Professional Development and Supervision to meet the criteria for the Psychologist Registration and Counselling Accreditation are industry requirements.
As a registered psychologist Kate works in her own private practice providing consultation to clients and supervision of counsellors and psychologists working in the area of individual, couples and family counselling, pre-marriage and relationship preparation. She also supervises and consults to others working in the helping professions. Kate has completed a Bachelor of Arts degree (Psychology Major) as well as post graduate psychology qualifications and is registered as a psychologist. She holds Certificate IV in Family Law and Community Mediation and a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment
Kate adopts a strengths based approach that involves both skills development and professional development to increase the supervisee’s conceptual understanding of both themselves and their clients. Kate uses a well established integrated model of supervision. Her aim is to enhance the insight, effectiveness and sensitivity of the supervisee to their own and their clients’ interpersonal behaviour patterns. The goal is to contribute to the development of the supervisees’ professional and ethical practice and to facilitate the achievement of their professional goals
Professional Supervision of psychologists and counsellors is an area of her professional life that Kate finds particularly rewarding and enriching. She sees supervision as an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the personal and professional development of her supervisees and to the profession as a whole.