Katie Smoker Counsellor

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Overview

Katie Smoker – Counselling & Psychotherapy Katie Smoker is a warm, sincere counsellor and psychotherapist offering individual, couples, and family therapy. With a strong academic foundation in psychology and counselling, and currently completing a Master’s in Psychotherapy and Counselling, Katie integrates advanced clinical training with genuine empathy and the insight of lived experience to support meaningful and lasting change. She has a particular interest in trauma and stress-related conditions and works with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, PTSD and complex PTSD, acute stress disorder, social anxiety, OCD, insomnia, low self-esteem, boundary difficulties, identity development, and challenges across the introversion–extroversion spectrum. Katie supports clients to deepen self-awareness, strengthen communication, improve relationships, and build emotional resilience. Katie’s therapeutic approach is grounded in evidence-based practice and draws from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Schema Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, and Person-Centred Therapy. As a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-II), with specialist training in EMDR, CBT, Schema Therapy, and boundaries work, she provides safe, effective, trauma-informed counselling tailored to each client’s individual needs and goals. Katie is passionate about promoting mental health awareness and emotional well-being. She works collaboratively with individuals, couples, and families to support growth, healing, and movement toward more confident, connected, and purposeful lives.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

  • Bachelor of Psychology & Counselling, BA (Psych.Cnslg)
  • Australian Counselling Association (M.A.C.A Level 2)
  • Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA #22848)

Accreditations

  • St John of God Ambulance First Aid
  • St John of God Ambulance Mental Health First Aid
  • Working with Child Clearance (WWC)
  • Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check Certificate

Certifications

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Adv. Principles & Practice - APS
  • EMDR Core Skills Certificate Training (Evergreen Certifications)
  • Schema Therapy: Treating Trauma - APS
  • Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-II) (Evergreen Certifications)
  • Neurobiology of Eating Disorder -APS
  • Trauma Informed Practice - APS
  • EMDR PRINCIPLES - APS
  • EDMR (MHA - Clinical Short-Courses)
  • Managing Insomnia with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-i) - APS
  • Social Anxiety - APS
  • Boundaries Certification Specialist Training - PESI AU

Fees/Services

  • Couples, Family, or Inter-relational Counselling/Therapy (2–3 Participants) — OnlineA$175.00
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Session — OnlineA$0.00
  • Individual Counselling — OnlineA$155.00
  • NDIS Counselling — Online

Working Hours

This Week

Monday:10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Tuesday:10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Wednesday:10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Specialisation and Services

Area of Focus

  • Anxiety
  • Behaviour Problems
  • Bullying
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Depression
  • Family Therapy
  • General Counselling
  • Grief and Loss
  • Impulsive Behaviours
  • Life Transition and Adjustment Issues
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Personality Assessments
  • Personality disorders
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • Schema Therapy
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Esteem and Self-Development
  • Shyness & social skills deficits
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Stress
  • Terminal Illness
  • Trauma
  • Victim of Crime
  • Women's Issues
  • Work Related Issues
  • Workplace Bullying
  • Workplace Issues
  • Abuse
  • Adolescents
  • Anxiety and phobias
  • Couples Therapy
  • Emotional abuse
  • Identity Problems
  • Somatoform disorders

Modalities

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Existential
  • Humanistic
  • In Vivo Exposure Therapy
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Psychodynamic
  • Psychotherapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychoeducation

Patient Focus

  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Families
  • Older adults
  • Women
  • Non-Binary People
  • LGBTIQ

Services

  • Group Sessions
  • Inpatient care
  • Online consultations