Bracken Ridge Psychologists

People seek counselling for many reasons. Psychological counselling may be useful if you:

• Have a persistent feeling of sadness or depression
• Often feel stressed or anxious
• Are experiencing a life transition or adjusting to change
• Would like to improve your relationship with others
• Lack self-confidence or assertiveness
• Have thoughts of harming yourself
• Are struggling to balance work and family commitments
• Are having trouble in making an important decision
• Are worried about the health or well-being of someone close to you

Before your therapy session begins, we may ask you to fill out administrative forms in order to properly record your data. You may also be asked to complete some psychological assessment forms to establish a starting point from which our psychologists can work.  During the first session we endeavour to firstly understand your personal circumstances, challenges and strengths prior to developing your unique treatment plan.  We do this in a safe, relaxed and confidential environment.  We use evidence-based treatment modalities within our consultations and treat you with compassion and respect in order to support effective and positive change.  There is really no “typical” therapy session as there are different methods of treatment depending on individual circumstances.

This varies but normally a session lasts for about an hour and clients attend between 6 to 10 sessions.  Simple issues may take less time, more complex issues may require more time.