Trauma Support Providers

I help you find your way through the maze of living by collaboratively addressing the issues and questions that really matter to you.
25 years of experience in the field have taught me that people, circumstances, the quality of a given relationship and a particular situation vary a great deal, and that each therapeutic couple is unique. No one approach or technique works for everybody or at all times. Feeling heard and seen is vitally important and the development of trust and understanding are essential.

My long-standing interest in complex trauma resulted from repeatedly coming across the devastating effects caused by childhood trauma in people who present with a range of seemingly unrelated issues. Depression, grief, substance abuse, relationship difficulties, anxiety, eating and personality disorders can represent long-term legacies of trauma histories - as evidenced by the much cited A (dverse) C (hildhood) E (xperience) study.
I have a particular interest in Attachment Theory as a way to understand a range of mental health symptoms, and as a foundational system of human relationships, which gets severely disrupted as a result of childhood abuse. I keep up-to-date with developments in the trauma field by regularly attending professional development events and reading current professional literature. I have been registered in the Blue Knot Foundations' practitioner directory for the last 10 years.

My work in private practice has been in London and Sydney over a period of 20 years. I have also been employed in a variety of government, non-government, tertiary education, and private settings in England and Australia. Apart from my interest in childhood trauma I have worked in grief and loss services within the Health Department, where I have also been providing regular education and training to health service staff and medical students.

I have 25 years of professional practice experience as a Counselling Psychologist and Psychotherapist and have been a long-standing member of the Australian and British Psychological Societies, as well as the UK Council for Psychotherapy. I completed my undergraduate psychology studies in Berlin, and postgraduate Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy in London. In 1996 I moved to Sydney with my family where I have since lived and worked.

I have worked as a psychologist for 25 years an am a full member of the APS. I have a BA(Honours) majoring in Psychology (Macquarie University) and a Masters in Health Science (Sydney University) and 2 post graduate diplomas (in Narrative Therapy and Sexual Health counselling). I have also completed the 3 year training in the Conversational Model with ANZAP. This model is specifically designed to work with people with Borderline Personality Disorder, which many of us argue is directly related to complex trauma. I am a psychotherapist, registered with ANZAP. I have done many workshops specifically in the trauma firedl with organisations like Educational Centre Against Violence, Australian Childhood Foundation and Delphi Centre. I have worked in the public and private sectors, including over 12 years with the Alice Springs Sexual Assault Service (SARC). I woudl say working with people who have been sexuallya ssautled is athe area I have had the most experience. I have lived and worked in Sydney and the last 13 years in Alice Springs. I now have my own private practice in Alice.

Stephen Faiers
BA (Hons), MPsych (Clinical), MAPS, FCCLP
Clinical Psychologist

Stephen is a registered clinical psychologist who has 25 years’ experience working with a range of young adults and adults from diverse cultural backgrounds. He has worked in both public and private settings and spent many years working within the University Counselling Service at The University of Newcastle.
Stephen has a keen interest in helping his clients develop strategies to build psychological resilience essential for coping with the difficult times in life. He has experience working with a broad range of presentations and issues, such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma, men’s issues, adjustment and life transition issues, particularly relating to the life of a university student.
Stephen utilizes a range of evidence-based approaches, incorporating strategies from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based approaches (MBSR, MiCBT).
Stephen has experience in supervising intern psychologists, clinical registrars and other health professionals both in the public and private settings.
Stephen welcomes a collaborative engagement with his clients helping them develop the strategies they need in order to live a fulfilled and value-driven life, leading to meaningful change in their daily lives.

Dr Sunitha Job is aCclinical Psychologist who works with adults and families presenting with a wide range of emotional difficulties and mental health struggles. She holds a Masters and Ph.D. in clinical Psychology. Her Ph.D. thesis was in the area of mood disorders, mainly anxiety and depression. She is also involved with the training of clinical psychology students and is a board approved supervisor.
She has a special interest in developmental trauma (childhood experience of abuse, neglect and attachment difficulties) and trauma related presentation in adults including complex PTSD. She has special interest in post natal depression, parent-infant relationship and women's mental health.Her therapeutic work is attachment focused and the aim to tailor treatment to the needs of the client. Wide range of strategies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Mindfulness and Trauma informed therapy are used to help the client move towards healing and recovery.

