About Southern Highlands Counselling
At Counselling Southern Highlands use a counselling process that focuses on enhancing the psychological well-being of the client, such that the client is able to manage and overcome their problems or addctions in order to confidently make positive changes in their lives. If you or someone you know wants help, please contact us for a confidential consultation.


How does the Counselling Process Work?
Postive results are achieved by the counsellor facilitating personal growth, development, and self-understanding in the client, which in turn will empowers the client to adapt more constructive life practices. The counsellors work in a problem-solving manner with the particular issue.


Addiction Counselling
Addiction counselling is my speciality and I utilize a holistic approach to recovery from addiction. There are seven main modalities involved in my treatment of addictions:

1. Disease model
2. Spiritual model
3. Characterological model
4. Educational model
5. Systems model
6. Behavioural model
7. Motivational model

Some models require total abstinence, whilst in others, implementing a control strategy is an option. Some of the main addictions I treat in my counselling are:

• Sex Addictions
• Gambling Addictions
• Alcohol Addictions
• Drug Addictions 
• Internet Addictions
• Computer Games Addictions
• Smoking Addictions
• Money Addictions
• Power Addictions
• Security Addictions
• Family Addictions
• Eating Addictions

The list can go on nevertheless depending on the individual, their specific addiction and the context of their lives, one or more of the above models can be utilized to treat the addiction according to what suits the client and their environment.

Addiction can be difficult to treat on your own. If you really want to give up for good, counselling can help you