Overview

Catherine provides counselling and coaching for individuals across Australia through Pebble & Tide. Her approach is person-centred, trauma-informed, and neurodiversity-affirming, supporting clients to explore challenges and build emotional resilience in a safe, accepting space. With a background in education and counselling, Catherine brings warmth, understanding, and practical strategies to help clients navigate change, strengthen relationships, and develop self-compassion. Currently studying psychology, she continues to expand her knowledge to better support clients through evidence-based care.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

  • Diploma of Education
  • Bachelor of Education
  • Graduate Diploma in Counselling
  • Bachelor of Psychological Sciences (currently studying)

Accreditations

  • Mental Health Council of Tasmania
  • Australasian ADHD Professionals Association

Certifications

  • Trust-Based Relational Intervention 101 - Karyn Purvis Institute for Child Development
  • Attachment and Trauma Theory - OLT
  • Dyslexia and Significant Reading Difficulties - OLT
  • Understanding Autism - OLT
  • Connection, Change & Trust: Presence Oriented Relationship Therapy - Relate
  • ADHD in Women - Mental Health Academy
  • Risk Assessment & Management - Mental Health Professional Online Development
  • Understanding the Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction - Mental Health Academy
  • Introduction to Motivational Interviewing: Resolving Ambivalence and Changing Behaviour - Mental Health Academy
  • Risk Assessment & Management - MHPOD

Fees/Services

  • Intake ConsultationA$110.00
  • Ongoing CounsellingA$95.00
  • Pro-bonoA$0.00
  • Tutoring and Learning SupportA$50.00

Working Hours

This Week

Monday:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday:11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday:9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Specialisation and Services

Area of Focus

  • Academic Performance
  • Adolescents
  • Anxiety
  • Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Burnout
  • Coping with disability
  • Depression
  • Developmental disorders
  • Disabilities
  • General Counselling
  • Learning Difficulties
  • Mental health
  • Neurodivergence
  • School Issues
  • Self-Esteem and Self-Development
  • Stress
  • Teenagers
  • Trauma
  • Victim of Crime
  • Workplace Bullying

Modalities

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy
  • Hakomi Therapy
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Mindfulness
  • Rogerian Psychotherapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy

Patient Focus

  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Older adults
  • People with disabilities
  • Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

Languages Spoken

  • English

Services

  • Online consultations