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Accessible Support Through Medicare, NDIS & More

I work with clients who have Mental Health Care Plans for which you will be given a rebate through Medicare, NDIS, Victims Services, EAP funding as well as private fee paying.

After graduating with a degree in Social Work, I worked with children, young people and families for many years. In recent years I have invested myself into training in some of the most evidence based models for counselling. This is to ensure that you find lasting change for your life.

I am confident in supporting you if you are experiencing the following:

  • PTSD and complex trauma , including recovery from domestic violence and sexual assault
  • Mental health concerns with anxiety and depression
  • Separation and divorce , including support for children
  • Couple counselling with a focus on supporting couples with trauma and / or mental health challenges
  • Family counselling with children or adult children

I use the following models in my counselling work:

  • EMDR ( eye movement desensitisation and processing) for adults, teenagers and children
  • Trauma informed CBT ( cognitive behavioural therapy)
  • Somatic based therapies , including sensory motor psychotherapy and others which consider the whole self – body, mind and emotions
  • Skill building using the body, including breath and muscle relaxation
  • Skill building for relationships including communication, conflict resolution and assertiveness
  • Dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) for impulse control and emotional regulation
  • Attachment based therapies such as Emotion Focused Therapy and Theraplay
  • Play therapy and creative therapies, using sand tray, art and movement for children
  • Models embedded in neuroscience including polyvagal theory

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I will create a safe place for you and your loved ones.

In the process I will be committed to you , your goals, celebrating your successes and supporting you to find solutions to your life.  I won’t be taking a stab in the dark with you, over your life.

I have a clear map which we can follow, which is evidence- based, showing us what direction to head in, for long-lasting change. If I don’t have the right answers, I will try to find them for you or refer you to another person who might help.

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“Daring greatly - the courage to be vulnerable, to show up and be seen, to ask for what you need, to talk about how you’re feeling, to have the hard conversations”
- Brene Brown

RACHEL VISS IS AN EXPERIENCED COUNSELLOR WITH OVER TWENTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND WORKS WITH INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES AND FAMILIES, ( INCLUDING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ) AND IS BASED COFFS HARBOUR NSW.

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING

20 mins free consultation

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COUPLES COUNSELLING

20 mins free consultation

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FAMILY COUNSELLING

20 mins free consultation

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Qualifications

Degrees & Qualifications

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Bachelor of Social Work, Queensland University, 1996

Graduate Diploma in Relationship Counselling, Relationships Australia, 2019

Supervised Clinical Counselling, Relationships Australia

Associations & Memberships

Member of the Australian Association of Social Workers

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Couple

“Rachel provides a non judgemental safe space to talk and listen. To be honest, Rachel has helped us save our marriage.”

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Female Client

“Rachel always made me feel comfortable and safe to talk about my grief and loss and work through my trauma… for as long as I needed until I felt confident again to move forward in life. Rachel is one of the most kind, caring , compassionate counsellors I have ever met.”

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Female Client

“Rachel has been of enormous support through turbulent times in my life and has helped me cope whilst going through an abusive relationship. She has supported me and given me tools to work with. I’m doing much better now and went from surviving the situation to a thriving situation.”

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Parents

“As a couple going through challenges adjusting to parenting a teenager - we have found Rachel to be a great support. She has provided us with the tools to parent more effectively and helped us work through our own anxieties. Working with Rachel has truly been life changing for our family. We would highly recommend her as a Family Counsellor.”