Helping you find solid ground

Throughline Counselling provides in-person counselling in Bendigo and online therapy across Australia for adults.

Frederikke Jensen, Narrative Therapist and Master’s qualified counsellor, University of Melbourne & Grad. Dip. in Psychology, Charles Sturt University.

Welcome

Hi, I'm Frederikke Jensen, She/Her, a narrative therapist and Master's qualified counsellor in Bendigo.

Throughline Counselling is a small private practice, not a run-of-the-mill practice. My work is grounded in a commitment to quality psychotherapy and to helping people develop greater inner resilience and an ability to weather the ups and downs of human life.

This is why I start with a brief phone call before we might decide to schedule a longer consult where we can begin understanding what has brought you to therapy.

You can read more about my approach to therapeutic work on my How I Work page, as it has a more in-depth description of my approach, fee and scheduling.

How I work as a counsellor

Rather than focusing on symptom reduction alone, the therapy I offer invites curiosity about the patterns and experiences that give rise to distress. My work is grounded in narrative therapy, a trauma-sensitive and culturally respectful modality. I am also informed by contemporary psychodynamic (relational) understandings of human life, attachment and development.

Areas I work with

I work with people seeking support for:

  • Trauma Counselling: My approach is trauma-sensitive, and I gently help you put words to feelings and sensations, paying attention to our connection and pace.

  • Anxiety & Depression therapy: Symptoms such as not sleeping, feeling anxious, or feeling irritable or distant from others tell us something is wrong—but symptoms do not tell the full story.

  • Grief, Loss & Suicide Bereavement counselling: Being able to deeply feel your grief and mourn the person you lost or the relationship that ended is often one of the most difficult but also normal human processes to go through.

Therapy for helping professionals

I have particular experience and understanding of helping professionals, carers and parents while also working with others who seek deep psychological change.

Throughline Journal

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

Blog
Can we talk about what evidence-based psychotherapy is?
Can we talk about what evidence-based psychotherapy is?

Evidence-based therapy is about more than choosing a technique or modality with research behind it. Research on the technique or modality matters, but not without looking at the significance of the therapeutic relationship and the research into why some therapists consistently get better outcomes than some other therapists.

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Dismantling the stigma of being a revolving-door therapy client
Dismantling the stigma of being a revolving-door therapy client

If you have been in and out of your therapist's room for a couple of years, struggling emotionally, and feel you cannot do without your monthly session with your psychologist or counsellor, then this reflection might be for you. It is particularly for you if you feel you should be able to do without these sessions and feel shame about asking for a mental health care plan again from your doctor over subsequent years.

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If you are a helping professional—how do you choose a therapist for your own therapy?
If you are a helping professional—how do you choose a therapist for your own therapy?

‍The question you might have is: Should I choose a psychologist, a counsellor or a social worker? I have a different and long-winded answer compared to the usual opinion pieces you might find on therapy service sites, AI overviews in Google, ChatGPT or social media.

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Whether you’d like a call back for a brief talk or have a specific question, feel free to get in touch.

There is no charge for a brief initial conversation.

No need to share sensitive information by form, if we decide to meet in person or via telehealth, I set aside the first three sessions to understand more about what you’re going through.

You can read more about me and how I work before you reach out.

Warmly

Frederikke

E: frederikke@throughlinecounselling.com
M: 0427 043 171

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