Paws For Thought Therapy

AN ACCREDITED MENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL WORKER/CONSELLOR AND HER DOG... HI! Welcome to Paws for Thought Counselling I am Karen and I will be your mental health counsellor, Tilly says woof too. I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers and Medicare, I graduated from the University of New England with a Bachelor of Criminology and Master of Social work. I have had a long and varied career in working with mental health, such as working as a youth worker with Father Chris Riley and Youth of the Streets, and various NGOs, the Tamworth Youth and public health system in Tamworth. I have spent much of my social working career working with young people, in various roles and this is the happiest part of my job, watching young people grow and blossom into themselves. I am an experienced Sexual Assault Counsellor, and I can provide services through Victim Services. I am passionate about providing grief and loss and trauma counselling and helping clients overcome depression and anxiety. I have training in: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Narrative Therapy Mediation Adult survivor of child sexual assault - female Adult survivor of child sexual assault - male Recent sexual assault - adult Recent sexual assault - child Physical assault Domestic and family violence Clients with a history of mental illness History of drug and/or alcohol use Have a cognitive impairment Clients who identify as LGBTQIA+ Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Young people (16-21 years)