Susan is an Accredited Social Worker and Clinical Family and Systemic Psychotherapist specialising in working with high conflict family relationships.
Susan has expertise is working with the spectrum of family diversity with multiple generations together in the room with a focus on perinatal mental health, couples and families.
Susan’s work is grounded in attachment, polyvagal, and Bowen, theory with a strong trauma informed approach. Susan aims to support clients to develop an understanding of transgenerational patterns or interactions learnt in our family of origin and how they show up in the present and continue to cause us distress and maintain us to be stuck.
Susan works with clients to break patterns to strengthen closeness and build relational connection and safety.
Qualifications & Membership
- Accredited Family Therapist (MA Clinical family and Systemic Psychotherapy)
- Accredited Social Worker (BA Soc Sci, MA Social Work)
- Australian Association of Social Work
- Australian Association of Family Therapy
- Australian Association Infant Mental Health
- Family Consultant Federal Circuit and Family Court Australia (Reg 40)
Areas of Interest
- Family therapy
- Couples’ therapy
- Transitioning to parenting
- Attachment and relational difficulties, including high conflict relationships
- Trauma focused work including complex and developmental trauma
- Treatment for people across the lifespan
Therapeutic Approaches
- Clinical Family and Systemic Psychotherapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR – Level 1 and 2)
- Emotion Focused Therapy
- Video Interactional Guidance
- Parent-Child Interaction (NCAST)
- Perinatal Mental Health (COPE)
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
Availability
Mondays & Tuesdays – in person
Referrals are welcomed from: GP’s; Paediatricians; Child protection & Partners; Solicitors/Lawyers; Allied Health Clinicians.
Fees start at $200.00 per hour. Susan offers a free 10-minute phone consultation to discuss needs and treatment fit.
Medicare rebates are not available, including for Couples and Family Therapy.
Contact
E-mail: susan@woodwalk.com.au
Phone: 0401 459 242
Family and Couples Therapist