About Peter

I have 20 years’ experience in helping people work through relationship issues, life’s turning points, and problematic behaviours, helping them move forward with their lives. While maintaining my private practice, I have also worked with organisations including Banyule and Your Community Health services, Gambler’s Help and Beyond Blue to continually challenge and refine my counselling skills and practice.

My Approach

I am an experienced practitioner, using Emotion Focussed Therapy to help people resolve issues in areas such as relationship issues, addiction, trauma, and anxiety and depression. I work with emotions and “in the moment” responses, as I find attending to these felt responses can help unpack and guide the resolution of issues that may be preventing you living life to its fullest.

Qualifications

• Specialist course in Integrative Couples Therapy, Relationships Australia, 2020

• Master of Counselling and Human Services, La Trobe University, 2009

• Grad. Dip. of Counselling and Human Services, La Trobe University, 2003

• Dip. of Community Services (Welfare Studies), RMIT, 2000

Experience

• Relationship, couples and interpersonal counselling

• Addictions counselling, including problem gambling

• Trauma counselling

• Grief and loss counselling

• Clinical supervision

• Tertiary education in counselling

Professional Training

• Clinical Supervision Training, The Bouverie Centre, 2016

• Emotion focussed therapy training, La Trobe University

• Clinical member of College of Counselling, PACFA (Psychotherapists & Counsellors Federation of Australia) Registration No. 21440.

Employment

• Sessional Educator, Australian College of Applied Psychology

• Therapeutic Counsellor, Banyule Community Health and Your Community Health

• Youth Counsellor, Youth Substance Abuse Service (YSAS)

• Beyond Blue & Directline Telephone Counselling Service

• Drug and Alcohol Case Manager, St Vincent de Paul