A special call out to men….. Derek has a special focus on counselling for men in the Sydney region and for men in rural Australia via the internet.

Men you do not need to feel trapped , alone or ashamed. Derek’s passion is to walk with fellow Australian men through their tough times and challenges to find peace and freedom. Please call 0416 059 457 to make your first steps to freedom.

Derek employs three primary approaches , the first is a pyschodynamic framework, the second is mindfulness exercises, the third is a keen focus on building relationship with the client. This combination helps clients to gain awareness of their thoughts, emotions and behaviour and to break the cycle of unhelpful behaviour and mend the pain of past relational experiences. On a psychodynamic approach to help clients have how our past and present experiences influence how we think , feel and act. Contact Derek today on 0416 059 457 to find out more.

From Derek:

My initial goal when I sit down with my clients is to help you my client to feel safe, heard, accepted and most of all instil a sense of hope. My task is to earn your trust to become your guide and help you negotiate your way through your journey to healing. Through this journey of healing I work towards helping you to gain a sense of worth, freedom, peace and wholeness.

I do this by taking an integrative approach that incorporates a Christian worldview and evidence based psychotherapeutic framework.

This means that I see your faith and beliefs as a central part of who you are.

This also means that I believe that healing ultimately comes from God.

Using an evidence based therapeutic framework helps me to understand you through a number of psychodynamic theories. These theories provide insight and understanding into how your experiences, past and present relationships have shaped your development and ultimately led you to be where you are today.

I have come to know that a person’s experiences in their developmental years, their faith, their current and past relationships and their presenting symptoms such as anxiety and depression are very much interwoven into the fabric of their entire lifespan. Nothing happens in isolation.

Through our interactions in the counselling room we examine life as a whole and rework some of those detrimental experiences. I will guide you to understand your symptoms and their origins and identify the perpetuating factors and triggers. Finally, I will help you to resolve the presenting symptoms to gain more freedom to live a fuller and fruitful life.

I have worked with clients who present with symptoms of a variety of disorders such as post traumatic stress disorders, anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive behaviour , depression as well as those who are having relationship issues , parenting issues and much more.

I also have experience in working with clients from broad variety of background, culture, faiths and gender. You don’t have to a Christian to work with me.

My background as an Australian Chinese male Christian provides a unique sensitivity to certain subgroups within our Australian population.

My lived experience as a Hong Kong Chinese immigrant growing up in Australia equips me with an unique cultural awareness. I understand the complexity of life as a migrant and for those growing up in mixed cultures.

At times the tug-a-war between cultures can present as difficulties in spousal relationships, parenting difficulties , a confused sense of identity, conflicting sense of self worth and much more.

I am also aware that there is an increasing number of Christian men who seek out my assistance, hence there is a developing specialty in helping Christian men overcoming the challenges that they uniquely encounter.

For all the reasons above this is why the combination of evidence based framework, my Christian faith and my Asian heritage provide a solid foundation in working with those who are Christians , men and are of Asian descent.

Contact me on 0416 059 457 for a free 15 minute phone consultation.

I look forward to hearing from you and meeting you in person.

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