Counselling / Psychology

Call:  (02) 9969 7775  /  0421 580 177

Location maps:    Neutral Bay    Darlinghurst

Stephanie is well known in Sydney as Director of Insight Matters corporate psychologists.  She also runs her part-time private therapeutic practice around her first love, Health Psychology.  She specialises in:

·      Quick and permanent reduction of work stress and career concerns

·      Lifting of even long-standing depression or dark moods

·      Alleviation of anxiety, panic & phobic reactions – quick relief

·      Creation of a positive mindset conducive to recovery from illness

·      Guidance for couples with relationship challenges

·      Nutrichology ™ - protocols for optimising mood, intellect and neurological function nutritionally

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"Food affects behaviour. To ignore the role of nutrition is indefensible." Dr Alexandra Richardson, Department of Physiology, Oxford University, UK.

·      Assistance with other challenging emotional or practical issues, such as legal or work problems

·      Biofeedback for stress control and health maximisation

·      Support with managing health conditions.  Specialty in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) / Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)  (No, CFS/ME is not all in your head!!  Don't worry if you haven't been able to find receptive doctors so far - I have details of who you can see in Sydney.)

 

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What is....

Therapeutic Coaching?

     Stephanie uses a positive, pragmatic, solution-focused and brief approach which she terms 'Therapeutic Coaching'. 

     For those who know the lingo, this draws on the best of three techniques - cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), business-style coaching and solution-focused counselling.       

     Stephanie explains, "The difference is the strong emphasis I place on respecting my clients' unique life circumstances, character and wants. My job is to facilitate their insight, learning and problem-solving, so that they can move quickly through whatever is going on for them and come out stronger."            

     This contrasts with more common therapies in which clients are too often told how to live, and/or required to spend a great deal of time being ‘psychoanalysed’.  This often reinforces distress by encouraging the mistaken and demoralising belief that we are powerless puppets of things that happened in the past, or that there is just one right way to succeed in life.      

     "A coaching model is far more enjoyable and empowering because it progresses you toward a solution, right here and now.  It deeply respects your intelligence, personal perspectives and experience.”        

     “My job is in fact to make myself redundant as quickly as possible.  If we spend more than a few sessions on any one thing, then we need to re-evaluate what we are doing."

What is....

Health Psychology?

(Also called Medical Psychology)

    Stephanie says, "There is amazing research in this area which shows extraordinary relationships between psychological or emotional learning, and health and life expectancy - far stronger correlations than even I had expected."

     She no longer speaks of the 'mind-body connection'. "We know now that there really is no 'connection' at all - it is, and always has been, one integrated system. Memories, emotions and every thought that you have, are physiologically represented throughout your body."

    "It's an awesome feedback system too. You can influence it much more than you might expect."

    Stephanie also has a passion for the role of nutrition in improving intellectual performance, mood and neurological function.  "Certain nutrients have great power to affect cognitive [brain] and nervous system function and health. It's a terribly under-applied field of knowledge."

Rates

Stephanie charges less than the official recommended rates for psychologists in Australia. Rebates may also be available >>

After-hours consultations

•  Mon to Fri 7pm-10pm / Sat 4pm-7pm: Standard charges + $85/hr or part-hr

•  Mon to Fri 10pm-8am / Fri 10pm-Sat 9am / Sat 7pm-10pm / Sundays/holidays 9am-7pm: Standard charges + $150/hr or part-hr

•  All other times: Standard charges + $175/hr or part-hr

Special consultations

•  Telephone consultations: Standard rates

•  Call-outs: Charges + 60%/hr travel time

•  Court preparation: $310/hr (+ charges)

•  Court appearance: $425/hr (+ charges)   

Missed sessions

Please note that fees apply for sessions missed or cancelled without 24 hours notice.

Thank you for settling your account on the day of your consultation. (Cash or credit.)

Medicare / Insurance Rebates

Private insurance

Many private insurers now rebate 30-80% of psychological services.  Details vary, so please check your policy wording. 

Medicare Australia

Stephanie is a registered Medicare Australia Allied Health Professional. 

*A minimum of $75 per session is rebatable through Medicare - or up to $180 once you reach your Medicare threshold.  To be eligible for these rebates please obtain an "EPC referral" to Stephanie from your GP, Paediatrician or Psychiatrist.

Matters covered by both Medicare and by Stephanie include:

• Anxiety, Panic and Phobias (fears which seem irrational or extreme)

• Depression (persistent very low mood)

• Post-traumatic Stress (PTSD)

• Unexplained physical (somatic) symptoms

• Sleep problems - insomnia

• Obsessive/Compulsive behaviour

• Bereavement/grief symptoms

• Children's behavioural problems 

• Eating disorders (some)

Because Stephanie is also a Corporate Psychologist and Executive Coach, some issues pertaining primarily to your work performance may be tax deductible.  Please consult your tax advisor. GST will apply to this work and rates vary.

Stephanie completed her BA Dbl. Hons Psychology & Business in the UK (1990), and trained further in Singapore, Hongkong and Australia. 

She studied Executive Coaching with the British ex-Olympic gold-medalists who were the originators of the concept of business coaching, and holds Certificates of Hypnotherapy,  Adult Education and Psychometrics.

Prior to establishing Insight Matters and publishing her own work, Stephanie was:

 Technical Director

 - McKenzie Consulting Group  (AU)

 - McKenzie Carrick  (AU)

 Consultant Occupational Psychologist

 - Saville & Holdsworth (SHL) (Singapore)

 Lecturer

 - Singapore Institute of Commerce

 Research Psychologist, Biopsychology  

 (Nutrition)

 - Dept.Psychiatry, Leeds University (UK)

Stephanie is writing a book entitled:

"Footloose and Wrinkle-free: How to get into great human condition"

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