About
Andrea Ozorai has a European background and has travelled extensively all over the world over the last few decades, which has helped understand clients from different cultures. As such, she identifies as a multicultural therapist and has an interest in counselling people from different backgrounds.
Andrea is strongly committed to the profession and her work with clients and finds great satisfaction in seeing deep transformations change lives for the better.
The therapist has a special interest is in supporting partners and relatives of people living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and bipolar disorder (BD). Clients will learn skills to navigate symptoms of BPD/BD and learn about treatment theories and practices, with a focus on the carer's wellbeing.
Her specific training and ongoing professional development will provide you with the most up- to -date scientifically validated treatments.
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Member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling federation of Australia (PACFA) and she is bound by PACFA code of ethics.
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Regular clinical supervision, a learning environment all therapists need to participate in to ensure their clients are cared for in the safest, most professional and effective manner.
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She also attends her own weekly psychotherapy and have done for many years. In her view, one has to be in therapy to practise it.
Approach
Beaches Psychotherapy offers a 15- minute free consultation to answer your questions and to discuss the support you need.
The first session will last 60mins. The purpose of this session is to provide a comprehensive assessment of your difficulties and a recommended treatment plan. Andrea may require to meet with you for another session, after which she will share her understanding of your difficulties and provide suggestions on how to move forward in your particular situation.
If you agree to work together and that psychotherapy is an attainable way forward for you then you will then discuss how you would like to proceed. You will agree on the number of times per week that you would like to start with and will also discuss informed consent.
The therapy will last as long as is required for you, whether shorter or longer-term treatment is necessary.
You can contact Beaches Psychotherapy via the email form below and we will normally respond to you within 24 hours.
It may take a few days to arrange our first appointment.
If you are in an emergency crisis or your primary need is a meeting with Andrea for today or tomorrow, we may not be providing the service you’re looking for. Consider contacting Lifeline on: 13 11 14 .