Mr James Pateras Social Worker

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Overview

James is a specialist child & youth psychotherapist (Social Worker) who offers a friendly, relationship-based approach that is fully tailored to suit each child or young person (age 5-18). He works by taking into account each individual’s personal challenges, stage of development, interests, wishes, personality, strengths and life circumstances.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

  • Master of Social Work
  • Bachelor of Youth Work
  • Diploma in Youth Work

Accreditations

  • Member- Australian Association of Social Workers

Certifications

  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training- ASSIST

Fees/Services

  • Introduction Call

Specialisation and Services

Area of Focus

  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Assertiveness Training
  • Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Behaviour Problems
  • Child Psychotherapy
  • Depression
  • General Counselling
  • Grief and Loss
  • Health counselling
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Life Transition and Adjustment Issues
  • Mental Illness
  • Neurodivergence
  • Panic Attacks
  • Psychotherapy
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem and Self-Development
  • Self-Harm
  • Teenagers
  • Trauma

Modalities

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy
  • Integrative
  • Interpersonal
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic
  • Psychoeducation
  • Psychotherapy
  • Rogerian Psychotherapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy

Patient Focus

  • Children
  • Teenagers

Languages Spoken

  • English