Dominique Smajstr

Psychotherapist & Couples Therapist, BCouns, Grad Dip. Relationship Counselling, Cert. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

PSYCHOTHERAPY

Psychotherapy can help you to understand your relationship issues, emotional conflicts and psychological difficulties. Both a process and a relationship, psychotherapy is a safe place and someone to go to when life feels difficult. It is a means of exploring your internal and external world while becoming self-aware, and being curious about yourself, your problems, difficulties and your lived experience. I am an observer and a companion on your journey and will help you find your way by collaboratively addressing issues and questions that really matter to you. My approach is grounded in a Psychodynamic framework which includes a focus on:

-the therapeutic relationship

-expression of emotion

-exploration of attempts to avoid difficult or distressing thoughts, emotions and topics

-exploration of past experiences

-interpersonal experiences

-wishes, dreams and fantasies

By developing a deeper relationship with yourself, others and life through the cultivation of self-awareness you change unhelpful behavioural and relational patterns outside of consciousness enabling you to develop a stronger sense of self, greater flexibility when faced with stressors and challenges and increase your capacity to love, live, work and play.

I know from many years in my own personal therapy both what it is like to be a client and experience the valuable and transformative power of a therapeutic relationship.

I am deeply committed to the practice of psychotherapy and the profession and am in regular clinical supervision, ongoing professional development and have a particular interest in developmental trauma, attachment theory, differentiation theory and neuroscience.

COUPLE THERAPY

I am a calm, warm and relational therapist passionate about supporting couples to do the work within themselves and between one another to break unhealthy patterns that work against their relationship. I work in a collaborative, focused and insight-oriented manner and provide a safe and reflective environment for couples to switch from reactivity to curiosity, reveal their concerns and vulnerabilities to deepen intimacy and trust and ultimately build a stronger, more satisfying relationship. I am trained in The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy and Systems Theory and am further informed by Imago Relationship Therapy, The Gottman Method and Mindfulness.

Graduate of The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy
Training under Ellyn Bader Ph.D. at The Couples Institute

Dominique has experience with
Anxiety
Addiction
Couples Therapy
Depression
Interpersonal Relationships
Trauma
Grief
Attachment Trauma
Loss
Confidence & Self-Esteem

Details

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FEE

Individual $160 per session (50min) - Couples $220 per session (55min)
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OFFICE HOURS

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
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BULK BILLING

No Medicare Rebate Available

Get in touch with Dominique to arrange a session or ask any question

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