Individual Counsellor
In-Person, Online, Phone
(Letters, Reports,
Observations)
NDIS Counsellor
(NDIS background)
Practicing Schema Therapy
Concepts
Circle of Security Parenting
Workshop Facilitator​
(Groups, Individual,
Parenting Pairs)
Including Family Court
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"You are who you need when navigating this ever-changing world"
BUPA & ARHG-affiliated clients may
be able to claim Private Health Rebates
on Counselling Services​​
Meet Our Team
Denise Perez
* Master of Counselling & Psychotherapy (currently studying)
* Bachelor of Counselling (BA Couns)
* Diploma of Counselling (Dip Couns)
* Trauma Informed Individual Counsellor
* Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) facilitator
* NDIS Counsellor
* Family Court COSP & Observation, Report Writing (Children & Adults)
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- Individuals who are seeking personal growth, re-discovering their inner-self-worth & inner-confidence', understanding schema patterns (e.g., unrelenting standards, self-punishment, catastrophising & more), attachment patterns (secure, avoidant/dismissive, codependence & more), with important others, exploration of strategies around managing conflicting emotions around a suspected diagnosis/missed out on receiving a diagnosis. Denise provides you a safe space to explore daily challenges and life hardships at your own pace.
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Family Court - Circle of Security and family member observation report writing.
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- I have experience working within the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
space. My role as an NDIS Planner (allocating participant NDIS Plan funding) and as a
Local Area Coordinator (LAC) included meeting new and returning NDIS families,
supporting the emotional ups and downs along your NDIS journey and more.
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I found that many families just wanted to be heard and supported throughout their NDIS journey, which lead me to make the decision to continue supporting NDIS participants, individuals living with disability needs and their caregivers from a counselling lens.
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- Did You Know? It is our children who are our teachers in how to develop healthy relationships with us, their parents and caregivers.
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I am a registered Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) facilitator who runs COSP workshops for parents, caregivers, extended family members, including Family Court caregivers.
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Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) is an caregiver-child attachment-based program that is designed to strengthen their relationship. Children and animals lead the way. Circle of Security is about briefly holding our caregiver *shark music* that often gets triggered when our children are unsettling, tired, hungry, clingy, avoidant. Our caregiver *shark music* triggers stem from our own past turbulent moments. By holding space for our children to be 'just as they are' will create opportunities for caregiver-child change towards an adventurous future.
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A no-charge 20-minute Meet & Greet consultation is provided (visit our Bookings Page) to learn of your therapy focuses and discuss client-counsellor goals and suitability.
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- More adventures and services are ‘in the works’, keep in touch through the website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram for more updates. -
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Individual Therapy
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Connect Counselling WA is aware of the importance of taking care of your own health & wellbeing. Life can be turbulent and unexpected. 1 to 1 individual counselling sessions for individuals who seek a safe place to feel confident in exploring a range of different concerns that are important them. Connect Counselling WA provides counselling services within a person-centered approach, applies different therapy frameworks to each individual's therapy preference and adapts therapy styles that feel most appropriate 'in-the-moment' when working through challenging scenarios. Connect Counselling WA is an LGBTIQ+ ally, trauma informed, person-led sessions and will remain an anchor for you if you wish to seek additional supports and services.
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Connect Counselling WA works alongside NDIS participants-families, individuals who suspected a diagnosis, managing the disappointment of not meeting NDIS access or missed out on receiving an official diagnosis. Life can feel emotionally demanding when juggling multiple appointments with your professional team. Connect Counselling WA provides individuals skills building opportunities, navigating the stressor around waitlists, interpreting diagnostic reports therapist recommendations, funding & assessments results. Connect Counselling WA is passionate about being an ally along your journey to feel confident in taking on each day, regardless of the barriers you may be facing.
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Connect Counselling WA is a registered Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) facilitator, who is passionate about understanding important relationship attachments from past and current relationships. From infancy, we have already developed attachment rapport with our caregiver by the time we are 11 months old. Our brains are wired to be adaptive and reflective of how we interact with others. Connect Counselling WA offers 8-week COSP attachment workshops and 1 to 1 reflective counselling in recognising how we engage with others, and the type of relationship attachment styles we have with others. Reflection is an opportunity for new growth in our connections with others.
