PSYCHOLOGY and COUNSELLING
Creating a safe space to reflect and grow.
“I believe that my clients deserve to enjoy optimum mental health and wellbeing, and to lead positive and engaged lives…
It is a complete privilege to sit with a client and listen to their story,
their own experience of life.
As such, it is important to provide a safe, validating space, without judgement, so that clients can explore and gain insight in to issues that they are experiencing.
Everyone faces challenges in our complex world, and building a strong therapeutic alliance, while using evidence-based treatments can assist clients in finding a way forward to improved mental health, optimal wellbeing, and a more fulfilling life.”
About Mark
I am a passionate psychologist who brings a non-judgmental, person-centred, validating approach to working with my clients.
I have extensive experience in clinical, counselling and performance settings, assisting clients with mental health issues (such as anxiety and depression), life issues (such as grief and loss, relationship issues), and performance issues (experienced at work, in sport, or the arts).
The core of my work is focused on building a strong therapeutic alliance, while providing a safe space to explore issues and introduce evidence based approaches to work towards improved mental health, greater wellbeing and life satisfaction.
A little more about Mark…
Based in Red Hill, Brisbane, Mark works with adult clients (age 18 +), providing psychological therapy and counselling services for mental health, general life, and sport and performance issues.
Mark has worked in Private Practice, for Headspace (the National Foundation for Youth and Adolescent Mental health), and has delivered courses in Counselling and Mental Health to Masters students at the University of Queensland. Mark has also provided mental health services to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) as an inaugural member of the AIS mental health referral network, and was also an embedded psychologist with the Australian team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Mark offers a person-centred validating approach to therapy drawing on an eclectic approach including the following modalities: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness Based approaches, Motivational Interviewing, Compassion Focussed Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Solution Focussed Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Schema Therapy, Trauma-focused Therapy, Existential Therapy, Positive Psychology Approaches, and brief Psychodynamic Therapy. Read more here.
Mark has lived and worked in the UK, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane, and brings a wealth of experience to his work and a broad understanding of people and cultures.
