Ralph Holwerda
Profession Experience
I am a trained counsellor at Masters level and a community welfare and pastoral worker with wide experience in helping people from many different backgrounds. I have been professionally counselling since 2004.
For further details about me, please visit my website at Talk It Over Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Areas of Specialisation
I provide short to long term counselling in a broad range of issues.
- Alcohol and other drugs
- Other addictions
- Marriage preparation
- Relationships
- Families
- Break ups, separation and divorce
- Relationship violence and abuse
- Child protection
- Anger management
- Conflict resolution
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Trauma
- EMDR (eye movement desensitisation & reprocessing)
- Grief
- Fear and other emotions
- Suicidal thoughts
- Spirituality (Christian perspective)
- Missionary re-entry counselling
- Cross cultural counselling (in English or Dutch)
How I approach counselling and psychotherapy
I like living life abundantly and I desire the same for you. I know from experience that sometimes people can get awfully stuck, but that often with the help of others they can find new ways out.
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
- Diploma in Community Services Welfare
Professional Memberships
- Clinical Member - CAPA (Counsellors and Psychotherapists Association)
- PACFA Registered at Clinical level
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
One person attending counselling
- Sliding scale $100-120 per 1 hr session, based on gross family income
- $120 per 1 hr session for after hours appointments
Couple and Family Counselling
- Sliding scale $140-160 per 1½ hr session, based on gross family income
- $140 per 1½ hr session for after hours appointments
Internet payments to BSB: 302 100 - Acct No: 1038046 |
Our Team at Bridges Counselling
Click on a name to see a the team member's web page. The list is in order of first name.
Enquiries: 9683 1444
Ring us and we will recommend the best counsellor qualified and experienced for your situation.
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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