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My Professional background is teaching and counselling. I have worked as a Teacher for 11 years and in a Counselling role for 8 years with NSW Health. My teaching experience has been face to face, facilitating groups face to face and my Counselling experience is both telephone and face to face. The focus of my Counselling experience is on Drugs & Alcohol, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Complex Trauma. While teaching and counselling I work with children, adolescents and adults both individually and as family groups.

I currently provide a Counselling Service and facilitate Mental Health First Aid Training and Child Protection Training as well as Smart Recovery Groups and Counselling training at a Tertiary level. I have also provided training and Brief Intervention Counselling within Correctional Service Facilities within NSW.

I am enjoying working within two of my life passions: teaching and counselling. Working with others to share knowledge, understanding and develop skills is the foundation of my working framework