Meet Kate

Mental Health Social Worker (AASW Mental Health Accredited) and Social Work Supervisor. BSW with Honours (Curtin University). Master in Human Service Counselling (Curtin University).One-year post-graduate certificate in Marital and Family Therapy (William St Family Therapy Centre). Accredited EMDR Practitioner (EMDRAA).

Kate is a Mental Health Social Worker and Therapist with more than 20 years’ experience working in government mental health service services in Perth, New Zealand and Canada. Since 2013, Kate has provided a therapeutic space for clients with a range of clinical issues including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, childhood sexual abuse and sexual assault, birth trauma, grief and loss, gender and sexuality, transitioning to parenthood, interpersonal difficulties, and also with families and couples in distress.

Whilst Kate is passionate about early intervention and adolescent mental health, she also has a special interest in couples work and women who have experienced birth trauma.

Kate is an Accredited EMDR Practitioner (certified by the EMDR Association of Australian EMDRAA) however she offers many different counselling approaches to clients depending on their needs. These include Schema Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, EMDR for couples and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. 

Kate believes that everyone needs a little support sometimes, particularly when we are going through life’s transitions, when we face the unexpected or when we feel like life’s stressors are getting on top of us. Kate looks forward to offering you a safe and confidential space whatever your difficulties may be. 

Kate is also available to provide supervision to Social Workers, especially those working in private practice or government mental health clinics. Kate has completed Advanced Supervision training and has supervised Social Workers for more than 15 years.

Kate is an independent Social Worker (AASW Mental Health Accredited) who runs their own business, engaging The Dash - Health Hub to provide administrative and other business services, enabling Kate to focus on delivering high-quality care to their clients and maintain the professional autonomy of their own business.