Stones Corner

  • Chanel

    Couples Therapist Brisbane

    MCouns (Master of Counselling, UQ)

    Hart Centre Certified

    100% Trust and Satisfaction Guarantee In Relationship
    LOCATIONS
    • Stones Corner, QLD
    About Chanel

    This Hart therapist is a caring, detail-oriented and sensitive couples therapist, compelled to work with individuals and couples in a meaningful way, and on a deeper level. Her work as a therapist is driven by her passion to help people create a life of meaning, a life lived more freely and fully. Her particular area of expertise and interest is relationships, both the relationship we have with ourselves and others. Working with couples to strengthen their bond of intimacy and connection, so that they thrive as a couple, and in turn create thriving families, is how she wants to impact the world, one relationship at a time.

    This Hart therapist’s counselling style is relaxed and person-led, therefore her sessions will feel conversational in nature as she strives to create a safe, comfortable space for you to explore your inner wisdom and uncover hidden parts of yourself. The privilege of being invited into the most vulnerable places of the soul and heart is something she honours, by meeting her clients where they are at with compassion, empathy, and a non-judgmental stance. Believing that couples therapy is a journey that takes courage, she works with individuals and couples to find strength in vulnerability, helping each person connect more deeply with themselves and those they love.

    Relationships are fundamental to our wellbeing, and there is nothing more painful than feeling disconnected from our partner. She works with couples to help them regain harmony and a felt sense of connection that they’ve been looking for, but haven’t been able to find on their own. As an Emotionally Focused Therapist, she works to help couples understand each other more clearly, to recognize the unique patterns in the dance of their relationship and how they can move toward connection by changing the steps of their dance together. This is a collaborative process that utilizes the present moment to experience something new, a shift in perspective, a new way of communicating, so that couples are equipped to practice a new way of being and doing outside of therapy room where long-lasting change is achieved.

    An integrative couples therapist, she also draws on mindfulness-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural, and psychodynamic approaches, tailoring sessions to meet the unique needs and preferences of her clients. She has a particular interest in working with couples following an infidelity or other relationship rupture, couples seeking greater intimacy, diverse couples, individuals and couples impacted by trauma, grief and loss, and significant life transitions (eg. moving countries, ex-pat life, FIFO workers, etc.)

    Alongside being a therapist, she continues to work in Africa, where she lived as an ex-pat, supporting schools to be places of safety and wellbeing. Her self-care strategies include walks in nature, regular yoga and nurturing her key relationships with her adult children, partner, family and friends from which she draws encouragement and strength.

    What are three strengths you have as a Psychologist/Counsellor?

    Warm, authentic, emotional attunement with clients.

    What is the most satisfying and fulfilling part of the work you do?

    Witnessing individuals and couples go from surviving to thriving is incredibly joyful and rewarding – what a privilege!

    What’s an example of a couple you have helped the most?

    The couple that comes to mind is a couple who had been married for 20+ years, but were highly distressed, unable to see a way forward out of the painful cycle that led to days of silent, angry stonewalling. I helped them understand their negative pattern, and how unresolved trauma was triggering protective reactions that led to outbursts of anger and hostility. Helping each better understand themselves, and each other, enabled them to stop the downward spiral and instead create a new pattern of interaction that was caring and mutually supportive.

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  • Jenny

    Couples Therapist Brisbane

    BA(Psych), GradDipMgt, M Couns, MACA (Level 2)

    Hart Centre Certified

    100% Trust and Satisfaction Guarantee In Relationship
    LOCATIONS
    • Stones Corner, QLD
    About Jenny

    This Hart therapist’s counselling practice is underpinned by a strong sense of empathy for clients, prioritising acceptance, safety and unconditional positive regard in relationships. She provides holistic support for clients with diverse cultural backgrounds and relationship types, and has a passion for empowering clients to work through life transitions.

    This Hart therapist has an extensive background of helping people from all walks of life make successful career decisions transitions. She is able to understand the impact on mental health and relationships when our life doesn’t go as we planned.

    With a particular focus on working with relationships in distress, she has been described as a calm presence; able to instill confidence and hope for success. She continues to hone her skills in psychotherapy and actively invests in her personal development.

