Navigating life's ordinary and extraordinary challenges

build resilience and heal

About 
Veronica Greaves
I'm Veronica, a Clinical Counsellor dedicated to helping you navigate life's ordinary and extraordinary challenges. Whilst we can't make life flawless, together we can work towards healing from past experiences and better managing tough times. 

My priority is to develop a safe, trusting relationship to support your exploration of life's complexities. To enable this, I provide a safe, trauma-informed, non-judgmental, person-centred therapeutic space.

I combine various talk therapy approaches with Somatic Experiencing® (SE) techniques. SE taps into the body’s natural ability to resolve traumatic stress, supports nervous system health and regulation. 

I have found it’s impact to be profound.
Supporting you
You may be dealing with a specific issue or seeking general support.  My experience is working with clients dealing with:

  • Significant life changes
  • Grief or loss
  • Overwhelm
  • Anxiety or depression
  • Difficult relationships
  • Persistent health challenges
  • Unhelpful patterns of behaviour including addiction to drugs or alcohol
  • Childhood, past or current trauma

I work from a beautiful room in McKell Park, Darling Point for in person sessions, or we can meet online.

Therapy options

Individual Counselling

Individual sessions held in person in a beautiful room at the heart of McKell Park, Darling Point. Sessions are also offered online for your convenience. A standard session is 50-minutes. For the first session, I like to spend 1.5 hours with a client.

Group programs

These psychoeducation groups offer a confidential and respectful place to develop self-awareness, learn and explore skills to better navigate life's challenges. Groups use the benefits of peer-support, personal reflection and guided learning. Groups can be tailored to specific needs as required.

Grief and Loss Support

Exploring the Seasons of Grief is a small group program designed to help people and communities understand and attend well to their grief following change and loss experiences. Seasons for Growth supports connection with others going through similar circumstances, fosters emotional literacy and resilience as a pathway to improved social and emotional wellbeing. These are psychoeducation groups with therapeutic benefits. Subject to funding, groups are offered free of charge in the community.

Testimonials

     

 Veronica is the most wonderful therapist. I have seen plenty in my time, Veronica takes it in a different direction which has helped on so many levels. 


Individual client
     

 I’ve attended heaps of groups, I really enjoyed this one. Each week had a well thought out topic and I appreciated getting time to share and explore my own experiences. You are a skillful facilitator, allowing us to do that and bring us back to the topic. It was also abundantly clear that you care. I felt cared for, supported and respected. Thank you. 


Group program
     

 I found all the topics really helpful, I learnt a lot about myself, how to deal with challenges and what I can practice to do things differently. It's also helped me be much kinder to myself. Thank you. 


Group program
     

 I avoided dealing with my grief in the past because it was overwhelming. I learnt new skills in this group. The tactile nature of the playdoh experience allowed me to lighten up, to be less serious and thereby more earnest in my sharing. I felt something important shift for me. 


Grief and loss group

 “I’m more self-aware so I don’t buy into the reactivity anymore. It’s safer to be in my own body.” 


Individual client
     

 “I’ve learnt not to let other people’s stress bleed into me; I’m setting better boundaries and I’m much less tired because of it.” 


Individual client
     

 I learnt to recognise and acknowledge potentially harmful emotional states, and I gained the skills to deal with them productively. Thanks for making it so comfortable and easy to be in group. 


Group program
     

 The content of the group and the activities were very good. The subjects translated really well into group discussion which helped me feel connected to everyone. Being part of a group made me realise I’m not alone in my feelings of grief. The group was open, comforting and very respectful, thank you. 


Grief and loss group program
     

 The course was really helpful and interesting. I learnt new ways to manage difficult situations. I especially enjoyed learning about the wise mind. It’s helpful when I’m in an emotional state because now I know what that is. I take a deep breath, then count to ten to get myself into my wise mind. Then I make a decision. 


Group program
  
Qualifications & training
PACFA Registered Clinical Counsellor #28814
Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling 
Somatic Experiencing™ Professional Training - Intermediate level
Victims Services Approved Counsellor
Radical Exposure Tapping
MacKillop Seasons for Growth Companion
Complex Trauma Training - Full Stop Australia
Intensive Trauma treatment - Bessel Van Der Kolk
Treating complex trauma with Internal Family systems
Working with Sexual issues in therapy
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy [Introductory]
Emotionally Focussed Therapy [EFT}
DV Alert Foundation Training
DV Alert Men who use violence
ASSIST Suicide Prevention
Talking about suicide - Black Dog institute
SMART Recovery Facilitator Training
Motivational Interviewing
Accredited Mental Health First Aid Australia First Aider
Practitioners Process Group
      
Let's talk
Asking for help is a courageous step when life feels challenging. I offer a free 15-minute consultation for you to determine if we’re a good fit and to discuss how I can support you.

Please feel free to contact me via email or on my mobile to arrange a time:

therapy@veronicagreaves.com
0452 226 869.

Location & Contact

  • Canonbury Cottage, Mckell Park, Darling Point Road. NSW 2027

Please either complete the form, email or call me directly. I look forward to being in touch shortly. Veronica


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