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For individuals, couples and families. Talk with one of our counsellors at the Boolwey Centre in Bowral or online, and look at what sits underneath a difficulty, not only how to cope with it.
We help you understand the context a difficulty grows out of, one moment at a time, so you can respond to it rather than only cope with it.
Whatever brings you here, sessions focus on understanding what is going on for you and what it would take to respond differently.
Get clear on what you want, and what gets in the way.
You start by getting clear on the outcome you want. Your counsellor then helps you see what is going on inside that gets in the way, and what it takes to respond differently.
See what isn’t working between you, and what would help.
Bring the issues in your relationship to a trained counsellor, so that each of you, and the two of you together, can see what isn’t working and what is needed to improve things.
Understand where shared difficulties come from.
Family and group dynamics are hard to work through without an overview of where the issues come from. Sessions help you build that overview and find ways to handle challenging situations together.
Practical help with day-to-day and working life.
Practical help to sort things out in your day-to-day or working life, when that is what you need.
Healing Inner Conflict (HIC) is a counselling framework all four of our counsellors work with, alongside their own training. It works with the parts of us that pull in different directions: the part that shouts at the kids, and the part that is angry with ourselves for doing it.
Rather than tackling everything at once, you begin with a single moment that disturbed you.
Your counsellor helps you notice what was going on: the thoughts in your head, the feelings, the tension in your body.
Together you trace how that reaction was learned, often in childhood or after a later trauma, and why it still shows up today.
With the pattern in view, you work out what it would take to respond differently next time.
These disturbances are signals of healing trying to happen. In other words, not something going wrong, rather something trying to go right.
Our Southern Highlands counsellors bring HIC together with their own training, including Process-Oriented Psychology, Solution Focused Therapy, Gestalt therapy and parts work.
Four counsellors see clients at our Bowral rooms. Each brings Healing Inner Conflict together with their own training, so it’s worth reading who might suit you.
Accepting new clients
Holistic and integrative, with a focus on men’s issues
Paul works with a holistic, integrative approach, including Healing Inner Conflict and Process-Oriented Psychology. His work is structured and deeply personal, informed by his own lived experience.
Credentials: Dip. Psychotherapy & Counselling, PACFA-accredited Psychotherapist and Counsellor
Solution focused, gentle and grounded
Anita uses Solution Focused Therapy and Healing Inner Conflict with a gentle, grounded approach. She is also a qualified Herbalist and Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator.
Credentials: Dip. Counselling
Relationships, conflict and trauma, with parts work
Jacob is a counsellor and relationship therapist trained in parts work and Healing Inner Conflict. He offers a non-judgemental space for individuals and couples working through conflict, trauma and repetitive, unhelpful patterns.
Credentials: Dip. Counselling Maj. Couples, Abuse, Mindfulness (pend), ACA Member 25102
Gestalt and person-centred, also in Urdu and Punjabi
A generalist counsellor and Gestalt psychotherapist registered with PACFA, Amna combines Person-Centred Therapy, Healing Inner Conflict and a somatic, relational framework. She also offers therapy in Urdu and Punjabi.
Credentials: B.App.Psych., A.C.T.C. Gestalt Therapy, PACFA No. 24596
Not sure who to see?
60 minutes
Regular sessions
90 minutes
Usually your first session, so its fee is 50% higher than the hourly rate.
From $150
A regular session. Fees differ between counsellors and are listed on each profile.
Halaxy shows the exact fee before you confirm.
Boolwey Centre, 10a Boolwey St
Or online, from wherever you are.
Something else on your mind? Call 0485 705 248
Fees and FAQsFees differ between counsellors. Each counsellor’s fees for individual, couples and family sessions are on their profile and on our Fees and FAQs page. Regular sessions are 60 minutes; your first session is usually 90 minutes, so its fee is 50% higher than the hourly rate.
Halaxy shows the exact fee, and your counsellor’s payment and cancellation terms, before you confirm.
Your counsellor will begin by helping you clarify your desired outcomes and what you would like to be different in your life. Together, you’ll explore what’s happening internally that may be getting in the way and what it will take to respond differently.
It can save time if you write down a list of your desired outcomes before your appointment.
Yes, you can have sessions online as well as face to face at the Boolwey Centre in Bowral.
Start with what you would like help with. Each counsellor’s profile describes their approach and fees, and lists the areas they work with.
If you’re unsure, call 0485 705 248 and talk it through before you book.
Choose a counsellor and a time on Halaxy, or call and we’ll book it for you. Times, fees and confirmation all come from Halaxy, our booking system.
Any of our four counsellors. Halaxy lists the next free times.
Or choose your counsellor
Paul Jessop
Holistic and integrative, with a focus on men’s issues
Anita Wilson
Solution focused, gentle and grounded
Jacob Montoya
Relationships, conflict and trauma, with parts work
Amna Pervaiz
Gestalt and person-centred, also in Urdu and Punjabi
Accepting new clients
Bookings open on Halaxy in a new tab. Only Halaxy confirms an appointment.
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