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Sue Robertson
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About Sue RoberstonProfessional Style:
“I take an approach which focusses on the client, and through developing a genuine and respectful relationship with the person, work towards understanding and helping them with their particular personality issues and situation. “The counselling and therapy I provide draws from extensive experience in a broad variey of settings over the past ten years. I am humanistic in approach, applying a gender-sensitive range of theories including psychodynamic, solution-focussed, mindfulness-based work, and systems theory. This is not definitive list of the frameworks I draw upon, but rather a snapshot of some of the theories I use. The important thing is each individual’s uniqueness and helping them to understand and grow within the context of therapeutic support. “My purpose in doing this work comes from a desire to help people to grow and find meaning. It is a creative job, which, as people develop more understanding and ways of dealing with the difficulties they encounter, is very rewarding to witness. “The personal qualities I bring are respect, sincerity, care, warmth and years of professional and life experience, and successful outcomes for my clients." Biography: Sue Robertson was born in NSW, educated in Melbourne and attended Monash University then Melbourne University. She studied Nursing in Sydney, lived in Sydney then returned to Melbourne in 1983, where she now lives. Here Sue studied Social Work and commenced work at the Austin Hospital as a social worker assisting spinal injury patients. Between 1990 and 2000, Sue continued her career in Social Work with positions in a number of organisations. These included a cross-cultural consultancy, working as a Family Support Co-ordinator (1995) whilst she completed training as a Family Therapist, working in Psychiatric services at Monash Medical Centre, and working as a Family Counsellor at North Yarra Community Health Service. After a year as Senior Clinician at North Richmond Community Health Service, she worked as a Counsellor in Employee Assistance Counselling, which provided short-term solution-focussed counselling to employees in a broad range of organizations. In 2004 Sue also completed training with Relationships Australia as a couples therapist. Sue returned in 2005 to Community Health where she worked part-time until 2009 as both a Counsellor and Network Co-ordinator for other Counsellors working at Community Health Centres in the Eastern Region of Melbourne. This also involved conducting professional development workshops for Network members. Despite this workload, Sue commenced to build a private practice. In 2006 she was appointed as a contract provider to Victoria Police , providing counselling to referred members, with a particular focus on working with couples. Sue now works solely in private practice, providing services at Southbank, Hawthorn, Ringwood and North Fitzroy. Qualifications:
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“My primary purpose is to provide a high quality and effective service which is considerate of the individual, couple or family. My work is underpinned by a respect for health and sustainability.