Brooke Paterson – Psychotherapy & Counselling

Occupational Therapy
Emotion Focused Psychotherapy
Mental Health Medicare Provider

Member of Occupational Therapy Australia
Registration with Allied Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Brooke completed her initial training in 2009 in Occupational Therapy. It was during this degree that she gained a true appreciation of the importance of a holistic focussed approach and the Rogerian principals of client centred therapy. Brooke has always been drawn to understanding and exploring the human psyche and thus decided to specialise as a mental health therapist upon completing her degree. Over the years she has worked in acute and community settings in both government and private enterprise providing individual and group therapy for clients and providing supervision for clinicians.

Brooke has completed further post graduate training in emotion focused psychotherapy (EFT), which is a humanistic and experiential therapy. This therapy enables a greater awareness of the internal emotional experience, allowing people to live more harmoniously with themselves and others. It integrates parts of gestalt, existential and somatic therapies which allows for a well-rounded therapeutic framework. Alongside this therapy, Brooke also has experience and training in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), acceptance commitment therapy (ACT), sensory modulation and mindfulness therapies. Brooke works with people aged 15 years onwards and her interests lie in the areas of women’s mental health, gender identity and roles, life stage adjustments, neurodiversity, interpersonal relationships, trauma, and mood and anxiety regulation.

Brooke appreciates the importance of the therapeutic relationship and creates a space that is respectful, empathic, empowering and trauma sensitive. She believes her role within in this space is to guide and support greater self-understanding however the person is the expert of their own experience and the driver of change. Brooke gains fulfilment from sharing in the deepening of people’s experiences and feels privileged to be invited to share in this process.

Brooke is in constant awe of the natural environment. She is an ocean lover and surfer and gains great solace from the immersive experience of being in and around the ocean. She finds it healing, humbling, and nourishing. Brooke believes there is great benefit to the self when engaged in awe inspiring and creative environments and enjoys exploring this with people if they desire.

Brooke provides therapy privately (private health insurance rebates may apply), under a mental health treatment plan from a GP (medicare rebates do apply) or under a self or plan managed NDIS plan. In person or tele-health appointments are available.

Email: bptherapy@outlook.com
Phone: 0415 975 977