Education
- Bachelor of Social Work (RMIT)
- Masters in Counselling and Human Services (LaTrobe University)
- Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AASW)
Experience
Georgia is a mental health social worker and counsellor who specialises in trauma therapy, which she has been providing to people in the Northern and Western Suburbs of Melbourne for the past 18 years. She has a passion for working therapeutically with adolescents and adults who have experienced trauma including experiences of sexual abuse and family violence. Georgia has experience and interest in working with a range of mental health and other issues including PTSD, Complex PTSD, dissociation, anxiety, depression, loss and grief. Georgia also has a strong interest and commitment to working with the LGBTQIA+ community around issues affecting their lives.
Georgia works with people ages 15+
Approach
Georgia is known for her supportive, warm, friendly and down-to-earth approach, helping to put people at ease as they step forward to seek help. Georgia offers an inclusive, non-judgemental counselling space for people to share their story, and explore the issues which may be causing distress and impacting on their quality of life. The pace and frequency of the counselling will be tailored to each individual.
Georgia is trauma informed. This means she will prioritise emotional and physical safety and help to build upon and strengthen a person’s coping mechanisms, in preparation for deeper therapeutic work. Georgia likes to work holistically, ensuring that both the mind and body can be supported together to assist a person’s healing journey and Georgia welcomes collaboration with other professionals where this would be beneficial.
Georgia has undertaken training in a range of different evidence-based and emerging modalities and is able to draw on a range of approaches and techniques in the counselling, in response to the individual needs of each person. Decisions about the interventions and approaches used will be collaborative.
Medicare Rebates are available for sessions with Georgia.
