Psychotherapists and Counsellors Answer your Questions
Conversations with Therapists
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What led you to choose psychotherapy or counselling as a profession?
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Which philosophical approaches have influenced your professional development?
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Which particular aspects of health or the human journey are you interested in?
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What methods do you use?
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When do you think the client will start to feel that progress is being made?
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How has therapy made a difference in your life?
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What do you like most about being a therapist?
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Do you ever have 'bad hair' days?
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What do you think is the most significant problem we face, in the world today?
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Can you share the name of a book, film, song, event or work of art that inspires you?
Ashley Thomson
I spent many years repeating behaviour and re-experiencing painfully familiar depressions and anxieties until seeing a psychotherapist helped me change that. And after a while I found I wanted to...
Cathy Lee
Initially, I was simply trying to make sense of people and myself. As I faced my own struggles, I discovered that body-oriented approaches and somatic psychotherapy were what truly helped me to heal...
Lisa Barrett
I think the biggest factor that has always drawn me back to counselling, regardless of what other paths I have taken along the way, is my never-ending sense of wonder about human beings - what drives...
Carolyn Choy
I've always been interested in listening to different people's life stories: how they've endured and overcome challenging times, what drives them, what their passion is and what it is that they love...
Amelia Ducker
A series of life experiences followed by some nudges drew me towards training in Psychotherapy. And I'm so glad I followed the nudges, as I've found it to be a rich and meaningful profession.
I...
Gaye Mallinson
As part of my own life journey I was significantly injured whilst working as a nurse in a secure mental health hospital ward & I was faced with not being able to continue the work I felt passionate...
Lu Migliore
I originally dreamt of being a journalist but ended up in education. Education was a great forum for understanding child development and family systems. I have increasingly been interested in...
Corina Johns
It's the only thing I've wanted to do since the age of about 15 when the idea first came to me. I've always had a gift for listening to and helping people, and genuinely love getting to know and...
Megan E Shea
My own experience of childhood trauma and the healing I found through therapy shaped both my life and my path. I chose this work because I know, firsthand, how powerful it can be to feel truly seen,...
Michelle Collier
My path to counselling began with my own curiosity about human behaviour, shaped largely by my complex relationship with my mother. From a young age, I was drawn to understanding why people act the...
Helen Brittan
My own learning, personal search & experiences of therapy formed a basis to want to work in this area. I believe that while we cannot always choose what happens to us in this life, we can choose how...
Eleni Kidis
When I initially entered university I knew I wanted to work with children, but I didn't want to be a teacher. My own childhood experiences and upbringing led me to this desire. I remember somebody...
Eric Rangel Oliveira
My passion for working within the mental health and addiction field has been ignited by my journey of self-development and inspired by the recovery journeys of other people.
This passion and...
Sam Thomson
My own experiences of unexpected grief & existential exploration were the catalyst for me to explore a career in social work / counselling. I am passionate that practical support during these...
David Nightingale
I have always enjoyed deeper one-on-one conversations with people of all ages. As a child I was always drawn to help those experiencing isolation and rejection. Later in life I was struck by a quote...
Weiyu Guan
Various life challenges, and the kind and magical strangers who moved me along the way, as well as a reverence for the web of life.
Robyn Bowman
A complicated family of origin and experiences of my own child-raising years led me to see the value of someone external to talk to. I benefitted enormously from the kindness and empathy of a...
Mariyon Slany
I have always liked to understand what makes people tick. Since I was a child I eavesdropped on the adults' conversation to try and make sense of my world and I see psychotherapy as an extension of...
Ann Edvall
Iâ??ve always been drawn to understanding people and what helps us through lifeâ??s ups and downs. After more than 15 years working as a manager, I decided to re-train as a counsellor. As a mature...
Rowan Druce
I was drawn to psychotherapy as I have an interest and care for people's inner worlds. I have benefited from others having held my experience of being an individual person with support and...
Daniella Carfi
Iâ??ve always been drawn to helping professions and had a deep interest in psychology and human behaviour. My own experience of working with a therapist gave me valuable insight into counselling, and...
