hello

I’m Bess, an Expressive Arts Counsellor, and I’m pretty excited about what I offer to individuals and the community.

I am a skilled and caring counsellor who specialises in guiding you through the process of looking deeply into the causes of your actions and behaviours.  To discover what it is that you value and to use those intrinsic beliefs to form a plan of action to achieve wellbeing in mind, body and spirit.

I believe in the need for play at every stage of life and the insight that the process of creation gives us.  The experience of this process can clarify what we already know and bring new ideas to the forefront of our thoughts, resulting in a fresh outlook into recurring problems and issues in our lives and relationships

I hold an Advanced Diploma of Therapeutic Arts in Counselling, a Diploma of Mental Health and a Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs.  I’m currently studying a Masters of Therapeutic Arts Practice at MIECAT and am a practising member of the Australian Counselling Association student member of ANZACATA.

I hold both a National Police check and a valid Working With Children check as well as an NDIS Worker Screening ID. I currently work privately out of my studio and with various employers providing counselling within their Employee Assistance Programs. I have worked with a wide range of organisations, including the Salvation Army, Bolton Clarke, Beleura Clinic, Opal Healthcare, Ozchild, Anglicare and Doveton College.