Offering The Following Therapy & Clinical Supervision Services:
- Therapy Clients Supported: Individual Adults (18+), including Couples & Family Sessions
- Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy Clients Supported: Individual Adults (18+). Read more here
- Clinical Supervision Clients Supported: Health & Non-Health Related Professionals. Read more here
- Session Formats: Online / Telehealth via Videolink or Phone Call
- Countries Supported: Australia, New Zealand, Ireland & United Kingdom
- Session Days & Times: Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday
- Australia 1030am, 12noon, 130pm, 3pm, 430pm (AEDT)
- New Zealand 1230pm, 2pm, 330pm, 5pm, 630pm
- Ireland & UK 1130pm, 1am, 230am, 4am, 530am
- Therapy Demographic Specialties: All people, including from ‘minority’ groups – I believe everyone deserves to be respected equally. Read more about my client approach here
- Therapy Modalities: See my options here
- Therapy Issue Expertise: See my extensive list here
At Somatic Psychotherapies, I offer my counselling, clinical supervision and trauma informed yoga therapy to work with a range of clients that present a variety of unique circumstances. However, there is a common thread – they are unsatisfied in an aspect of their life which is preventing them from reaching their desired level of happiness to feel balanced, and at peace within.
My aim is to assist you with your current life difficulties to restore balance, happiness and inner peace with various techniques of ‘talk therapy’ and somatic healing methods including pranayama breath work techniques and trauma informed yoga (based on the Yin, Restorative and Nidra styles). I can teach you many various emotional regulation skills where this may be of benefit for you also.
I work primarily from a Person-Centred Therapy (PCT) approach using a conversational style listening patiently to you, always with empathy, genuineness and without judgement, to help find the solutions you desire for your life whilst adjusting my techniques to fit your needs within each session.
I provide a non-judgemental, supportive and equal service for all people aged 18+yrs including those with physical or intellectual disability, all ethnic groups, people identifying as LGBTI+, all forms of spiritual or religious beliefs including those who are recovering from exiting a cult group, and often ‘marginalised’ people such as sex workers, people who have committed crimes and people from’ other ‘minority’ groups.
During our initial session we will discuss your specific areas of concern as well as assess if we are the right client/therapist fit. From here, we will be able to create your personalised therapy plan to meet your chosen goals, discussing how it can best support your day-to-day life moving forward…Contact me now.
Rates & Insurance
Counselling, Clinical Supervision & Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy Session Rates: (including couples/families/weekends)
- 1hr $200.00 AUD
- 1.5h $300.00 AUD
- 2hr $400.00 AU
(or equivalent foreign currency conversion)
Private Health Funds, Other Insurance Rebates or Funders for Counselling Therapy:
I am happy to provide a receipt of session payment for use with your private health or other funding organisation, so you can claim under your policy.
I am an approved provider with the following Work Safe/Work Cover Support Organisations:
- WorkCover QLD Provider: P0007557257
- Return to Work SA Provider: 00670686
I am an ‘approved provider’ with the following Victim Support Organisations:
- Victims of Crime QLD/Victim Assist QLD:
- Victims of Crime Victoria Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) / Victims Support Agency VIC
I am an ‘approved provider’ with Trauma Support Directory via the National Redress Scheme:
I can also provide therapy services for NDIS funded ‘self managed’ and ‘plan managed’ clients.
I am with the following Australian Private Health Funds as an ‘approved provider’:
- AHM Provider: 21266465
- Australian Regional Health Group (ARHG) including the following health funds Provider: AC04979T
- Bupa Provider: J003657
- Doctors Health Fund by Avant Provider: ACA4979
- GU Health Provider: 21226095
Further Australian Private Health Funds approval for insurance refunds are still pending and will be updated to this site soon – I appreciate your patience whilst this occurs.
Services may be covered in full or in part by your private health or insurance/other funders. Please check your coverage carefully. You may find it helpful by asking the following questions of your insurance provider before getting started with me at Somatic Psychotherapies:
- Do I have specific mental health counselling therapy insurance benefits?
- Has any required waiting period been met before I can claim?
- How many sessions or what dollar value per year does my insurance cover?
- What is the coverage amount per therapy session?
- What month of the year does my annual allocation occur?
- Is approval required from the fund prior to starting therapy?
- Do I require a referral from my doctor?
- The therapist can provide a receipt – how do I claim money back on my policy?
Please Note The Booking Payment And Cancellation Policy:
You may book sessions by contacting me directly or via my client booking portal. After booking your appointment with Somatic Psychotherapies your chosen session length time is exclusively allocated to you. Successful payment via bank transfer within 24hrs of scheduling confirms the appointment booking. This method removes the stress of remembering to ensure payment for both parties knowing you are fully prepaid for your session and allows us to focus solely on your therapy session needs.
Notification of confirmation of your payment being received into my account will occur automatically for both parties. After 24hrs of non payment, the scheduled time is cancelled. A new booking can then be made as required.
If you provide Somatic Psychotherapies with a contact number or email address, a reminder message will be sent before your appointment. This is a courtesy reminder only. I still ask you to confirm attendance. If for any reason you did not receive a reminder message and missed your appointment, you will still need to pay the late missed appointment fee. If ever in doubt, please feel free to make contact directly to confirm an appointment.
A minimum of 24hrs notice is required before cancellation/rescheduling of appointments so that the time slot may be filled by another client and ensure the best service to all clients requesting appointments. You may do this by contacting me directly or via the client booking portal for your convenience.
If less than 24hrs notice is provided or you don’t attend your scheduled appointment, then the full prepaid session fee is non refundable, without exception. I understand that unforeseen circumstances can arise, however Somatic Psychotherapies cannot accept responsibility for such circumstances.
It is important to note that if your sessions are being funded directly by a Third Party, they may not pay late cancellation or missed appointment fees. These are your responsibility even if your treatment is normally funded by a Third Party.
Cancelling with notification greater than 24hrs in advance automatically credits your account any amounts already paid, which can be utilised for the next appointment booking or, can be refunded upon request.
“There are far, far better things ahead than anything we leave behind.”
– C. S. LEWIS