John Cuturilo
For most of my life I faced mental health problems and was subjected to a variety of different therapeutic interventions. Too many of them were ineffective or even harmful. I realised that there were...
Liela Vergara
This career gives me the opportunity to continually learn from everyone I meet, and most importantly, to apply the skills from my professional training to help people improve their quality of life. I...
Rachel Hannam
Rachel's dream as a teen was to work in performing arts. She studied Art and Theatre in school and enjoyed exploring the charactersâ?? motivations and emotions. Key people in her life discouraged her...
Vanessa Wylie
I came to counselling after years of community work, where I was moved by how people respond when they feel heard and validated. I witnessed how challenge can become a catalyst for growth. Over time,...
Jacquie Flecknoe-Brown
I was always interested in communication, and the more experienced I became in my profession, the deeper I wanted to explore the therapy modalities. I worked for some time in an acute psychiatric ward...
Luke Edwards
I knew I had a knack for being able to handle complex situations and circumstances with a sense of calm and compassion. I also knew I wanted to help people and communities find navigate their way to...
Helen Basili
Social justice has always been very important to me and social work was a way of enacting these values.
Laura Simpson
I chose social work and counselling because Iâ??m passionate about making a difference in peopleâ??s lives. From a young age, I was drawn to helping others and advocating for those facing...
Sirini Kularatne-Samarapathi
My inner growth brought me to Buddhist practice, and that in turn evolved into me becoming a counsellor dedicating myself to support others find the same inner peace and growth.
Rima Alkadamani
From a young age, I found myself drawn to peopleâ??s stories their struggles, their resilience, and their desire to be heard and understood. I have always been deeply empathetic and sensitive to the...
Karen Thomas
In the early 2000s I reached a cross-road and a knowing that something was missing in my personal life and in my career. So I began studying psychotherapy and took classes at the Cairnmillar Insitute...
Nicole Day
I love all aspects of the counselling framework. I gained my first qualification in psychology but found it too heavily based in formal, scientific structure. Whilst counselling and psychotherapy...
Abby Draper
My journey into psychotherapy and counselling was shaped by both personal and professional experiences. As a gender diverse and neurodivergent person, I have seen first-hand the harm caused by stigma,...
Sebastian Kinne
I came to psychotherapy after many years working in business and consulting, where I saw firsthand how much peopleâ??s wellbeing and relationships shape their lives and work. Over time I realised I...
Uri Bookman
In the 1990s, I began exploring healing work, and later, life led me into founding an IT business. Though I found success there, something essential was missing. A quieter, deeper calling drew me...
Xanthe Katsouras
It felt right, and I love the realness of conversations when people are experiencing challenges in their life, and then having the opportunity to see them move through those changes, doing things they...
Reed Everingham
During my early twenties, I had my first encounter with psychotherapy. Working with a wonderful practitioner for several years profoundly imprinted on me. For the first time, I truly understood what...
Priscilla Schwartzman
Iâ??ve always been drawn to peopleâ??s stories, to what shapes us, challenges us, and calls us back to who we are. Over the years, I found myself mentoring others, leading teams, and holding space...
Mark De Calmer
Life experiences along with years of significant trauma led me to a very dark place. I found ways to cope and to help others out of the darkness to a brighter life. It became a passion to see others...
Alice Suttie
My passion for counselling began when, as a student nurse in the â??80s, I realised how little time was given attending to the emotional needs of long-term or terminally ill patients in a busy public...
Jim Filshie
A combination of things have led me here: my deep interest in engaging with and getting to know others, my increasing understanding of how the world and society impacts positively and adversely on...
Vassilka Dimitrova
I have always been interested in understanding the human condition. All my endeavors, all my studies, and everything I've done is related to that. On reflection, it seems that our professions choose...
Travis Grogan
I think that helping others is a great motivator for an occupation. Although I only help in a very small way, there is never a day when I think my day has been a waste. (I previously worked in a...
Jeannene Eastaway
I liked working with people; I liked people and still do, and thought I could help.
