Magdalena Liem
Profession Experience
I have more than 16 years experience in counselling and psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families with adolescents and adult children, as well as more than 5 years experience supervising other professional and pastoral counsellors. I have provided training in an Advanced Diploma of Counselling course in Sydney.
Areas of Specialisation
I provide short to long term counselling, and psychotherapy, in a broad range of issues.
- Anxiety, depression
- Trauma
- Sexual abuse (childhood and adulthood)
- Grief and loss
- Separation and divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Building better relationships
- Resolving conflicts
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Stress and anger management
- Parenting children and adolescents
My areas of expertise are:
- Couple counselling
- Relationship counselling
- Same sex attraction
- Affairs
- Family counselling with teens and adult children
- Blended / Step Family counselling
- Domestic Violence (perpetrators and victims)
- Parenting issues
- Premarital Counselling
Supervision:
- Supervision for professional and clinical counsellors
- Supervision for pastoral staff and ministers
How I approach counselling and psychotherapy
There are three areas I work with clients:
- Helping clients to understand themselves better
- Working together with clients as a team to search the core of their issues
- Helping clients with a new approach to their issues
I am culturally sensitive to the needs of each client, working in a safe and supportive environment. Clients will receive professional and competent service and be treated with respect. Confidentiality and privacy will be maintained at all times.
Qualifications
- Masters degree in Counselling (Honours) - Topic: Issues in cross-cultural upbringing of adolescents
- 2 years of Clinical Counselling Course (Life Care), specialising in couple and domestic violence work
- Master of Arts in Theology
- Certificate in Clinical Supervision (UK)
- Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment and Training
Professional Memberships
- PACFA Registered at Clinical level
- Clinical Member (Master Clinician) - Australian Association of Relationship Counsellors
- Registered Supervisor - CCAA (Christian Counsellors Association of Australia)
Professional Training and Supervision
I receive on-going professional training each year and am supported by supervision on a regular basis to maintain my ethical and professional standards.
Fees
Sliding scale $120-150/hour, based on gross family income, with a minimum of $130 for after hours appointments. |
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Bridges Counselling is a team of ten counsellors based in North Parramatta, specialising in:
We are open weekday evenings and all Saturday. Our 5-room centre is near Parramatta, Carlingford, Baulkham Hills and Merrylands. See Location page.
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