Certified Relationship Therapist

For Dorianne, the counselling space is where she feels at home. She is passionate and committed and believes in the power of the therapeutic relationship which provides a trusting space for clients to be open and honest about their struggles. Along with her insight and candid nature, Dorianne seeks to tie together the different threads of a person’s life, creating understanding and opportunities for change. Working within this process, and along with empathy and curiosity, she works with clients to meet their needs and goals.

Working holistically, Dorianne uses an integrative approach. Exploring the different threads of a person’s life, she might use Internal Family Systems Parts work with the view to reveal the inner child or shed light on how our internal emotions get triggered by our life partners in couples counselling. Also working with couples, Dorianne integrates the Gottman Method. Couples are supported to improve communication, managing conflict by processing past incidents and/or overcoming gridlock and/or improving friendship and intimacy. The above is a representation of Gottman techniques and strategies used in session.

Dorianne effectively uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy when working with unhelpful core beliefs and/or negative thinking for eg. to support cognitive reconstruction and reframing. Holistically integrating Somatic Therapy is important to Dorianne. Guiding clients to use their bodies to become aware of the physiological symptoms they experience especially when experiencing difficult emotions, enhances self-awareness and understanding leading to healing, creating meaningful change.

Dorianne’s therapeutic approach is customised to align with each individual’s uniqueness and differing needs. We all seek to live a good life, however, sometimes in life we may feel stuck and alone. Counselling offers an opportunity for healing, change and personal growth. When you reflect and acknowledge there’s room for improvement in how you think, feel and behave you are on the road to realizing fully your potential.