Minky Van Der Walt
Ms Minky Van Der Walt
Phone
0466149430
Mobile
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.tempotherapy.com.au

Professional Profile

Qualification(s)
Bachelor of Music (Therapy)
Registration Number
26483
Registration category
Clinical
Additional PACFA credentials

College of Counselling


Mental Health Practitioner
Accredited Supervisor
Accredited PACFA Registrant
Private health rebate/NDIS provider
Offers Private Health Fund Rebates
Offers telehealth
Yes

* 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
Originally trained as a Registered Music Therapist at the University of Melbourne, I am a psychotherapist who specialises in helping people to manage stress and overwhelm. I have advanced training, expertise and experience in therapy for survivors of trauma, and supporting the families and helping professionals around them.

With a wealth of expertise and experience in mental health, wellbeing and trauma, I am passionate about nurturing workers at the coalface of our schools, hospitals, community centres and services, emergency incidents and those working in rural and remote areas.
I have a specialist focus in supporting our helping professions, including health care workers, first responders, and teachers, so that they can continue to turn up each day, to care, to help us recover and to keep us safe.

My approach to practice is collaborative, relational and process focused. This means that in both individual and group contexts I see our work together as a team effort, that is informed by our individual and shared experiences as they emerge in the moment.

My expertise, learning and practice experience in interpersonal neurobiology, attachment theory, trauma informed approaches, Gestalt theory, Narrative therapy and music and creative arts therapy, allows for a broad range of experiential exploration to connect, deepen and explore awareness and understanding of oneself and in relation to others.

Sessions are tailored to the needs of participants and Incorporate elements of relaxation, mindfulness, guided imagery, embodied awareness, music listening and art, offering a rich extension of more traditional talk based therapies.
Practice opening hours
Issues I can help with
Anger, Anxiety, Childhood or adolescent issues, Chronic pain or illness, Depression, Existential or spiritual issues, Family or parenting, Grief and loss, Life threatening Illness, Life transitions, Mental health issues, Posttraumatic stress disorder, School counselling, Social skills, Stress, Trauma recovery, Veterans and Defence Forces issues
Type of therapy offered
Art therapy, Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing, Gestalt therapy, Guided Imagery and Music Therapy, Mindfulness-based therapies, Narrative therapy, Person-centred counselling, Play Therapy, Psycho-education, Sand tray therapy, Somatic psychotherapy, Systemic therapy

Practice addresses

Practice NamePractice AddressSuburbStatePostcode
Tempo Therapy & Consulting3/160 New Town RoadNew TownTAS7008