Our Counsellors
Marcus Andrews
Master of Clinical Family Therapy
Bachelor of Social Work
Bachelor of Applied Science (Health Promotion)
Marcus Andrews has 10 years experience providing counselling in a range of settings. This includes men's counselling, addiction counselling, sexuality related therapy, supporting people with neurological conditions and providing family therapy to families with a wide range of difficulties. In counselling Marcus supports people to better understand their feelings, abilities, behaviour and relationships.
Marcus believes that having a better understanding of people's past experiences, relationships and their current day stressors is central to reducing compulsive behaviour and stopping destructive relationship patterns, and to improving individuals psychological wellbeing and couple and family relationships.
Stephen Schmidtke
Master of Clinical Family Therapy
Bachelor of Human Services
Stephen Schmidtke has 17 years experience providing counselling services. He is an accomplished counsellor who has worked in a broad range of client focused approaches within a variety of settings. He also has extensive training in 'Narrative' and 'Solution Focused' therapies. Stephen has assisted children, adolescents, adults, families and couples with complex presenting issues such as adolescent & adult mental health, drugs, significant family issues, separation, trauma, grief and loss as well as those day to day issues that at times catch up with us all.
Stephen believes that by assisting people to explore their relationships with the issues concerning them, and their understandings and beliefs of these issues, they can unearth and develop new ways of approaching their problems and concerns.
Liz Chard
Diploma of Professional Counselling
Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology)
Liz has had over 14 years experience working in clinical settings. She has had extensive experience counselling individuals presenting with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, and addiction and has also worked with many couples in relationship therapy. Liz's client centred approach to therapy will vary depending on the needs of her clients. For some it is the opportunity to talk with a skilled and objective listener to clarify thoughts and gain understanding. Others are looking for more structured or direct input and clear goal setting as a way of monitoring progress.
Either way, Liz believes that helping her clients to develop awareness of and understanding into their own behaviours and responses is the first step toward making positive change. Part of her approach incorporates helping clients to identify ways that they can better manage the emotions or behaviours that are impacting negatively on the quality of their life or relationships.
She also encourages clients to identify the things that are most valuable and meaningful to them as a framework for counselling towards an authentic, meaningful and satisfying life.