerns, work towards personal goals, and embrace your authentic self, but also, a way to explore possible solutions and develop effective long-lasting coping skills to add to your wellbeing toolkit.
Frequently over the years I have heard people share their concerns about discussing their difficulties and struggles with others, because they worry that friends and family might not understand, might feel burdened, or even feel overwhelmed. As a result, people tend to bottle things up despite knowing that they really would like to talk to someone. Someone who will genuinely listen and try to understand, while also supporting them with no judgment or criticism or unwanted advice giving.
For this reason, Therapeutic Conversations – Counselling Solutions was birthed, to offer clients a safe place to talk things through, to be able to share openly about what’s on their hearts and minds, while also feeling rest assured that they are receiving confidential professional support.
We all deserve to experience healthy conversations and genuine human connection, but sometimes for whatever reason this just isn’t possible. Because of this, Therapeutic Conversations – Counselling Solutions focuses on the working relationship between the client and counsellor where therapy happens via the conversation, in contrast to the typical focus on diagnostic labels and interventions.
My hope for you, is that you will come away feeling empowered, hopeful, and experience a renewed zeal for life.