Ms Rose Vala Social Worker

I have been practicing counselling and longer term psychotherapy for twenty-three years in the public and private sector, and have always maintained a private practice. I have worked in various counselling settings such as community health working with families, children and individuals; and in a private psychiatric hospital working with inpatients in the mood disorders unit, including veterans experiencing severe post traumatic stress disorder. I have also worked in crisis mental health; the staff counselling service at NSW Health; and as a counsellor for an Employee Assistance Programme provider. I have wide experience working with many different issues such as grief and loss, depression, anxiety, phobias, divorce/separation, relationship issues, couple counselling, past and recent trauma, bullying and harassment, and organisational change. I have worked extensively with women experiencing, or who have experienced domestic violence, and women who have PND, and a significant part of my work has been working with parenting issues. I have worked extensively with male and female survivors of child sexual abuse and severe chronic child abuse; dissociative disorders; and adult sexual assault. In addition, I have worked with young adults through my work in a university counselling service on issues such as study difficulties, procrastination, relationship issues, grief and loss, anxiety and depression.