About

Rachel is a Counsellor and Social Worker with Harbour Therapy Clinic. She specialises in working with children, teenagers and adults through community referrals, Victims Services and NDIS. When working with children and young people she places emphasis on working with the whole family, focusing on parents and children as well as siblings. She provides family therapy to both children and adults. She supports couples in being heard and developing skills to better navigate their relationship.

Rachel is a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

Education

• Bachelor of Social Work, University of  Queensland  

• Graduate Diploma Relationship Counselling, Relationships Australia, Sydney

• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) - Levels 1 & 2:

  • EFT for Couples

  • EFT for Families

  • EFT for Individuals

• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy - Levels 1 & 2:

  • EMDR Therapy, for Children and Adolescents

  • Playful EMDR Therapy for Children and Adolescents

  • EMDR for Structural Dissociation, and Complex PTSD

• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

• Theraplay training

• Sensory Motor Psychotherapy for Trauma

Special interests

Bringing a holistic understanding of the impact of the brain and body on how people experience themselves and others. Working to support people who have been through trauma. Having a passion for working with couples and parents to bring lasting change to the family, through prioritising attachment relationships.

Inter-weaving modalities such as art, creative arts, music and movement when helpful.

Therapy style

Empathic, kind, supportive, accessible, and genuine. Rachel will lean into your emotional experience so that you feel safe and supported. She draws from a strong evidence base and is always up-skilling in order to provide the best support for her clients.

Modality and approach

Emotional focused; Individual; Couple and Family Therapy; Trauma focused cognitive behaviour therapy; Dialectical behaviour therapy; Theraplay for parents and children; Dyadic Developmental Psychology; Attachment based practice.

Personal Insight

What is a quote that really resonates with you?

'The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams' - Eleanor Roosevelt

What makes you happy?

Walking my dog at the beach

What makes you feel grounded?

Pilates, and Swimming in the ocean

fEES

Individual Therapy | $130

Children and Adolescents (Family Therapy) | $150

Relationship Counselling | $200