Therapy
Therapy, also known as one-on-one counselling, provides a supportive and confidential space where you can feel safe to explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Working with a psychologist can help you gain new insights into yourself and your behaviours, strengthen your relationships, and develop healthier ways of managing challenges. Jessica offers therapy sessions in Belmont, Geelong, as well as online through secure telehealth appointments across Australia. If you would like to know more about how therapy can support you, Jessica welcomes you to get in touch.
Therapy can be helpful for a wide range of challenges, whether you are experiencing clinical concerns or difficulties in everyday life. Common reasons people come to therapy include depression, anxiety, ongoing worry, stress, postnatal depression & anxiety and difficulties in relationships. Many clients also seek support for parenting challenges, grief and loss, anger, phobias, mood swings, or struggles with self-esteem and communication. Therapy can also be an important space to work through the impact of trauma or unresolved conflict. If you would like to know more about how therapy may support you, Jessica welcomes you to get in touch to discuss your needs.
What to expect from Therapy
*Jessica offers a place to talk through emotions.
*Jessica helps people to find the words for their feelings and to understand what they feel. This process is healing and change producing.
*Jessica’s work focuses less on behaviour and more on the mind.
Why does Therapy work?
Jessica’s approach is grounded in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, an insight-oriented form of therapy that goes beyond managing surface-level symptoms. Instead of focusing only on strategies to cope, psychodynamic therapy aims to uncover and resolve the root causes of emotional pain.
Through this process, Jessica helps bring unconscious patterns and conflicts into your present awareness. By understanding and working through these deeper experiences, you can process and resolve them, leading to meaningful and lasting change.
This approach can reduce symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and stress while also improving self-awareness, emotional wellbeing, and relationships. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy offers the opportunity for long-term growth and relief, rather than short-term fixes.
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The number of therapy sessions you may need depends on the type and severity of your concerns, as well as the personal goals you would like to achieve. In your first appointment, Jessica will take a detailed history and work with you to create a treatment plan that feels supportive and realistic. Together, you will regularly review your progress and adjust the plan as needed.
On average, many people attend around 10 or more sessions to experience meaningful and lasting change. Some clients benefit from short-term counselling, while others choose longer-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for deeper exploration and growth.
Am I eligible for a rebate?
Jessica is a registered Medicare provider. If a GP provides you with a Mental Health Treatment Plan you are eligible for up to 10 rebates of $145.25 per calendar year (read more). The rebate increases if you reach the Medicare Safety Net. Private health insurance rebates are also available.