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Shelley Jackson offers professional psychological services to the community from her practice located in Ballina, NSW. Services are confidential and accessible, with consultations available on weekdays, evenings and Saturdays. Shelley can assist clients with a wide range of personal and interpersonal issues. She enjoys using a holistic approach that focuses on the needs of the client - combining her diverse skills to enhance self-awareness, health and wellbeing, personal and spiritual development. Shelley offers clients short and long-term counselling and psychotherapy, as well as skills training consultations and group programs. She also offers clients 30-minute guided deep relaxation sessions to help reduce stress and enhance health and wellbeing. In addition, Shelley has substantial experience providing clinical supervision to professional counsellors and psychologists, employee assistance, critical incident counselling and tertiary education counselling, and offers these specialised services to the community. |
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| As part of providing a professional service to the community, Shelley Jackson offers a range of therapeutic methods, such as | |
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) |
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Gestalt Therapy |
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Sandplay Therapy |
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Dream Therapy |
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Body-oriented Therapy |
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Art Therapy |
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Deep Relaxation, Meditation and Creative Visualisation Techniques |
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| Clients can also arrange appointments for counselling with a specific focus on skills training, including for assistance with: | |
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Stress management |
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Developing positive coping skills |
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Deep relaxation, creative visualisation and meditation techniques |
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Communication and relating skills |
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Sleep disorder management |
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Conflict resolution skills |
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The influence of the mind-body connection on health and wellness is widely recognised these days. Shelley Jackson offers 30-minute guided deep relaxation sessions to help reduce stress and enhance health and wellbeing. She uses a variety of deep relaxation, creative visualisation and meditation techniques during these sessions, selected to suit your individual needs. No prior experience necessary. Shelley has many years experience assisting clients, individually and in group programs, to better understand the benefits and uses of such techniques in day to day life, as well as in providing clients with practical experience of profound relaxation. |
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| As part of providing a professional service to the community, Shelley Jackson offers a range of specialised services, including | |
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Employee assistance |
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Critical incident counselling |
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Tertiary education counselling |
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Clinical supervision for professional counsellors and psychologists |
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In addition, Shelley also offers the following specialised services: |
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| Medicare - Better Access to Mental Health Care Program | |
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Shelley Jackson also offers professional psychological services as a provider under the Medicare - Better Access to Mental Health Care Program. More information: About this prorgram. Medicare rebates; Medicare bulkbilling |
| Psychological services & WorkCover workers compensation insurance | |
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Shelley Jackson offers psychological services under WorkCover workers compensation insurance to assist with rehabilitation and return to work. Employees who require psychological assistance as a result of a work-related injury under a WorkCover workers compensation insurer may be eligible for psychological services with Shelley Jackson. Please contact Shelley, Ph. (02) 6686 7093 to discuss your needs and to arrange an appointment. |
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Staff of the Northern Rivers Area Health Service may arrange consultations with Shelley Jackson under their Employee Assistance Program. Fees for up to three consultations may be paid for under this program. Please contact Shelley, Ph. (02) 6686 7093 to discuss your needs and to arrange an appointment. |
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Students from all years of the Northern Rivers Gestalt Institute, Lismore may arrange consultations with Shelley Jackson for psychotherapy and/or supervision as part of meeting the requirements for completion of their study program. Please contact Shelley, Ph. (02) 6686 7093 to discuss your needs and to arrange an appointment. |
| As part of providing a professional service to the community, Shelley Jackson offers a range of group programs on varied topics, such as: | |
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Talking About Stress and Positive Coping Skills |
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Inner Connections - Practising Deep Relaxation, Meditation and Creative Visualisation |
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Self-discovery Through Art Therapy |
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Understanding Your Dreams |
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Counselling is a therapeutic process that offers |
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A confidential, safe, respectful and supportive environment in which to explore your thoughts and feelings about personal and life issues with a qualified and experienced professional. |
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Counselling is |
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A positive experience that can help you feel more 'in charge' of your life. |
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Counselling can help you |
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Increase your self-awareness and expand your life choices. It can help you change in the ways that you request (whenever possible), to enhance your health, wellbeing, personal success and enjoyment of life. |
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Increase understanding of your emotional world |
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Identify and focus on your needs |
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Develop positive coping skills |
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Clarify goals |
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Improve decision-making |
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Learn new skills |
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Raise confidence |
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Enhance self-management |
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Increase awareness of your strengths and resources |
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Improve communication and increase emotional closeness in relationships |
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Talking to a counsellor can be beneficial at any time. It doesn't matter whether the issue is big or small. Also, you don't need to wait until you are in a crisis to speak with a counsellor. People consult counsellors for help with all kinds of personal and life issues, including: |
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Coping with symptoms that reflect the emotional impact of life events, such as sleeping problems, depression, anxiety or grief |
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Reducing and stress |
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Adjusting to life changes |
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Coping with family pressures |
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Overcoming procrastination |
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Dealing more effectively with relationship issues |
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Resolving workplace problems |
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Clarifying life direction |
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Enhancing personal development |
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For support during times of major stress or life changes, especially where family and friends are at a distance |
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For information and advice, when there is concern about a family member, friend or colleague in distress or with severe difficulties |
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The terms 'counselling' and 'psychotherapy' are often used interchangeably to refer to the psychotherapeutic process. However, psychotherapy can provide you with a means to explore your personal and life issues in greater depth - through the use of a variety of psychotherapeutic methods and the empathic and responsive assistance of a qualified and experienced therapist.
As in the counselling process, the relationship between the therapist
and the client is a professional one based on respect, honesty,
sensitivity and responsibility. During the psychotherapy process,
the therapist aims to assist you to increase self-awareness and
move out of patterns of experiential avoidance, to deepen understanding
of your relationships, gain new perspectives about life experiences,
restore balance and strengthen your sense of connection with deeper
aspects of self - all of which can enhance meaning and purpose in
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Shelley enjoys assisting clients to deepen their understanding of themselves and the connection between their body, mind, emotions and spirit. She has substantial training and experience in a range of psychotherapeutic methods, including: |
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) |
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Gestalt Therapy |
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Sandplay Therapy |
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Body-oriented Therapy |
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Dream
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Art Therapy |
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Deep Relaxation, Meditation & Creative Visualisation |
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Ballina Wellbeing Centre 11 Norton St Ballina NSW PO Box 1611 Ballina NSW 2478 Ph. (02) 6686 7093 Fax. (02) 6686 7983 Mob. Ph. 0438 867 093 |
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