Christina Kioulafas Counselling

Get to know Christina Kioulafas Counselling

From Christina Kioulafas Counselling's website.

• Our approach

  Christina practices a person-centred approach, meaning you are the expert and the therapist is there to support your growth and healing in a gentle way. She believes healing starts in a safe and trusting relationship between client and therapist, and uses a variety of modalities tailored to your needs. Rather than offering a quick fix, therapy helps work through past trauma, bring issues to the surface, change old patterns, and manage behaviour or moods. With children specifically, sessions involve non-directive play therapy where the child leads the way, with the understanding that children work through their issues by playing in a free and protected safe space where they can express themselves.

• Working with families

  Christina works with parents, teachers and other caregivers to support the child. In many cases, the parent can be present during sessions, and she also works with parents who wish to foster a more positive relationship with their child.

• Meet the team

  Christina is an accredited counsellor and psychotherapist with over 10 years of experience working with people of all ages. She holds a Graduate Diploma in Counselling and a Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Science specialising in Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy. She is a clinical member of PACFA and has worked in the community non-profit sector with traumatised adults, children and young people, collaborating with schools, government services, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals. She also teaches postgraduate counselling students and offers mentorship and supervision.