COUNSELLING & THERAPY FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH WELL-BEING
YOU are our Number 1 Priority!
Everyone is an individual with their own concerns,
unique to them and no two people experience mental health and emotional well-being concerns the same.
That's why at Obsidian our focus is on what is impacting and concerning
YOU and YOUR mental health well-being!!
We see you as a whole person rather than just your mental health symptoms or 'diagnosis' and we tailor our therapeutic style to fit YOU and your concerns.
We believe our clients are the experts in their lives,
not us!
~ NEW CLIENTS WELCOME ~
~ SELF-REFERRALS ACCEPTED ~
~ PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL* ~
All new client's are seen within 7 days
of initial contact with us.
Mental Health & Emotional Well-Being Support
We provide professional and confidential* counselling, therapy and psycho-social support for a range of mental health and emotional well-being concerns with our Registered Counsellor Carolyn Rogers.
Support is available for those 18 years of age and over** Individuals, Couples, and Relationships at our counselling
studio located in Nambour on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
We can assist with the following mental health concerns:
• Depression • Anxiety • Low Mood • Stress •
• Grief and Loss - including after suicide •
• Addictive Behaviours • Low Self-Esteem • Anger •
• Self-Identity • Feelings of being Stuck • Trauma •
• Shame • Relationship Concerns •
LGBTQ+ Counselling
We also work with the Diverse Sexualities, Gender and Kinship (LGBTQ+) Communities and their Mental Health Concerns including:
• Self-Identity...Who Am I? •
• Becoming your Authentic Self •
• Questioning and or Exploring your sexual-orientation or gender, including later in life •
• Internal Conflict • Minority Stress •
• Major Life Change including: Disclosing ('Coming-Out'^) your sexual-orientation or gender later in life •
Group workshops and catch-ups are offered:
~ Rainbow Obsidian LGBTQ+ 25 Plus Group and expressive art therapy group held on Monday's
~ NEW ~ Weekly coffee catch-up on Tuesday mornings starting from the 11th May 2021
At Obsidian we offer a warm, welcoming, accepting, affirming, non-judgemental, caring, safe space with a personal & lived understanding of the mental health concerns experienced by our communities.
Working Together
We work with you from an holistic, person centred, strengths based and future focussed, not problem focussed, perspective to assist you to achieve your
goals and preferred future.
We use an integrative of evidenced based therapeutic techniques, including Expressive Art Therapy, Solution Focussed Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, CBT, Mindfulness, Self-compassion and more.
Whilst your past is an important part of influencing who you are today, our focus in counselling is working in the 'here and now'
and what might be impacting your mental health.
The working relationship between you and your counsellor is one of the most important aspects of what makes counselling work (Wompold, 2015).
Would you like to know more?
Humans are curious by nature, we love facts, information and to have an understanding of everything.
To assist to satisfy your curiosity, we have created a specific page with many of the FAQs you may have. Each individual page also has lots of extra information.
Some quick answers:
- Self-referrals welcome, you don't need a GP referral or Mental Health Treatment Plan
- Fees are applicable for all appointments
- Appointments can be booked online
- Appointments available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, & Saturday
- Carolyn is a Registered Counsellor with lived experience and University Qualifications
- Mental Health Fund rebates may be available
An Invitation for YOU to make an Appointment
~ APPOINTMENTS ~
To make an appointment please click the Book Now button below, select your appointment type, date and time from those listed or alternatively you can email us at obsidian.counselling@gmail.com for appointments.
We offer both face to face in person counselling or online
Please note T&Cs apply for booking appointments, by booking an appointment via the online portal it will be understood that you read and understood the T&Cs, which can be found on the last tab.
* Confidential: There are limits to confidentiality if the Registered Counsellor feels you are risk of self-harm and or harm to others. Registered Counsellors are also bound by the limits of confidentiality set-out by their professional organisation and further government legislation. Carolyn follows the ethical guidelines set by PACFA (the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia).
^ At Obsidian Counselling we prefer the more accepting terms of Disclosing or Inviting In rather than "Coming Out"
Wampold B. E. (2015). How important are the common factors in psychotherapy? An update. World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 14(3), 270–277. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20238
** Counselling and therapy available for those between 15 and 18 years upon request and is dependent on the clients ability to understand informed consent through Gillick Competence or with primary caregivers signed consent.