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 also received and including extensive training in therapeutic frameworks such as Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), trauma informed care and complex trauma neurobiology. I was also fortunate to spend time in Nauru - an Australian offshore processing centre - supporting unaccompanied minors as a residential worker for Save the Children.  In 2016, my wife and I moved to Mission Beach in Far North Queensland, a long held dream, and soon after, I established Cassowary Coast Counselling. 
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​My passion today is my private practice, Cassowary Coast Counselling, where I work with teens and adults. I hold a Master's Degree in Gestalt Therapy, which I completed in 2020, and a Diploma of Counselling. I am also a member of the Australian Counselling Association. 

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