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  • Home
  • Meet Our Team
  • Appointments & Fees
  • FAQs
  • Helpful Links
  • Contact us
  • Upcoming workshops
  • Gnadenfrei's Vision
  • Careers
  • EMDR
  • Our Code of Ethics

Meet our Team

Coral Palmer (Director/Psychologist)

Shakina Burdo (Registered Psychologist)

Shakina Burdo (Registered Psychologist)

 

General & Obstetric Nursing, Dip Min (Aust College Theol), BA (Psych), Post Grad. Dip. Psych, Reg. Psychologist, FAAPi, EMDRAA

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Areas of Practice:

Complex Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Abuse (Physical, Psychological, Sexual, Spiritual, Ritual), Cults
Depression, Anxiety, Dissociation, Identity, Personality
Sexual Addiction and non-drug Addiction
Child Behaviour, Parenting
Assessments: Psychological, 


Therapies:
EMDR Therapy, Trauma, Psychodynamic, Phenomenological, Expressive, Sandplay, Gestalt,  Narrative.

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Client Groups:
Late Adolescents, Adults​


Shakina Burdo (Registered Psychologist)

Shakina Burdo (Registered Psychologist)

Shakina Burdo (Registered Psychologist)

 

 Qualifications: BA (Hons), BA/Psych, PGCPsych 

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Areas of Practice:

 Anxiety 

Depression 


Stress management Relationships

Life transitions and adjustment 

Employment challenges 

Work stress 

Grief/loss 


Therapies:
Person-centered approach

CBT


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Client Groups:
Adults​


Ben Malcomson (Psychology Intern)

Shakina Burdo (Registered Psychologist)

Ben Malcomson (Psychology Intern)

 

Appointments Available now

 

BA Hons Psych Sci, PG DIP Counselling 

  

Areas of Practice:

Anxiety

Depression and Trauma

Post Traumatic Stress. 

Anger Management

  

Therapies:

EMDR
CBT

 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

 Solutions-Focussed Therapy

 Narrative Therapy 


Client Groups:

Adults & Late Adolescents 

Anne Dowling (Psychotherapist)

Pieter Odendaal (Intern Counsellor)

Ben Malcomson (Psychology Intern)

Dip. Teach (Primary & Preschool), Graduate Diploma in Experiential and Creative Arts therapy, Master of Arts by Supervision in Experiential and Creative Arts Practice


Areas of Practice:

Insomnia

Anxiety

Depression

Abuse

Autism spectrum

Relationship difficulties

Lack of confidence

Anger management

Dissociative identity disorder

Stress


Therapies:

EMDR< Creative Arts Therapy, Individual and Group Therapy,  Story-making workshop facilitator and Play Therapy


Client Groups: 

Children, Adolescents, Adults

Gayle Rusterholz (Psychotherapist/Counsellor)

Pieter Odendaal (Intern Counsellor)

Pieter Odendaal (Intern Counsellor)


   Telehealth Available   


Masters of Counselling, Diploma of Prim Ed , EMDR


 Areas of practice:

Anxiety and depression

Emotional and spiritual health

Relationships – marriage and parenting

Rejection and other childhood wounds

Attachment and its impact on children and adults

Autism

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Therapies:

EMDR< Narrative therapy; psycho-dynamic therapy; Rewiring Therapy; psycho-educational and group work; Christian counselling on request. 


Client Groups:

Adults, couples and children

Pieter Odendaal (Intern Counsellor)

Pieter Odendaal (Intern Counsellor)

Pieter Odendaal (Intern Counsellor)


   BA Honours Psychology (UFS)


 Areas of practice:

Anger management

Anxiety and Depression

Stress and burnout 

Workplace challenges

Emotional abuse and bullying

Obsessions and compulsions

Trauma

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Therapies:

  Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

Emotions Focused Therapy (EFT)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Person-centred Therapy

Trauma informed counselling

Mindfulness 


Client Groups:

Adults

Linda Kent (Practice Manager)

Linda Kent (Practice Manager)

Linda Kent (Practice Manager)

  

Linda has had over 35 years in the medical profession, which includes several years in management. Linda's passion for health and wellbeing has led her to start her Diploma of Counselling. Linda is dedicated to helping others and supports the staff and clients everyday, ensuring that the practice continues to run smoothly.

ASSOCIATE: Ruth Strelan (Psychotherapist / Mental Health Social Worker)

Linda Kent (Practice Manager)

Linda Kent (Practice Manager)

Books Temporarily Closed 

B.A.B. Soc. Admin, G.C.Exp.Th, MASSW

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Areas of Practice:
Grief and Loss
Anxiety
Adult, Adolescent & Childhood Issues
Relationships
Self Esteem / Personal growth work
Trauma & Abuse
Safe Anger Release
Depression​

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Therapies:
Sandplay and Symbol Work, Journal Writing, Drawing Artwork, Emotional Release Processing, Bioenergetics, Body Focus, Voice Dialogue, Visualisation & Guided Imagery

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Client Groups:
Children, Adolescents, Adult

Natasha Good- Provisional Psychologist

Linda Kent (Practice Manager)

Sarah Ross - Counsellor & Psychotherapist

Bachelor of Nursing, Master of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Psychological Science


Areas of Practice 

Anxiety and Depression

Trauma

Stress and Burnout

Relationship difficulties

Parenting issues

Autism 

ADHD


Therapies

Sand Play and Symbol Work. Journal Writing, Emotional Release Processing, Body Focus, Visualisation & Guided imagery, Mindfulness.


Client groups

Adult, Teenagers

Sarah Ross - Counsellor & Psychotherapist

Sarah Ross - Counsellor & Psychotherapist

Sarah Ross - Counsellor & Psychotherapist

  B.Nursing, Grad Dip Mental Health, GDip.Counselling, M.Gestalt.Thy. 


Areas of Practice 

Complex PTSD 

Emotional Awareness

Survivors of Childhood Trauma 

Women’s Health and Wellbeing 

Self-Worth Challenges 

Anxiety & Depression 

Mental Disorders 

Drug & Alcohol Dependence 

Grief & Loss 


 Therapies 

EMDR Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Solution Focussed therapy, Individuals and Groups


Client Groups 

Youth, Adults 

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Due to COVID-19 cases rapidly escalating across our state, the majority of our practitioners will be working from home and offering Telehealth consultations. 


As a result, our office may on occasion be unattended.


Please contact us via email and we will get back to you as soon as possible.