Counselling Melbourne | Melbourne Counsellor

“I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside.”
~ Wayne Dyer

Counselling

Booking a session:

Initial Consultation:

This is your interview session where you decide if your counsellor is the right person to help you with your goals.
In this session we will discuss your current concerns and how the counselling can be of benefit to you as well as set some goals for the following counselling sessions. From here we will schedule an initial number of sessions (usually on a weekly or bi-weekly basis) and a review period (usually after 3 sessions) to review your progress in therapy.

Time: 60 mins $90.00

Follow-up Counselling sessions:

For clients who have had an initial session. These follow up sessions focus on talking through the issues at hand and working through strategies that can be employed to change the way that the situation affects emotions.

Time: 60 minutes $90.00 (a 3 visit package can be purchased for $255.00)

How is Counselling different from psychology?

Counselling and psychology are very different forms of therapy. Psychology is a science and is therefore, analytical in it’s nature. Psychologists are taught to analyse human behaviour in terms of patterns of dysfunction.
Counselling on the other hand is an equal, helping relationship where the counsellor does not analyse the client but works with them from a non-judgemental stand-point. The goal being to help clients to make sense of whatever situation they are finding stressful and to help by providing strategies and support in one’s time of need.

Affinity does not provide a crisis service. If you need urgent help, please contact one of the following:
Lifeline Suicide Line Mensline Kids Helpline.

Counselling can help you to gain clarity and perspective on your problems.

Counselling is a talking therapy that involves the client/’s and the counsellor. Your counsellor engages in a relationship that involves listening, challenging and helping you to work through issues, enabling you to improve your quality of life.
Counselling is not about simply listening to a clients issue, nor is counselling about giving advice. Counselling involves the helping the client to be proactive and move towards positive change. The counsellor helps the client to move towards positive change through the use of proven strategies and self-empowerment techniques.
The way we practice counselling at Affinity is holistic in nature in as much as it takes into account the whole person including their emotional, psychological, spiritual and physical environments.

We use a person centred, goal-oriented approach to work with physical and emotional health-care concerns. Incorporating techniques from CBT and Gestalt therapy amongst others. This means that we are committed to helping you feel empowered enough to understand your own problems, create your own goals and achieve them by creating your own solutions.

What makes us different from other counselling practices is that your counsellor at Affinity is holistically trained in understanding how nutrition and movement amongst other issues can contribute to emotional health and is qualified to help you with your concerns focusing on all levels of being (physical, emotional and spiritual). We know that change and healing happen more rapidly when we take care of our bodies as well as our minds.

Note: Counsellors do not prescribe medication, or make diagnoses.

We specialise and are experienced in using Counselling to address the following concerns:

· Self-confidence and Self-esteem issues (including self-image, body image and eating disorders

· Relationships (including Romantic, Family, Work, Friendships)

· Grief, Loss and Trauma (including loss of loved ones, relationships, pets)

· IVF and infertility related emotional stress

· General Stress, Anxiety and Fear

· Social anxiety

· Teen issues (including self-confidence, study stress, relationships)

· Life Path, Purpose and Vocational issues