Counselling

Joanna Henderson

I have had 15 years of professional experience in education, as a Teacher and a Guidance Officer. I completed my Masters in Guidance and Counselling in 2018 and developed my counselling skills in several public schools with both parents and students. I am a member of the Australian Counselling Association. I joined the team here at Oceanview Psychology & Support Services in 2022 and have been counselling and focussing on life skills with youth from 5-18yrs.

In individual sessions, clients learn to develop social and emotional awareness with an outcome to self-regulate in healthy ways. We work together to build relationships, challenge and change behaviours that may be inhibiting them across multiple areas. Creating a supportive and fun environment assists clients to set individual goals that are healthy and positive and suit their unique strengths. Within a safe space they can test and develop a range of strategies to assist them to engage more effectively in interpersonal relationships within their families, peers, and community.

I believe that counselling is a process where together client and counsellor can,