Penny is a highly committed and skilled social worker with 30 years of experience in assisting individuals tackle issues and obstacles that affect their lives. During counselling, she offers a non-judgmental attitude, coupled with a wealth of compassion, to ensure individuals feel safe, heard, understood, and supported.
Penny is particularly passionate about helping individuals that experience life challenges and ultimately offend. In her practice, she embeds approaches which facilitate behaviour change, to improve individual trajectories. She has worked solidly across community legal services, offender support services, prisons, community correctional services and courts.
Penny offers appointments in English and Greek
Penny’s areas of focus are:
- Managing Anger and Aggression
- Domestic Violence
- Offending Behaviour
- Relationships
- Substance Use
- Education
- Employment and Workplace
- Gambling
- Finances
- Responsible Driving
- Problem-Solving
- Health and Wellbeing
- Anxiety
- Stress Management
- Crisis Management
- Spousal Assault Risk Assessments
- Psychosocial Assessments
- Forensic/Court Reports
- Advocacy
- Professional Supervision for Forensic Practitioners
Penny’s treatment modalities are:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychoeducation
- Solution Focused Therapy
Available:
- Fridays – Essendon and Telehealth
Client groups:
- Adults (18+)
Penny’s practice inspiration is “One day the mountain that is in front of you will be so far behind you, it will be barely visible in the distance. But the person you become in learning to get over it? That will stay with you forever. And that is the point of the mountain”. (Brianna West)