Marisa Fong
Miss Marisa Fong
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Mobile
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Professional Profile

Qualification(s)
Bachelor of Science (Psychology); Masters of Counselling
Registration Number
27144
Registration category
Clinical
Additional PACFA credentials

College of Counselling


Accredited PACFA Registrant
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
Marisa is a clinician with extensive experience delivering evidence-based counselling across the lifespan to diverse populations, including culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and LGBTIQA+ communities. Her clinical practice encompasses individual face-to-face, video and telephone counselling, family and relationship therapy, and group interventions. Throughout her career in the not-for-profit sector, educational institutions, and current role within Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) within crisis. Marisa has developed expertise in crisis intervention and trauma-informed care, suicide prevention and post-vention counselling, eating disorders, domestic violence support, complex psychosocial presentations, interpersonal relationship dynamics, and workplace mental health and burnout management.
Practice opening hours
Issues I can help with
Anger, Anxiety, Childhood or adolescent issues, Communication issues, Conflict resolution, Cultural issues, Depression, Eating disorders, Family or parenting, Grief and loss, Life transitions, Low self-esteem, Mental health issues, Migrant issues, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Relationship issues, School counselling, Sex and sexual issues, Social skills, Stress, Trauma recovery
Type of therapy offered
Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Art therapy, Brief therapy, Cognitive therapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Couples therapy, Emotion-Focussed Therapy, Family therapy, Mindfulness-based therapies, Motivational interviewing, Narrative therapy, Person-centred counselling, Psycho-education, Solution-focussed therapy

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