ECS MISSION
To provide accessible, trauma-informed, culturally safe counselling & psychotherapy, and making deep, lasting, positive change in a person’s life.
New! Face to face counselling is now available at Chatswood & Macquarie Park!
EXPECTATIONS On the COUNSELLING process
The initial sessions are the building phase of the counselling process. The aim is for the client to experience the safety and the freedom of the therapeutic space, in which they feel heard and validated as they shares their stories and concerns.
The ECS counsellor seeks to understand the client’s deeper needs, values, personality, and her access to her inner emotional resources. The counsellor can then start to formulate suitable customised approaches and interventions. The ECS counsellor guides the client in exploring their context fully, working to gain clarity and a deep understanding of their concerns, identifying their therapeutic needs and goals, intervening when appropriate to resume a client’s general functioning, and addressing a client’s troubling emotional experience when the client is ready.
The working phase is a gradual process where the trust between the client and the counsellor continues to deepen. The counsellor guides the client in working through each barrier before reaching their therapeutic goals.
Find out more on ECS counselling approach
ECS Trauma-informed counselling approach
If you would like to learn about ECS Trauma approach, you can find sections on Trauma and Complex Trauma on the bottom of the Services page, or/and to contact ECS counsellor via the Contact page.
client feedback
[2018]: I felt understood and Trish took the time to clarify what I was saying so she could fully understand what was going on for me. When I first attended I really felt like I had hit rock bottom. Some of the sessions were emotionally demanding and sometimes draining, but I never regretted going to a session. As time went on I felt more empowered and strong. The sessions helped me to express myself in my relationship and speak up for myself. I found the interventions was very powerful.
[2021]: I've found Trish's approach very helpful and I've enjoyed her reactions to some of the stories I've relayed to her. Trish is very accessible both as a skilled counsellor and in her visible attitude towards you and also due to her affordable fees. My sessions with her have been very valuable to me personally.
[2021]: I have found Trish to be kind, understanding and professional and the sessions have helped me significantly.
[2022}: I felt Trish conducted it in a perfect way by asking appropriate questions and by feeding back to me how far I had come. This made me feel accepted and appreciated and made me feel I could come back at any time. I feel more capable of self care, I feel more accepting of my past experiences and the decisions which have lead me to where I am today in my middle age and I feel stronger emotionally.
[2023]: It was really useful to have my situational responses validated, but to also talk through other methods to assist me during difficult times. I always left counselling sessions, even more tricky discussions, feeling pretty relaxed and ready to walk away without any feelings of anxiety or stress. After doing weekly/ fortnightly sessions for about a year and a half, I have become more comfortable understanding myself, knowing my behaviours, and being able to identify subconscious responses that had previously troubled me.
[2023]: I found Trish to be open, inquisitive and direct. I learned about how to be more curious and open with difficult situations. Trish’s passion to help shines through dedication to wanting to find solutions to ones complexities and is managed with gentleness and care.
[2023]: Compassionate and caring really accepted me for myself. Really helped me understand trauma and having flashbacks.
Practice Locations
Zoom Video | Macquarie Park
Zoom counselling is available Australia wide.
New! Face to face counselling is now available at Macquarie Park.
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