    What are three strengths you have as a Psychologist/Counsellor?

    1. Not afraid to work with distress and hold space for painful emotions

    2. A calming presence

    3. Non-judgemental and comfortable working with a variety of relationship types

    What is the most satisfying and fulfilling part of the work you do?

    Offering Relationship Counselling and Couples Therapy to help clients who suffers from distress, to reconnect with themselves and each other.

    What’s an example of a couple you have helped the most?

    Emotionally Focused Therapy is a non-blaming, inclusive and empathetic form of relationship counselling. I help clients identify their negative interactional patterns, step out of their dance and forge new ways of being with each other which allows for healing of wounds and betrayals.

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  • Angie

    Counsellor, Brisbane

    She/Her/Hers. MA Coun, MASW.

    Hart Centre Certified

    100% Trust and Satisfaction Guarantee In Relationship
    LOCATIONS
    • Stones Corner, QLD
    • Grange, QLD
    About Angie

    This Hart Therapist is an experienced mental health professional, having worked for 20+ years in a variety of capacities focusing on human development. She believes change occurs as people experience themselves as competent and capable of finding solutions for greater control and contentment. She works to achieve this by honouring clients’ stories and struggles through curiosity and an unwavering belief that humans are inherently resourceful…but sometimes become stuck and can benefit from the support of a caring and informed mental health professional.

    Her approach to therapy orientates toward a ‘systems approach’, which focuses on the relational aspects of human problems. She has an interest in understanding the specific contexts in which difficulties occur, and layers this perspective with an integrated approach, incorporating useful elements from modalities as diverse as Gottman Couple Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).

    Above all, this Hart Therapist believes finding the right counsellor is critical. In fact, research indicates the factors that have the greatest impact on therapeutic outcomes are the therapeutic alliance and client readiness for change. So, while a therapeutic modality or approach is important, it makes up a very small portion of the outcome pie. This is why she heavily focuses on ensuring a sound client-therapist fit, as she wants sessions to be value-laden for clients – ensuring time, energy and money is put to good use.

    What are three strengths you have as a Psychologist/Counsellor?
    1. Awareness of unconscious bias
    2. Deep humility
    3. Balanced head and heart
    What is the most satisfying and fulfilling part of the work you do?

    “I do this work because I have benefited enormously from doing personal therapy alongside supportive and knowledgeable mental health professionals. I also value connection and community. Sharing personal stories is vulnerable yet offers profound healing and a sense of connection as modern living places us a long way from fire and tribe. I find deep enrichment through collaborating with others to make sense of the world. In addition, I find humans to be fascinating. Engaging in work that explores the human mind scratches an intellectual itch and provides a sense of organising principles through which I view the world. Finally, I value working in a capacity that encourages kindness and courage – my top values – and that inspires mutual growth.”

    What’s an example of a couple you have helped the most?

    One client, who I’ll call ‘Beth, stands out as a particularly accelerated example of human growth. She arrived gripped with social anxiety underpinned by deep self-doubt and ridicule. She sought work that could be performed online (WFH) only, left her home once a week to pick up ‘click and collect’ from Coles, and chatted to her one comrade – her cat.

    Fast forward one year and she is now dating a lovely gent, just got back from a trip to the US, has joined a hiking club and has a handful of meaningful friendships. I feel a deep sense of pride in her courageous journey. Her willingness to stare her fear down and ask the tough questions that gave rise to understanding her coping mechanisms never failed to impress. She is a brave soul who has finally embraced the idea that she is a gift to the world and deserves to be in it.

    However, it’s important to note that Beth’s growth doesn’t solely result from the skills we worked on or the interpersonal trust we built, which provided space for self-exploration and, ultimately, healing. Outcome research over the past 30 years tells us that ~70% of therapeutic ‘success’ is dependent upon the client’s readiness for change. Given this, my clients deserve the lions share of the congratulatory pie as they have pre-laid the foundation for change (through owning their stuff and committing to change) prior to walking through my door. I am not the rainmaker. Rather, I think of myself as a journeyman who has the privilege to accompany my clients for a time as they courageously put one foot in front of the next.

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