Gary Bunker
I fell down my own â??holeâ?? at one point in my life, when facing the loss of a child to illness, the loss of my business and my home, all at once. It got so dark for me that it suddenly made sense...
Debby Heath
I want to be of service and know that counselling and psychotherapy can support profound growth and healing that has a 'ripple effect' in the world. I believe this work is a 'calling' more than a job...
Jacs Powell
I am drawn to work that is meaningful, impactful and deep. The field of psychotherapy and counselling drew me in because of the rich and dynamic landscape for relational learning, growth and...
Kelsey Hendrickson
A lifelong interest in people and what makes us humans tick is what first drew me to study psychology as a Bachelor's Degree in the U.S. I've always been keen to understand why people act the way they...
Mary A McIntyre
I have a passion for understanding people and offering the right help at the right time.
Past challenges in my life such as stress and chronic pain have shifted due to having had good therapy in...
Oliver Brooke
My personal experience of being supported by a counselling professional. Experiencing anxiety and depression as a young person led me to access a counsellor. It was my first experience with an adult...
Chris Wallace
I chose this profession, for the sense of purpose that it gives me. The kind of work I get to do with people at really difficult or wonderful moments of their lives, I considered to be a valuable use...
James Diamantopoulos
People's conflicts and problems with living. I initially developed my interest in psychoanalysis from my love of literature. Literature often deals with the complexities of being human. The...
Megan McGrath
I've always been drawn to peopleâ??s storiesâ??what shapes them, what helps them heal, and how they move through challenge. After years in health and wellness coaching, I wanted to go deeper....
Claudia Rossi
My work as an artist developed into a deep fascination of symbolism which in turn led to my studies in Art Psychotherapy and Jungian Psychology combining my interests in psychology, mythology and...
Stephanie de Niese
This profession was always something I knew was meant for me. I decided on this pathway at the age of 12 and although had hit the usual stumbling blocks along the way, I eventually found my place....
Lesley Turnbull
I have always been a seeker, in search of knowledge about spirituality and the journey of self. I have worn many hats and have experienced a lot of life's slings and arrows, but have also been very...
Adriana Cope
As a young business graduate in the mining industry I figured out pretty quickly that corporate was not for me. I embarked on a backpacking journey and discovered my passion for advocacy and social...
Dominique Caesar
To be honest, I didnâ??t start out thinking Iâ??d end up in this field! I studied classics at university and later trained as a high school teacher. Over time, though, I realised how much I loved...
Morag Paterson
I have always been a deep thinker and observer of life around me. In my 20's, I had my own internal struggles and found myself reading self help and personal growth books which were validating,...
Gabriele (Gabe) Marranci
I transitioned to psychotherapy from a background in cognitive psychology, anthropology, and applied neuroscience due to my profound passion for helping individuals overcome psychological suffering....
Dee Kumbukage
Since I was a little girl, I have always been passionate about understanding and supporting others on their journey of personal growth and well-being. I was naturally drawn to listening to people's...
Ron Dowd
I feel it has chosen me. Although I worked for many years as a software engineer, I was reading Jung in my 20s and was fascinated, though I didn't understand a lot of it. I guess I was on the common...
Dee Hardy
A healthy curiosity of human behaviour, not 'why' but 'how' someone comes to be who they are and what manifests due to life experiences.
I like people - prior to my formal qualifications, I have...
Carlyn Chen
Counselling and psychotherapy are able to assist people to heal the root causes of trauma as well as empower people with skills to thrive in the here and now. Through the therapeutic process, we can...
Regina Gerlach
Growing up in East Germany, I was always drawn to teaching and helping others make sense of their world. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, I felt a deep shiftâ??not just in society, but within...
Sarah Lawson
I have always reached out to those around me in need of help. In my 20s I realized I myself needed help and this was the start of a wonderful journey of self-discovery and healing. I now look back on...
Gregory Poll
The Gestalt philosophy and principles that informed me on how to be a better human being. I was invited to find out for myself how I respond/react to different situations and what is like to be...
