Our Team
Counselling for Women by Women
Sydney Women's Counselling Centre employs Professional Qualified Counsellors and Social Workers who are registered with professional bodies, including: Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) Australian Counselling Association (ACA), Australian Association of Social workers (AASW)
Counsellors are qualified in a variety of therapeutic modalities, which form part of the tool- kit used to meet the needs of individual clients.
All counsellors are experienced in working in a culturally appropriate manner with clients.
Counselling Framework
The Social Determinants of Health and a Trauma Informed Care Framework
Our team are counsellors
While counsellors and psychologists work may overlap the main differences are:
Counsellors work from a more person-centered approach and may use a variety of therapeutic models and techniques to help clients through empowerment to find their own solutions and recovery from trauma
Psychologists are usually aligned to the Medical Model and use more prescriptive treatments like CBT and behavioral testing to inform strategies to overcome behavioral issues and symptoms
Psychologists are able to diagnose, while counsellors are not