Kathy Laverty
Mrs Kathy Laverty
Phone
0414423734
Mobile
0414423734

Professional Profile

Qualification(s)
CTA Cetified Transactional Analysis TSTA (Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst)
Registration Number
20245
Registration category
Clinical
Additional PACFA credentials

College of Counselling


Accredited Supervisor

Offers telehealth
No

* Certified Practicing PACFA members have studied at AQF Level 7 (Bachelor degree) or above, with a minimum of 400 hours instruction in counselling or psychotherapy subjects, plus have a minimum of 40 hours client contact, and 10 hours of supervision.

Clinical PACFA members have met the education standards above and have accrued a minimum of 750 client contact hours, including 75 hours of supervision.

About me

My practice
Kathy Laverty is a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (TSTA) (CTA). She specialises in psychotherapy application working with individuals, couples, families and groups. She lives in Sydney where she works as a supervisor and trainer as well as a having a private practice working with individuals and couples in long and short-term psychotherapy.

Kathy was the Australasia Regional representative on the International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA) Board of Trustees between 2009 and 2011. She has served as a Board Member of PACFA from 2013 to 2015 and as a Council Delegate from 2007. She is involved in national and international training and certification for the field of psychotherapy.

Kathy was born in South Africa and founded the Kgodisong Youth Centre in Alexandra where she worked with traumatised youth. She studied dance therapy in New York and is a graduate of the Royal Ballet School in London.

Her focus is on working relationally. Together, with the client, a safe and exploratory environment is created for the (therapeutic) work to take place. A contract is established for the desired outcome in an empathetic and respectful way.
Practice opening hours
9:00am to 6:00pm
Issues I can help with
Gender Identity and Intersex issues (undefined), Lesbian & Bisexual issues (undefined), Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Careers counselling, Childhood or adolescent issues, Chronic pain or illness, Communication issues, Conflict resolution, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability support, Eating disorders, Existential or spiritual issues, Family or parenting, Gambling or gaming, Gay (undefined), Grief and loss, Life threatening Illness, Life transitions, Low self-esteem, Mental health issues, Migrant issues, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postnatal depression, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Rehabilitation, Relationship issues, School counselling, Sex and sexual issues, Social skills, Stress, Transgender (undefined), Trauma recovery, Veterans and Defence Forces issues
Type of therapy offered
Christian counselling, Cognitive therapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Couples therapy, Family therapy, Integrative therapy, Person-centred counselling, Psycho-education, Psychodynamic psychotherapy, Somatic psychotherapy

Practice addresses

Practice NamePractice AddressSuburbStatePostcode
Kathy LavertyElizabeth StZetlandNSW2017