Julian O'Sullivan
Personal experiences of suffering and healing inspired me to want to provide psychotherapy to people to help them overcome their suffering.
Carolyn Zantis
The perception from a young age that human beings live on the surface of themselves and so suffer from their own unconsciousness. I wanted to reach inside to soothe the hurt, and help people to see...
Maya Floyd
When I was 11 years old, I came across a Medical Psychiatry textbook. I read about a man with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and became deeply interested in psychology from that moment. As I read and...
Nathan Dick
As a manager, leader, parent, uncle and partner over the last 20 years I have found people often seeking me out for advice and support with the challenges of life. After many suggesting that I take up...
Ash Rehn
I have always been interested in people and their stories. I think our identity - who we are - is not produced privately and individually but through interaction with others. We benefit from the...
Leigh Fraser-Gray
I survived childhood trauma. I now assist others to move from a sense of powerlessness and distress through to surviving and then thriving. I specialise in recovery based transformation processes.
Debra Sumner
As a people's person I love to interact with a broad range of individuals from multi cultured and diverse backgrounds, I found people asking me how did I achieve the things I had done. This included...
Hadass Segal
I have always been interested in the human condition and in relationships and how to enhance them.
Astrid de Ruiter
I was born in the Netherlands and migrated to Australia in my late thirties. I have always had a strong drive to understand the world, and to contribute something meaningful to that world. At the...
Darius Leo
When I was 17 I was walking through an opp shop with a friend and came across a book on psychology. As I was flicking through the pages I thought that it looked interesting. I paid 70c for it and took...
Bev Whitehead
At 16 years of age, I received training to volunteer with children on a camp. This training was the beginning of a interest in human development and behaviour that has stayed with me. I went on to...
Arezu Akbarian
I was drawn to psychotherapy and counselling because of my deep curiosity about human behaviour and my desire to help others navigate lifeâ??s challenges. Over time, I realised how powerful it can be...
Brenda Rowlandson
My own experience of psychotherapy when I found myself in a crisis situation. I became more and more intrigued as I explored my unconscious process, my dreams and 'what lies beneath' and how my...
Alexandra Page
I grew up with a vision impairment and received support for a number of helping professionals, this I think inspired in me an appreciation for the benefit of helping others.
Ruth Edwards
I was drawn to the counselling profession from my teen years when I felt that there were insufficient supports for teens in high schools. Although my route to becoming a counsellor was long, it was...
Gabrielle New
I chose Occupational therapy because I have always been interested in people and having a holistic framework in which to address people's psychological issues.
I have loved my career as I have had...
Dominique Smajstr
My path into psychotherapy began with my own experience as a client. That work deeply impacted me and affirmed my values of curiosity, empathy, and emotional depth. Iâ??ve always been drawn to the...
Rachel Tyson
I have always been deeply interested in people and the human condition. No two people are the same and everyone has a fascinating story to tell. It is such a privilege to listen carefully and seek to...
Patrick Oâ??Brien
The good support I received through challenges and difficulties through therapy.
Philip Hilder
I became interested in counselling and psychotherapy when I witnessed significant alcohol abuse in rural Australia. That prompted me in 1990 to begin study in alcohol and other drug counselling. I...
Steve Bonanno
I have always marveled at the resilience of the human spirit... and I have wondered what conditions must be present to allow someone to overcome adversity.
Having experienced good therapy as a...
Carla Van Der Poel
I was drawn to psychotherapy by a deep interest in attachment theory and the ways our early experiences shape our present lives and relationships. I find it inspiring that, while we cannot always...
Ernst Meyer
After a crisis in my private life I was looking for different ways to live my life. I enrolled in a training program for psychotherapy, and over time I transitioned from being helped to being the...
Katie Beckwith
I have been interested in mental health since I was in school, and as I studied psychology in university and experienced therapy as a client, I found I was always looking for something that went...
Monica Eriksson
Iâ??ve always been drawn to understanding peopleâ??s inner worldsâ??what shapes us, how we cope, and how we heal. Through my own life experiences and witnessing the strength of others, I felt a...
