Welcome to Thrive Counselling Northern Beaches. EMDR therapist in dee Why
Owned and operated by Sophie Smyth. Providing EMDR and counselling support to individuals and couples from all backgrounds.
Profile
About Sophie
Victims Services
About Sophie
With a social work background and over 20 years of experience, Sophie is able to assist you to heal yourself.
Sophie has been drawn to the helping professions for most of her life, having started out with a strong leaning towards wanting to work with others in one way or another and trying to understand ‘how people tick’
She did an honou
With a social work background and over 20 years of experience, Sophie is able to assist you to heal yourself.
Sophie has been drawn to the helping professions for most of her life, having started out with a strong leaning towards wanting to work with others in one way or another and trying to understand ‘how people tick’
She did an honours degree in social work in the UK many years ago and worked as a social worker in both mental health and older people’s services in Bristol and London before immigrating to Australia 13 years ago and moving to Sydney's Northern Beaches. Since then she has worked extensively, in both hospital and community settings, with people affected by; trauma, those struggling with depression, anxiety, self-esteem, addictions, health issues, relationship difficulties and life transitions. She is also an approved counsellor with Victims Services NSW and can provide victims services counselling under the Victims Support Scheme.
Face to face counselling sessions take place in Dee Why or Manly. Online sessions are also available and are very convenient for those who are unable to make it to the Dee Why rooms, or feel more comfortable speaking in the privacy of their own home.
Approach
Victims Services
About Sophie
Sophie's approach is compassionate, person centered, non-judgmental and collaborative. She is a also a qualified EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapist and integrates this research-driven approach with Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy.
Sophie works with individuals, couple
Sophie's approach is compassionate, person centered, non-judgmental and collaborative. She is a also a qualified EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapist and integrates this research-driven approach with Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy.
Sophie works with individuals, couples and families of all ages and backgrounds supporting them with releasing trauma, improving communication, assisting with building self-awareness, identifying goals and cultivating compassion and clarity.
Victims Services
Victims Services
Victims Services
Victims services counselling is government-paid therapy available for people who have been affected as a result of a crime. Becoming a victim of crime can be a distressing life event. Free counselling is available to primary, family and secondary victims of an act of violence. An initial 22 hours is available to primary, secondary vict
Victims services counselling is government-paid therapy available for people who have been affected as a result of a crime. Becoming a victim of crime can be a distressing life event. Free counselling is available to primary, family and secondary victims of an act of violence. An initial 22 hours is available to primary, secondary victims and family victims and relevant family members. You can lodge an application for approved counselling online and may apply for up to 22 hours of free counselling by completing the online form via the Victims Services Website
EMDR
What is EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy is an evidence-based psychological therapy recommended for the treatment of trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for people of all ages. It focuses on supporting the mind to heal itself naturally in the same way as the body does and echoes the natural coping that occurs during sleep, particularly during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Therapists have also successfully used EMDR as a treatment component in the management of depression, anxiety, panic attacks, grief, pain disorders, eating disorders, sexual or physical abuse, performance anxiety, stress reduction, disturbing memories, and phobias.
EMDR therapy allows you to recall, process, and move past unpleasant memories. Rather than avoid the past altogether, EMDR helps you to properly “digest” your memories so they’re no longer disturbing to you. Unlike other treatments that focus on altering the emotions, thoughts and responses resulting from traumatic experiences, EMDR therapy focuses directly on the memory itself. EMDR changes the way that memory is stored in the brain, thus reducing and eliminating the problematic symptoms. One of the many upsides of this form of therapy is that it is much less painful of a method than some.
Thrive Counselling Northern Beaches
Pricing:
The price of one hour counselling session is $150.
Thrive Counselling provides affordable, accessible therapy.
Please contact Sophie directly if wanting to book a session through Victims Services
In the event of cancellation 50% of the booking fee is refundable if you cancel within 48 hours of the session start time. If the session is cancelled at least 48 hours from the booking start time a full refund will be issued.
Contact Sophie directly to book: 0416989472