Melissa Ferrari
Ms Melissa Ferrari
Phone
0400298897
Mobile
0400298897
Email
[email protected]
Website
https://melissaferrari.com.au/

Professional Profile

Qualification(s)
Dip Couns and Comm; Dip Transactional Analysis (Psychotherapy); Cert I (PACT); Level II Training (PACT), Level III Training (PACT), PACT Certified
Registration Number
21639
Registration category
Clinical
Additional PACFA credentials

College of Counselling
College of Psychotherapy
College of Relationship Counsellors (ACRC)
Accredited Supervisor
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
Melissa Ferrari is one of Australia’s most sought-after therapists who possesses over 25 years’ experience in couples counselling and individual psychotherapy who is regularly called upon as a relationship expert across national media.

Melissa uses a range of proven approaches in her practice to help couples heal and reconnect having dedicated herself to a life of learning.

A Clinical Member of the Australian College of Relationship Counsellors and PACFA College of Psychotherapy, Melissa is also one of the few therapists in the country to have received training from the world’s most renowned pioneer in couples counselling, Dr Stan Tatkin, founder of the PACT Training Institute. Melissa has used the innovative Psychological Approach to Couple Therapy for over 12 years in her practice now. As a fully certified PACT Therapist, PACT Faculty member and PACT Institute Teacher in Training she has as a leader in the field continued to write about the PACT approach and present PACT at mental health workshops and conferences. Melissa also in 2022 was invited to be a PACT Level 1 & 2 Coach assisting with online PACT Trainings which has led her now to being in training to be a PACT Trainer. Melissa also facilitates supervision groups with other couple therapists across Australia to receive the most optimal couple therapy guidance available, including internationally.

Known for her warmth and engaging personality, Melissa’s ability to identify and help people work through many of the key issues facing couples today has had a profound and transformative effect on many of her clients’ lives. She has helped thousands of individuals and couples gain insight into their relationship problems, resolve ongoing conflict, re-create sexual connection and work towards maintaining and developing a secure functioning relationship.

Through private sessions (individually or as a couple) as well as through couple intensives retreats, Melissa has created her own programme to help couples decipher behaviour patterns within their relationship that will help them to move towards love, intimacy, connection and happiness. Melissa believes that change happens in people when more unconscious dynamics are understood and worked through. The importance of understanding relational trauma is central to long term change and this is an area Melissa specialises in.

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Located in Pymble in the CDB of Sydney , Melissa works with clients both locally in Sydney and across the country, helping couples to transform their relationships! She is also accredited in delivering therapy online.

​Melissa’s passion also lies in her work as a clinical psychotherapist. With the influence of relational theorists and psychodynamic approaches she works with individuals in long-term psychotherapy and self-analysis.
Practice opening hours
onday 11am-8pm Tuesday 10am - 5pm Wednesday 10am-5pm Thursday 11am - 8pm Friday 11am-4pm Saturday 10am - 4pm
Issues I can help with
Lesbian & Bisexual issues (undefined), Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Communication issues, Conflict resolution, Depression, Family or parenting, Gay (undefined), Grief and loss, Life transitions, Low self-esteem, Mental health issues, Personality disorders, Postnatal depression, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Relationship issues, Sex and sexual issues, Social skills, Stress, Trauma recovery
Type of therapy offered
Couples therapy, Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing, Mindfulness-based therapies, Person-centred counselling, Psycho-education, Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy, Psychodrama, Psychodynamic psychotherapy, Transactional Analysis

Practice addresses

Practice NamePractice AddressSuburbStatePostcode
Melissa Ferrari PymbleNSW2073