Cameron Trenowden
I have always had a passion for working with people and thoroughly enjoy supporting people to make positive changes in their lives.
Julia Agnoletto
I was drawn to psychology because of my interest in understanding human behaviour and helping others navigate emotional and psychological challenges. The ability to support individuals in their own...
Alda Curtis
Iâ??ve always been drawn to understanding peopleâ??s stories and what helps them heal and grow. My early work in social work and supporting people through adversity showed me the power of...
Jonathan Tandos
Most of my life people have been sharing their stories and issues with me. In my first experience as a client in counselling I felt inspired and began to consider whether I wanted to be a therapist...
Cecilia Calnan
Before opening my private practice, I worked extensively in hospital and community settings across South Western Sydney. My role as an Accredited Social Worker involved supporting individuals and...
Max Rutherford
From an early age I have been interested in science, the arts, literature, philosophy and the nature of reality. My interest in psychotherapy grew naturally from these earlier preoccupations.
Clara Luxford
I have always had a deep interest in who we are as human beings and how we live our lives, how we see ourselves in each of our worlds and how we present ourselves to others. This fascination led me to...
Karen Potter
A strong interest in understanding my own and others' internal worlds and relationships as well as a desire to help others in their lives.
Megan Bodnar
I chose psychotherapy and counseling as a profession because I have always felt a deep sense of empathy and a strong desire to help others navigate their personal struggles. My own life experiences...
Nev Guven
I chose to be a counsellor as I have a natural inclination to help others and care about health and wellbeing of all people.
Elizabeth Fairbanks
Having been client-side myself for over twelve years (and counting), I have developed a deep passion and curiosity for human healing, transformation and growth. The 'work' of therapy can be...
Suzanne Rosenberg
My own personal (ongoing) journey as a client of very good therapy. As I gained understanding and better emotional functioning, improved relationships and healing in so many ways, I wanted to support...
Karen Druce
My family of origin experiences growing up formed the bedrock of my desire to understand individual differences, personal temperament, human suffering and resilience, in the face of life's storms and...
Fiona Giles
Since my student days I've been interested in psychotherapy, particularly in relation to literature and art, which I studied at university. After a rewarding academic, writing and publishing career, I...
Vanessa Potts
Having spent 20 years working in the corporate world and witnessing my own and other peoples struggles with mental health I went on a journey to understand more and from there a desire to share that...
Josephine Borg
The power of the tool. It is a powerful resource to help people cope with life challenges and change.
Joshua Comyn
I have always been fascinated by the human mind, and it was through theatre, literature and philosophy that I originally pursued this interest. My own journey of self-discovery and healing led me to...
Grace Tarpey
My own experience as a patient was transformative and I wanted to provide that experience for others
Tanya Rae
My fascination with stories has long since been at the heart of my interest in psychotherapy. From a young age, I was captivated by the way stories have the power to shape how we feel, think, and show...
Melanie Pontikis
My path toward psychotherapy and counselling was deeply influenced by witnessing the incredible resilience and strength in others. Time and time again, Iâ??ve seen individuals face immense...
Tania Djipalo
I believe we all have a unique gift to offer the world. It was in my own pursuit of peace and purpose I became interested in therapy. Firstly I received it and then I became interested in becoming a...
Felicity Ahern
I have a passion for human connection and the ability within each of us to reach for our own path, and I love to shine a torch on paths that seem a little dark. I provide a soft place to land when...
Michele Watson
I believe in people's potential and knew I wanted to help people.
I studied psychology at university and then went looking for something more meaningful to me and that's when I enrolled in the...
Sarah McArthur
I chose counselling as a profession as a result of a deep desire to help others navigate their emotional or mental challenges. I have had a desire since a young girl to want to give back by helping...
Sheela Paul
I was coming across many people from different walks of life looking for answers to how to manage their lives. I decided to equip myself with tools that can help me hold space for others and decided...
Anthony Hubeck
My own experience of change and quest for self knowledge.