Susan Gobbart
B.A.Psych (Hons), MMH (UQ), AHPRA, AAPi

An experienced psychologist of more than 30 years, Susan has worked in varied roles, delivering trauma informed clinical services for clients as well as supervision and training. She offers an empathic, trauma informed and holistic approach, drawing on the following evidence-based therapies: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Schema Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Attachment-based Therapy and Mindfulness-based Therapy. Susan has worked in Disability Services, as a school based psychologist, within a dual diagnosis (substance use and complex trauma) based setting, in an offshore setting working with refugees addressing torture and trauma related issues, within an urban Indigenous birthing program supporting first nations mammas address trauma to support their mental health during the perinatal period, and currently seeing clients via telehealth addressing a wide range of mental health concerns including complex trauma.

Tonya Gabriel-Brennagh is a Health Psychologist that works out of Frankston. She is passionate about inspiring other and in creating positive change in the lives of others. She undertakes regular, high quality training to ensure that she delivers the highest service possible.

Hi there, I'm Tracey, the owner of Arahura Counselling & Psychotherapy and I help people discover a healing pathway to inner peace and self acceptance. I am a Trauma-Informed Therapist & Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with 25 years experience in areas including childhood physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse and neglect; complex mental health disorders; and violence, abuse, and/or trauma experienced as an adult. I am a genuine, caring, down to earth therapist comfortable with the difficult 'shadow parts' of inner experience as well as the 'silly humorous parts' of life. In therapy sessions time is given to building safety, trust, & connection and drawing attention to the strengths & resources you already have. We will work collaboratively at the pace you are comfortable with. We do this in a gentle, curious, compassionate manner utilising mindful, somatic, and attachment based approaches. I will endeavour to help you cultivate inner calm, balance, joy, & self-love.

Some of My Qualifications
* Bachelor of Social Work (UNSW 1995)
* Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AASW/Medicare Registered)
* Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level One (Australian Childhood Foundation)
* Post Graduate Training in Buddhist Counselling and Psychotherapy (AABCAP)
* Graduate of Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy (NZ Hakomi Institute)
* Certified Becoming Safely Embodied Practitioner (Deirdre Fay US)
* Somatic Experiencing Advanced Level Participant (SE Australia)
* EMDR Student at Basic Training Level

Registrations/Memberships
* Registered Medicare Provider
* Member Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
* Member Australian Association of Buddhist Counsellors & Psychotherapists (AABCAP)
* Provisional Member Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA)

Medicare rebates are available with a Mental Health Care Plan from your GP
Provider of Therapy Support for NDIS Self and Plan Managed Clients

I work collaboratively with those approaching me in my practice. Depending on your needs and goals, we could work in the short term, mid-term, and long-term psychotherapy.

Due to the nature of trauma work, I prefer sessions to take place in person, however some online video sessions could be accommodated when you cannot make it to the office. If video sessions are required, I would ask if we could do a safety check to verify that our sessions would remain private and confidential.

I am an SSP provider and if suitable, SSP could be offered to you as part of therapy.

Have traumatic experiences affected your ability to experience joyous, healthy and safe relationships? I am committed to providing a safe space where relational wounds can be healed; this can be achieved in individual, couple or family therapy. I am a family and relationship counsellor who has many years experience of working with survivors of relational trauma, where experiences of abuse or neglect have affected relationships. I have recently completed my PhD at the Mindful Centre for Training and Research in Developmental Health; the University of Melbourne, where I developed and tested an intervention specifically developed for parents and adolescents, where a parent had a history of relational trauma and there were high levels of conflict in the parent-adolescent relationship. I use an integrative approach that draws on recommended guidelines for working with complex trauma, including mindfulness, dialectical behavioural therapy methods, somatic and expressive arts approaches within a relational, collaborative and strength-based framework. Counselling is available on a sliding scale for lower income earners, and for those who are able to able to attend daytime appointments.

Yvette is a diversely qualified and experienced Clinical Counsellor, Psychotherapist and a Credentialed Mental Health Practitioner, who works with individuals, couples and families holistically, utilising a client centred biopsychosocial approach. Yvette is supportive of and an advocate for the importance and significance of mind, body and soul in her work with clients. This means Yvette also works with clients utilising expressive therapies which include; sandtray, art therapy and psychodrama. Yvette also sees children and adolescents who are experiencing difficulties post separation of their parents and for Child Inclusive Mediation.
Yvette has a Masters Degree in Health Counselling and a number of Post Graduate Diplomas including; Family & Marital Counselling, Rehabilitation Counselling and in Mental Health. She has membership in the following Associations; Psychotherapists and Counsellors Assoc of WA (PACFA West), Psychotherapy and Counsellors Federation of Australia and Australian College of Mental Health Nurses and is a Credentialed Mental Health Consultant/Practitioner. She is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Nurse, Midwife & in Mental Health. Yvette is on the Federal Attorney Generals web site as an Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and is a Mediator.