Anna Lloyd - Therapy & Counselling

I have just completed my Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling as a Person-Centered psychotherapist. My study has included Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), family genograms, body-centered therapies (such as somatic therapy and breath work), mindfulness and meditation, and as an artist I am interested in exploring the use of art therapy, Gestalt therapy and narrative therapy. As a regular practitioner of meditation, I also incorporate brief mindful meditations into client sessions, when the client is open to this.

My sensitivity, growth and genuine interest in people drives my desire to understand and support my clients in a meaningful way. I aspire to work with individuals and groups, offering support through empathy and compassion, informed by my own lived experiences. I am drawn to working with individuals across the lifespan; children, teens, adults, and older adults, and I have a special interest in supporting those with disabilities or neurodiversity. I also have an interest in supporting those affected by adoption or foster care, I also have lived experience with this.

I currently follow the research and practice of Carl Rogers, Dan J. Siegel, Gabor Maté, Bonnie Badenoch, Irvin D. Yalom, Stan Tatkin, Pat Ogden, Heidi Preibe and Pauline Andrew, as well as cognitive behavioural practices from Barry Gregory. I'm also interested in family genograms and systems approaches developed by the likes of Murray Bowen and Monica McGoldrick.

I have a working with Children Check, Police Check and I’m a student member of PACFA and the ACA.

Below I have links to some websites that I find interesting.

Resources:

The Post Adoption Resource Centre (PARC):
https://www.benevolent.org.au/services-and-programs/list-of-programs/post-adoption-resource-centre-nsw

Personal research that inspires me:

The Drama Triangle:
One of the best descriptions of the “Drama Triangle” I could find, which is by the The Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre.
https://www.ailc.org.au/news/leadership-workouts-two

Heidi Priebe:
Youtube: www.youtube.com/@heidipriebe1
Books: http://heidipriebe.net/

The Westerman Jilya Institute: for Indigenous Mental Health https://www.thejilyainstitute.com.au/
The Jilya Institute for Indigenous Mental Health aims to provide a clinical and cultural best practice response to the needs of at-risk Aboriginal communities across Australia. A charity started by Dr Tracy Westerman AM.