Katrina Helene

Psychological therapy * Inner Space Techniques (meditation based therapy)

Katrina Helene BaASS MaSW AMHSW (formerly Heptonstall)

Katrina is a warm, intuitive and genuine practitioner with 20 years of experience, working with clients using different styles of psychological therapy, from meditation based IST (Inner Space Techniques) to evidence-based psychological treatments of CBT, DBT, EMDR and ACT.

Medicare rebates and victims services available.

Specialising in:

Mental health conditions (eg. anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, mood/personality, psychotic disorders)
Traumatic events (past, present)
Alcohol and other drugs
Relationships
Adolescents and adolescence (12+)
Sexual assault
Family violence
…and everything in between.

Background and qualifications include:
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AASW)
Approved Victims Services Counsellor (Victims Services NSW)
Bachelor of Applied Social Sciences (counselling) BaASS
Masters of Social Work Qualifying (MaSW)
IST Practitioner (trained in 1997 through Clairvision School of meditation)
Trauma specialist (ongoing specialist training professional development)
EMDR Therapist (therapist training)
Member of AASW (Australian Association of Social Workers)

See Katrina’s website https://www.lifeinspired.com.au for more information

Katrina is at Qi Freshwater on Thursdays.

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Katrina Helene

Psychological therapy * Inner Space Techniques (meditation based therapy)

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