Matthew Power
Mr Matthew George Power
Phone
0439 810 160
Mobile
0439 810 160
Email
[email protected]
Website
https://heartmindfocusing.net/

Professional Profile

Qualification(s)
Bachelor of Counselling Certification in Focusing Oriented Psychotherapy
Registration Number
30821
Registration category
Clinical
Additional PACFA credentials

College of Counselling


Accredited Supervisor
Private health rebate/NDIS provider
NDIS Provider, Offers Private Health Rebate
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
Matthew is a leading trauma counsellor and relationship counsellor and psychotherapist, with a background in teaching earlier in life. Having worked as a counsellor with clients of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and for a victims of crime programme, he has extensive experience in helping both short and long term with complex and simple trauma, and all the life difficulties that go with it. Matthew also worked for 5 years travelling Australia as a trainer for the Blue Knot Foundation, Australia’s leading trauma education and support foundation, training counsellors, psychologists and social workers in trauma awareness and the latest trauma counselling approaches. Having been on a personal journey of healing for over 30 years, Matthew can empathise with sufferers of complex trauma and their struggles to find peace, meaning and connection.Matthew's speciality as a relationship counsellor is using his trauma counselling expertise to help people notice how their inner woundedness, often carried from childhood, affects the dance of their relationship, sometimes in ways beyond their awareness.As a Focusing Oriented Psychotherapist, Matthew is trained in helping people work with the mind as it is experienced in the body, an aspect of psychotherapy that has emerged as a key component in effective trauma therapy. Matthew is an expert in guiding clients in mindful, body-oriented healing. Matthew also brings a rich awareness of how culture intertwines with the healing process. Matthew lived for 3 years in Japan and has worked extensively with and learned much from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including on the community of Palm Island.
Practice opening hours
9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday
Issues I can help with
Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Existential or spiritual issues, Grief and loss, Low self-esteem, Mental health issues, Phobias, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Relationship issues, Stress, Trauma recovery, Violence
Type of therapy offered
Couples therapy, Family therapy, Mindfulness-based therapies, Person-centred counselling, Psycho-education, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Solution-focussed therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Somatic psychotherapy, Transpersonal therapy

Practice addresses

Practice NamePractice AddressSuburbStatePostcode
Heart Mind Focusing with Matthew PowerPO Box 3930, Hermit Park, QLD 4812TownsvilleQLD4812