Ms Helen Palmer Social Worker

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Helen Palmer Suite 5B, 23 Clarence Street, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, 2444
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Overview

Helen is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Family Therapist with extensive experience in all aspects of child, adolescent and adult mental health.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

  • Bachelor of Social Work; Master of Science (Family Therapy)

Accreditations

  • Clinical Member of the Australian Association of Family Therapy

Certifications

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique, Working with under fives (Tavistock Clinic London), Multi Family Group Therapy, Systemic Family Therapy, Circle of Security, Attachment training, Domestic Violence training, Child Protection training.

Working Hours

This Week

Monday:8:00 am - 6:30 pm
Tuesday:8:00 am - 5:30 pm

Specialisation and Services

Area of Focus

  • Adoption
  • Anxiety
  • Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Behaviour Problems
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Bullying
  • Child Psychology
  • Counselling
  • Couples Therapy
  • Depression
  • Divorce/Separation
  • Eating disorders
  • Family Therapy
  • General Counselling
  • Grief and Loss
  • Health counselling
  • Impulsive Behaviours
  • Infertility
  • Learning Disabilities
  • LGBTI issues
  • Life Transition and Adjustment Issues
  • Mental Illness
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Personality disorders
  • Phobias
  • Physical Abuse
  • Post-Natal Depression
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • School Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Shyness & social skills deficits
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Stress
  • Suicide
  • Teenagers
  • Trauma
  • Victim of Crime
  • Women's Issues

Modalities

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy
  • Family Therapy Gestalt
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Interpersonal
  • Mindfulness
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychoeducation
  • Psychotherapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy

Patient Focus

  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Families
  • Older adults
  • Women
  • Infants
  • Men
  • People with disabilities
  • Culturally and linguistically diverse communities
  • Couples
  • Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
  • Non-Binary People
  • LGBTIQ

Services

  • Group Sessions
  • School Visits