Individual therapy

Skills for growth and healing

Learning how one’s thoughts, feelings and behaviour affect each other is important self-knowledge. So is the ability to feel the dynamic flow of sensations in the body. Evidence shows becoming fluent in these body-mind skills is foundational to growth and healing.

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Where I can help:

When you’re struggling with sadness, anger, anxiety, shame.

When you want to feel more self-connection, energy and purpose.

You feel overwhelming grief, fragility or despair.

You want help with anxiety, grief, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, post-traumatic stress, self-esteem or stress management issues.

You’re a couple wanting help with acceptance, communication, conflict, intimacy and other issues.

 

The essence of my approach

  • Noticing

    I help clients pay attention to thoughts and awareness in-the-moment. This shines a light on both helpful and unhelpful beliefs and judgments that affect my feelings and actions.

  • Embodied emotional awareness

    I'm always nudging clients toward their ever-changing sensory and emotional landscape. This is a life-skill that brings grounded awareness to life.

  • A responsive, regulated nervous system

    I help clients achieve a more balanced and responsive nervous system. This helps in being able to adjust and respond to change without adverse reactivity.

  • “Dan’s presence empowers clients to connect, grow, and transform.”

    “Dan is a deeply compassionate counsellor, he is led by ceremony and respect as he works. His client-centered way creates genuine relationship, creating space for healing and self-awareness. Dan’s presence empowers clients to connect, grow, and transform.”

    – James Skinner | YouBeYou Therapy, Psychotherapist, PACFA

  • "His approach enables his clients to openly express, and live from their deepest truths."

    “Dan just gets it! His spirited, respectful, and honest approach enables his clients to openly express, and live from their deepest truths. If you want someone to walk right beside you as you heal and grow, get in touch with Dan.”

    - Brett Hall | Men's Specialist Psychotherapist, PACFA

  • "You will always feel deeply cared for by Dan as a client."

    “Dan is a brilliant human and therapist. He offers both wisdom and curiosity in the sessions he holds. You will always feel deeply cared for, lit up, witnessed, challenged, and encouraged by Dan as a client.”

    - Megan Buys | Psychotherapist, MA, PACFA

What are the benefits of therapy?

Psychotherapy has lots of benefits: more emotional regulation, healthier relationships, better coping skills, better work and academic performance, and relief from symptoms of mental health conditions like anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.

 
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Pricing

50-minute session: $180

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Note: Medicare does not cover counselling, psychotherapy or couples therapy

 

Myths and realities about psychotherapy

  • Reality: most people achieve positive results in a relatively short time. The length of psychotherapy depends on your needs and goals.

  • Reality: psychotherapy is collaborative. A therapist will guide you to explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours, develop new skills and awareness, then guide you to develop your own solutions.

  • Reality: Sometimes ‘yes’, sometimes, ‘no’. Achieving calm and clarity takes time. Progress is mostly gradual. And feeling emotional discomfort is a normal part of changing old mental and behavioural habits for new ones.

  • Reality: Psychotherapy can benefit anyone experiencing stress, life transitions, or emotional challenges, and includes seeking personal growth or relationship improvement.

  • Reality: a trained therapist has no personal agenda whereas well-meaning friends or family members will often bring personal agendas and biases to conversation. A skilled therapist brings objectivity, honesty and fresh insight to the therapeutic conversation.