Susan Pegg
Retiring from full-time work coincided with my father's health deteriorating. When looking for counselling options for him, I realised how few options were available for older people - especially...
Ajay Hawkes
After many years of personal development work and a passion for mindfulness practice, I chose to find a way of making these practices central to my work. To work at something I love. I find this very...
Sudhir Dean
I was blessed to have an existential crisis at a very early age. It threw me into doubting all that I had been educated to believe was meaningful and true. The outcome of this was that I began a...
Trudy Clutterbok
Art and literature explore what it is to be a human being and some art works and books explore psychoanalysis in particular. Studying counselling and then psychoanalysis was a logical extension of my...
Nicky Angelone
I had a moment of passion in 2015 (at 43 years old), for the first time in my life, where I realised my calling was to support people experiencing emotional issues that were negatively impacting their...
John Devling
In my twenties I was a special education art teacher, awakening to the inner world's of my students and to the therapeutic elements of creative expression in whatever form: art, crafts, music, song,...
Jessica Vivien
I had a close sister who committed suicide when we were in our teens, and I first needed to understand how such things can happen, and then to understand how they can be prevented.
I then became...
Geoff Heard
I first studied massage, and was intrigued at the way people would, week after week, re-create in their bodies the tensions I had massaged away the week before. This led me to investigate the...
George Turnure
I have always been curious about human behaviour, what makes people the way they are, the things they do. I have always been interested in others' experiences, what they liked and disliked, why they...
Tessa Ipp
I was going through some issues of my own in my 20's. A good friend suggested I see a wise and insightful Clinical Social Worker, Bev. She had such a profound impact on my life that I decided to...
Robyn Mansfield
A deep curiosity and interest in people and the human condition.
Leah Wilson
I was drawn to psychotherapy and counselling by a deep desire to help individuals navigate the complexities of their inner world. My journey into this profession was fueled by a commitment to mental...
Kellie Nichol-Smith
Having benefited from counselling myself I understand the amazing support this service can offer.
Karen Rose
I have a background in community work that allowed me the immense privilege of being with people during vulnerable moments of their lives. This lead me to choose a social work degree, which then lead...
David Anthony
Life offered me a chance to teach music in a maximum security gaol. This opened my eyes to the power of music to heal and connect. So, I studied for my post-grad qualifications and started working...
Steven Segal
My passion for psychotherapy emerged out of my own experience of being a client in therapy in my mid 20's. Going to psychotherapy made a big difference to myself. I then began studying psychology and...
Martina Palombi
During a therapy session in my early twenties it dawned on me that if I trained as a therapist I could support others through the same process I was experiencing myself. A process I was deeply...
Jaya Narayan
My own lived experience and the impulse to resource my body and nervous system from familiar ways of coping that had led to unhelpful choices. My pursuit of therapy as a client not only helped me but...
Philipa Thornton
Having worked for many years to become a licensed psychologist my values inspire me to be of service to others in a meaningful way.
It's important to keep growing and learning.. This leads me to...
Stefan Durlach
For as long as I can remember I've been interested in how life works, its meaning and purpose, the why's and how's of existence. Philosophy, psychology, and spirituality deal with these issues, and...
Marie Mooney
* A deep passion and desire to support people to live the life they want for themselves.
* Being able to sit with a therapist when I have experienced my own emotional pain, trauma, grief and loss and...
Sharn Waldron
I initially trained as an archaeologist but after having young children I discovered counselling and psychotherapy and after having some therapy which changed the direction of my life I went on to...
David Indermaur
A deep interest in how the mind works and why people do what they do. My first concern was to understand why some people hurt other people. The deeper my explorations went I found that the way we...
Meg Bonnell
I have always been passionately curious about people; in my career I wanted to learn what made each of us who we are, and why we do what we do. I also have always been a bit of a counsellor. Even as...
Marzena Diard
My own experience of transformation through Gestalt Therapy.
Rina Taub
I was always attracted to the idea of working with people and had a belief that expressing yourself and exploring problems was useful (I suspect my mother's kitchen table conversations with my friends...
