Jenny FitzGerald
Clinical Counsellor, Telehealth Only
Trauma, Women, Couples
Grad Dip Emotionally Focused Therapy, Voc Grad Dip Relationship Counselling
Jenny has been a professional counsellor since 2008 and specialises in individual counselling, psychotherapy and relationship counselling. She uses an Emotionally Focused perspective, which focuses on the emotional roots of an issue rather than just the symptoms. She uses a range of techniques to safely and respectfully help clients achieve their goals.
Areas of Counselling Practice
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Survivors of childhood abuse or neglect
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Trauma
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Grief and loss
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sexual and related problems
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Losing love and connection
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Survivors of, or those experiencing, domestic violence
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Adult mental health issues
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Anxiety
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Depression
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anger
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Communication and conflict resolution
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Affairs
- Pre-marital counselling
- Parental and family stress
- Separation and divorce counselling
- Step-family issues
- Addictions
- Coping with emotions including shame, grief and anger
- Self esteem
- LGBTIQ issues
- Carer’s related issues
- Life and work transitions
- Spirituality (Christian perspective)
- Women’s issues
Professional Experience
Her main theoretical training has been in Emotionally Focused Therapy, which helps clients to understand the role of emotions in whatever situation they are bringing and to optionally involve creative interventions to safely and respectfully help clients achieve their goals.
Over her time as a professional counsellor Jenny has also trained in additional approaches including ACT, Gottman therapy for couples and EMDR.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitistion and Reprocessing) is an extensively researched, structured therapy which encourages the client to briefly focus on a traumatic event while at the same time experiencing eye movements. This technique most commonly results in a reduction in the vividness of troubling emotions associated with the trauma memories.
Jenny’s clients can expect to be treated with respect and confidentiality. Jenny welcomes people of all faiths (or none), and uses biblical principles as the underpinning of all of her work.
Counselling Style
My approach to counselling and therapy is from an Emotionally Focused perspective, an approach which focuses on the emotional roots of an issue rather than just the symptoms. It can be applied to most issues a client brings.
In working with the Emotionally Focused approach, I use a range of techniques to safely and respectfully help clients achieve their goals.
Clients will receive professional and competent service and be treated with respect. Confidentiality and privacy will be maintained at all times.