About Colleen
Areas of Expertise
Colleen's areas of expertise include:
- relationship & couple issues
- parenting
- family dynamics & challenges
- loss & grief
- anxiety
- panic disorder
- self-esteem issues
- mild to moderate depression
- stress management
- crisis management
- issues around feeling disconnected and "stuck" in life
Qualifications
- Specialist Course in Couple Therapy (Relationships Australia Victoria)
- Graduate Diploma of Counselling & Psychotherapy (Cairnmillar Institute)
- Accredited Crisis Telephone Counsellor (Wesley Mission)
Workshops/Training
- Sexuality & Sexual Difficulties – Monash Uni
- Emotion Focused Therapy – AIEFT
- Mindfulness Master Class – TATRA
- It takes a village – supporting new parents - PANDA
- Working with Separated Families - RAV
- Emotion Focused Family Therapy - AAFT
- Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy - ACEFT
- Internship in Couple Therapy - RAV
- Counselling Same Sex Couples – RAV
- Existential Theory in Counselling Practice - Cairnmillar
- Process Experiential Emotion Focused Therapy – Dr Melissa Harte
- Exploring Couple Sexuality - ACEFT
- Working with relational dynamics and emotional and physiological reactivity – Gottman Institute
- Imago Relationship Therapy for Professionals – Harville Hendrix
- Pre-Marriage Educator Training - RelateWell
- Grief & Bereavement Volunteer Training - ACGB
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training – Wesley Mission
Professional Memberships
- PACFA Reg. Clinical 24057