Teresa Wilkinson
Growing up in a complex family system and then experiencing how life-changing therapy can be.
Michelle Morris
From a young age I have been very interested in people and fascinated by people's stories. I remember when I was around 10 years old being very moved by the film The Three Faces of Eve, about a woman...
Angelina Conias
I chose psychotherapy or counselling as a profession because of my deep-seated desire to support individuals in their journey towards mental and emotional well-being. Throughout my life, I've been...
Nicole Kinnaird
My choice to study Social Work initially was due to a strong interest in working with children and the idea of having fun in my job was very important and appealing. Out of rebellion I decided I...
Amanda Dounis
As a young girl still in high school I was always reading books surrounding mental wellness and anything motivational. As it turned out, as an adult all the education and training that I did...
Zoe Hedges
Counselling has been a persistent theme throughout my life. Starting with friends at school talking to me about their parents, boyfriend, friend, sport and study problems. My fascination with the...
Rebecca Anderson
I want to help people to understand why they feel and behave the way they do. When people understand *why* they do something, they have the awareness and power to change things and move from just...
Karen Anderson
I grew up in a family as one of four children and my younger sister was severely intellectually disabled. I know this to have been a powerful influence upon me at many levels. I was very attuned to...
Michelle Lam
I grew up in a family dedicated to assisting others through the provision of medical and health services to the community so it is hardly surprising that I developed a strong interest in helping...
Jennifer Fox
A spiritual experience I had when I was 12 years old, following that inner thread led me to this profession - an inner and professional life journey.
Moira Joyce
I am naturally focussed on others and what is going on for them, and am 'hard wired' to help find solutions to life issues.
I see us all facing some kind of suffering or difficulty at times, and this...
Tim Harvey
I reached a critical time in my life when I was not sure how to carry on. I joined Lifeline as a trainee telephone counsellor, and their training taught me how to listen to others (and myself) with...
Deb Gavan
I LOVE my work with children, young people, adults and families. I became a counsellor and social worker in order to assist people with issues that are overwhelming or hard to make sense of. I deeply...
Jean Gamble
I found such understanding and relief during my own therapy and was able to change unhelpful patterns of behaviour and find more harmony, joy and purpose in life. This success led me to train and work...
Erin Galt
I have always had a keen interest in understanding people and how their minds work. I find practicing psychology and conducting assessments very rewarding, particularly observing client's reaching...
Laura Wilson
I would say that what made me choose psychotherapy as a profession was a fascination for the mind and imagination, as well as deep compassion for suffering.
Howard Colin-Thome
I initially become interested in psychology after reading self-help books in my late 20s. I found that I understood and enjoyed reading about human behaviour and psychology and it started from there....
Kerstin Buccoliero
Being born legally blind and only learning to see at the age of 5, had me set off to a diverse start. Back in the 70s bullying was very common which led to a lot of trauma. Additionally, I developed...
Mia Kennedy
I have always been interested in human behaviour and as I grew older the amount of suffering we can go through as humans became more evident. I am very strength-based by nature and so learning about...
Martin Hemsley
I have always had a caring attitude and curiosity about people.
I have a close family member with Schizophrenia and wanted to know how to be useful for people experiencing extreme states of...
Sonia Scussel
I find it fascinating to understand how our mind works, how the brain develops. I've been in therapy for a few years, and it cleared my mind. I started learning to become a counsellor later in life,...
Irene Rose
I am passionate about working with the human condition and consider it a great privilege to be able to help individuals, couples and families to create a better life, relationships and future for...
Brian Whiter
For as long as I can remember, I have wondered about the meaning of life. My curiosity about why and how we slip into unstable mental health, and then remain in those unhealthy patterns for indefinite...
Michelle McClintock
It definitely chose me. It was my first love. Coaching has become my second love. I feel very blessed to have had a career doing what brings me joy.
Kim Bailey
It chose me. No, just kidding. But for the books, I was at a crossroad in my life and needed, yes needed to find a vocation that was meaningful and one that is also sense making. 10 years down the...
