Rachel Addison Social Worker

Rachel Addison 5a / 25 Noble Street, Gerringong, New South Wales, 2534

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Rachel Addison 5a / 25 Noble Street, Gerringong, New South Wales, 2534
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Overview

Rachel is an accredited mental health social worker with over 15 years combined experience in areas of mental health, domestic violence, school counselling, crisis intervention and marital & family counselling. Rachel is fluent in Spanish as a second language and has served over as a bilingual therapist to Spanish speaking individuals and families coping with a range of situational stressors, traumas and mental health diagnoses. She has completed trainings in attachment informed and intergenerational EMDR as well as Internal Family Systems and Schema Therapy. Rachel serves as a guest lecturer at the University of Sydney on the Medical Faculty. Rachel is also qualified as a yoga teacher and is committed to an integrative approach to health with the support of a multi-disciplinary team for optimal patient wellness.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

  • Accredited Mental Health Social Worker
  • Masters in Social Work Bachelor of Social Work
  • Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
  • Yoga Alliance Teacher

Accreditations

  • Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Specialisation and Services

Area of Focus

  • Addictions
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Couples Therapy
  • Depression
  • Family Therapy
  • Grief and Loss
  • Infertility
  • Life Transition and Adjustment Issues
  • Mental Illness
  • Personality disorders
  • Post-Natal Depression
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychosis
  • Self-Esteem and Self-Development
  • Stress
  • Supervision
  • Teenagers
  • Trauma
  • Workplace Issues

Modalities

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Art Therapy
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy
  • Eclectic
  • Integrative
  • Mindfulness
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychoeducation
  • Psychotherapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Internal Family Systems

Patient Focus

  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Families

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

Services

  • Online consultations