SONIA DEMPSEY

PSYCHOLOGIST

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Integrative psychological counselling,

online and face to face in North Fitzroy

Hi, I’m Sonia, a registered psychologist. I work with individual adult clients to explore current challenges, process past trauma and move into preferred ways of being.

Read on to see if working with me might be a good fit for you.

Relationship-focused treatment

The safety you feel in the counselling relationship is paramount to successful therapy.

My approach is person-centred, relational and trauma-informed. This means recognising that what feels safe for one person may activate deep wounds in another.

I meet clients with warmth, authenticity and optimism, and work to minimise the inherent power imbalance of the helping relationship.

With a strong and collaborative therapeutic alliance, meaningful change is possible.

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‘How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for their own personal growth?’

Carl Rogers

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Person-centred, evidence-based counselling

Taking a client-centred, integrative approach with a focus on relational safety, my work draws on training and experience in a range of therapeutic models

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Inter-Personal Process Therapy

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Internal Family Systems Therapy

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Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

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Positive Psychology & values based approaches

Connect with me

contact@soniadempsey.com.au

I acknowledge and pay my respects to the Wurundjeri people, the traditional owners of the land on which I live and work, and to the traditional owners of all country across which we connect