About Cate

I am a Psychotherapist,  Counsellor and Registered Mental Health Practitioner with AHPRA  (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency), have worked for over twenty  years in the public health system and have been in private practice for  six years.  I have completed a Masters degree in Psychoanalytic Studies and a four year program in Gestalt Therapy. 

​I started my working life as a registered nurse.   Realising that  the part of my work I enjoyed the most was talking with people and finding out about their lives.   I moved into mental health and started training as a psychotherapist.  ​

​Ive been around a while and worked in a lot of different areas in mental health, including inpatient units, community mental health services,    self harm and suicide intervention programs, crisis management, Youth,  gender  dysphoria,  sexual assault  and trauma and  group therapy programs.  

When  am not working I love to  read,  swim,  garden,   enjoy art of all descriptions, read, try to  learn French (for the last twenty years!),  travel whenever given the opportunity, oh and did I mention reading.  I love the ocean, but live in the bush which I also love.   I am passionate about human rights,  am a student of Buddhism (for most of my adult life), love neuroscience and  facinated  with theories of the mind and consciousness. 
 
I was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for my work at ground zero - Paddy's Bar and the Sari Club - following the first Bali bombing in 2002.
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Professional  Memberships and Registrations
AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency)
PACFA  - Clinical Member (Psychotherapists and Counsellors Federation Australia)
Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies - member


​I am listed as :
A recommended therapist for students undergoing training through 
Gestalt  Institute  of  WA. 

Registered  Counsellor with the  Cancer Council of  WA

Employee Assist Program (EAP) Provider.

​Some Health Care Benefits (Bupa) Apply.

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