Meet Gillian Ferry
“When we are no longer able to change a situation we are challenged to change ourselves.”
Frankl
— Gillian Ferry
General Information
Counsellor, Relationship and Family Therapist
Days: Tuesday, Thursday
Cost: $200 Individual Therapy,
$250 Relationship and Family Therapy
(No Medicare)
Couples
Adult Individuals
Families
Queer Identities
Family Violence, Issues in Family of Origin. Relationship issues, Life transitions, Addiction and substance misuse, Parenting issues, Grief and Loss, Identity, Perfectionism, MH in families, Intergenerational Trauma, Isolation, Separation, Parenting issues. Adjusting to life changes such as illness, financial shock, becoming parents, Infertility, and Migration.
Style of Therapy
Warm, Collaborative, Insightful, Curious. Strong values of social justice and a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach.
Modalities: Psychodynamic psychotherapy, Solution-focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Systemic Family Therapy, Dialogical Psychotherapy, Gottman Therapy, Systemic Family Therapy, EMDR, Mindfulness, Narrative Therapy, Emotion Focused. You might feel unsafe at work or at home. Isolated from others or unknown by others.
Things You & Gillian Might Address:
Relationship Challenges, Life Transitions, Family Dynamics, Grief, Loss, Addiction and addictive behaviours. Work and family-related stress, Violence and trauma.
Self-esteem, Understanding self. Parenting, infertility, Adjustment to physical illness, Perfectionism, Feelings of exclusion and marginalisation. Persistent low mood or anxiety.
You may have persistent feelings of anxiety or depression restricting your life. She will help you to understand these feelings and make sense of them.
Counsellor, Relationship and Family Therapist
Gill is a Clinical Counsellor and Couple/Family Therapist. She believes that you hold the key to creating a more fulfilled and connected life. She will help you to understand yourself and the origins of your struggles.
Sometimes the origins of your struggles may be very obvious to you, and sometimes not. Either way, she will work with you to find a path to a more fulfilled life and relationships.
Gill cares very deeply that the time you spend in therapy is useful.
What Gill’s About
Gill likes peace and quiet, and reading. She likes good chats, cooking (sometimes) and swimming (when it is warm). She absolutely loves to laugh and the beauty of where we live.
Credentials
Grad Dip (counselling)
Ba Hons, (Hums)
St Vincent’s Open Dialogue Psychotherapy Training (2017-2020)
Gottman Training
