Suzanne Hurley
Ms Suzanne Hurley
Phone
03 9419 9988
Mobile
0402407925
Email
[email protected]
Website
www.fertileground.com.au

Professional Profile

Qualification(s)
M.Couns.& Human Services; Grad Dip Counselling & Human Services
Registration Number
21119
Registration category
Clinical
Additional PACFA credentials

College of Counselling


Accredited Supervisor
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
Perinatal Mental Health & Fertility Counsellor

Skype / Zoom / Phone

Suzanne is a passionate, dedicated & clinically accredited counsellor (PACFA) who has specialised in the area of reproductive loss, including pregnancy options counselling, abortion counselling, infertility and IVF support and in perinatal mental health. She has provided her clients with counselling, group support and presented to health professionals in various perinatal settings. Her expertise and understanding of the issues women, couples and families face when immersed in the perinatal period is highly sought after. She has undertaken training in Emotion Focused Therapy with Dr Melissa Harte during her Masters Degree at La Trobe University. Her initial training at WIRE Womens's Information has provided her with understanding of the Feminist Framework and responding to family violence & sexual assault.



Suzanne has worked in perinatal mental health with the Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia (PANDA) National Helpline , in unplanned pregnancy at The Women’s Hospital’s Pregnancy Advisory Service and Marie Stopes Australia's National Counselling Service and in private practice at Fertile Ground Health Group focusing on infertility and IVF support. She was instrumental in the development of the Perinatal Community Outreach Service at Carrington Health (now Health Ability) for the Eastern Metropolitan Primary Health Network and works at the Austin Hospital's Psychiatric Unit in the Parent Infant Program as a Dance Movement & Play Therapist. Suzanne also provides Clinical Supervision to health professionals having trained in the Wheel of Supervision with the Centre for Existential Practice.



As well as working with Individuals and short-term couples work she has an interest in groupwork. To date she has run: Little Village for women considering sole parenting; Sanctuary for women having IVF treatment; Pregnant Pause and Moving Stories explorations of the pregnant body, past present and future, through movement & recently completed Level 1 in Mother Goose Parent Infant Program.
Practice opening hours
By appointment
Issues I can help with
Anxiety, Communication issues, Depression, Family or parenting, Grief and loss, Life transitions, Low self-esteem, Mental health issues, Postnatal depression, Relationship issues, Stress, Trauma recovery
Type of therapy offered
Brief therapy, Emotion-Focussed Therapy, Mindfulness-based therapies, Person-centred counselling, Play Therapy, Psycho-education, Psychodynamic psychotherapy, Solution-focussed therapy

Practice addresses

Practice NamePractice AddressSuburbStatePostcode
Suzanne Hurley Counsellor6 Smith StreetCollingwoodVIC3066