Counselling helping you find solid ground

Located in Bendigo and online

Relief from psychological pain begins with the act of being heard—telling your story in your words.

Counsellor and narrative therapist Frederikke Jensen

Welcome

  
    Hello, I help people find resilience and agency in dealing with the underlying reasons for psychological pain.
  

Frederikke Jensen, Narrative Therapist and Master’s qualified counsellor

My approach to therapy

Symptoms are what we see on the surface. Problems like anxiety and depression often cloak underlying issues, such as deep emotional wounding, grief and loss and social injustices.

I use trauma-sensitive ways of working based on knowledge about attachment and how early life shapes how we cope with adversity.
I help people address the root cause of emotional and psychological suffering with a relational approach and also invite reflection upon the dominant stories in our culture about how one should be/feel/act.
Just like feelings of fear, shame, helplessness and low self esteem are shaped in earlier relationships, a therapeutic relationship can be a vantage point for new possibilities of being.
An intention of curiosity in our work together, imbue understanding of yourself and others, making it possible for you to relate to work, interpersonal difficulties and life challenges differently.

Who I work with

As a registered counsellor, I help the helpers, with a background in human services as a leader and supervisor. I support helping professionals in finding resilience, dealing with their own trauma, grief and loss, and occupational burnout so they can continue working and living well.

I work with people longer term on problems with deeper roots, where infrequent therapy, coaching, or supervision has not made enough of a difference. I also see people who seek brief, intensive therapy to get through a difficult period in their professional or private life.

Why helping professionals can struggle

It is not always solely about the relentless workload or the emotional impact of work incidents. What makes us good at helping others can also be our “kryptonite”, as we have learned early to focus on the needs of others and strategies to keep going in difficult circumstances.

Problems counselling can help with:

Relationships with family members, friends and partners or colleagues at work.
Anxiety and constant worry about failure.
work stress and occupational burnout.
Depression and thinking about giving up.
Complex Trauma, grief and loss.

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Finding throughlines of resilience, hope, and understanding in the midst of change

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What is trauma-sensitive counselling?

If you have been wounded relationally, you may be wary with good reason about choosing a therapist or going to therapy at all. This is why pacing, a safe relationship and consistency are important in trauma-sensitive therapy.

How can therapy help me speak up?

The difficulty of being unable to speak your mind can come from many places. If it has been with you for decades and since you were a young child, it may take time to get to a place, even in therapy, where you feel you can speak up and be the authentic you.

Find me a therapist who specialise in anxiety

Should I choose a therapist who specialises in a specific mental health problem or diagnosis, such as anxiety or depression?

Next steps

Counselling helping you find solid ground

Relief from psychological pain begins with the act of being heard—telling your story in your words.

Hello, I help people find resilience and agency in dealing with the underlying reasons for psychological pain.

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To discuss how therapy might support you, please get in touch.