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About me

I wasn't always a therapist
​In 2011 I left the financial services industry, a field that I had occupied since 1990. My career transition was difficult and so, I sought counselling for the first time in my life. After about a year of soul-searching and personal reflection, I secured a role working with complex to extreme-needs young people - for three years - at a residential facility west of Brisbane; this is where my career reskilling began, starting with a Cert IV in Youth Work and a Diploma of Counselling.  During this time, I received extensive training in therapeutic frameworks such as Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), trauma informed care and complex trauma neurobiology. I also spent time in Nauru - an Australian offshore immigration detention facility - where I supported unaccompanied minors as a residential worker for Save the Children.  In 2016, my wife and I moved to Mission Beach in Far North Queensland and soon after, I established Cassowary Coast Counselling while undertaking a Master's Degree in Gestalt Therapy. I was awarded the degree in November 2020. Today I practice as a Gestalt Psychotherapist, working with adults - 1 to 1 - from my practice location in Mission Beach. 
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​Alongside my practice, I hold a position with the Office of Public Guardian, an independent statutory agency (Department of Justice and Attorney-General), where I advocate for the rights of children placed into foster care in Queensland. 
2008; presenting to clients at a national conference; toward the end of my time in financial services. 
2014; working in Nauru with Save the Children - at the beginning or end of another 2 week rotation. 
2020; beginning my final year at Gestalt Therapy Brisbane; with my fellow Gestaltists.  

My Practice Space


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Contact Geoff

0484 622 149
[email protected]
​Level 2, 46 Porter Promenade (The Hub), Mission Beach QLD

Session Hours

Sessions are by appointment; Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays. In-person, by phone or Zoom video.


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Qualifications & Memberships

MGestTherapy (GTB), DipCouns (AIPC).
ACA Membership No.: 1182 (Level 3) 

Crisis Support

Cassowary Coast Counselling is not a crisis service. ​
​If you are in an emergency, or at immediate risk of harm to yourself or others, please call 000 
Lifeline - 13 11 14
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Suicide Call Back Service - 1300659467
​Beyond Blue - 1300224636
MensLine Australia - 1300789978
ADF Mental Health (all-hours support line) - 1800628036
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