General

Information is collected about you as part of the assessment and treatment process. It is important that you are able to trust that your privacy is protected. As such, all disclosures and information is considered confidential between you and Dr Bek (Dr Rebekah...

If you are ready to move forward with change, book a session with me through our online portal and select your choice of online or in-person (Gold Coast location) consultation. Available times are displayed and alternative options for online consultations only may be...

In the last few years online psychological therapy services have proliferated, partly through the relatively recent application of Medicare rebates to certain online psychology services. You may be worried that online services are not as effective as in-person...

Your history says the same thing about you as mine does about me – that we are products of our nature and shaped by our experiences. Everyone has baggage. We start life as a perfect ceramic tile, beautiful in its simplicity and pure of design… then life happens. Mixed...

Participating in a semi-structured process of self-discovery with a view to effecting meaningful change in your life is bound to raise at least some challenging ideas. Change is only possible through confronting entrenched attitudes, beliefs and behaviours that are...

Registered Psychologists have a common background of a minimum six years of training and supervised professional practice. Within that framework, as autonomous human beings with our own individual wealth of lived experience and understanding, we each bring something...

If you are someone who finds it difficult to talk about your feelings, to engage in conversations about emotions, or who is easily frustrated or impatient with problems that seem to defy logical, rational solutions, then you may worry that therapy is going to be too...

I am invested in ensuring my clients get the maximum benefit from investing time and energy in the process of coaching / mentoring / treatment with me. What this means is that I maintain a high professional standard in my professional skills and knowledge, as well as...

I am invested in ensuring my clients get the maximum benefit from investing time and energy in the process of coaching / mentoring / treatment with me. What this means is that I maintain a high professional standard in my professional skills and knowledge, as well as...

In Australia, the Medicare system has created a framework which suggests 6–10 individual sessions in a calendar year are generally sufficient for meaningful change. For some issues, this is sufficient; for other concerns you may need more time. Factors which impact...

The short answer to this is “not necessarily”. You do however, need to have a sense that you want to change something in your life, whether it is a problematic reaction, behaviour or issue with an aspect of your psychological functioning (mood, concentration,...

Psychologists need to explain their therapeutic approach and help you to understand the potential risks, as well as gains, involved in engaging in services. My practice draws on skills, tools and techniques from a variety of therapeutic frameworks and modalities,...

Your therapist’s job is to ensure the therapeutic relationship is maintained in a way that allows you to participate fully in the current process. You must also have the option to re-engage in professional services without the assumptions, expectations and obligations...

For any talk-therapy to be effective, there needs to be a sense of trust and connection between you and your therapist / coach / mentor.   Changing patterns of thinking and behaviour is hard – if it were easy, we would all be living our best lives! It also takes...

If you need urgent support right now, please contact one of the following services or telephone 000 in an emergency. Lifeline Call 13 11 14 for 24/7 support. Lifeline also has online chat available from 8pm-midnight seven days a week. Open Arms (for ADF veterans and...