Juniper Support Services
Creating safe and accessible spaces for everyone to be guided towards recovery and healing from the effects of trauma and different forms of adversity.
We provide a combination of counselling and capacity-building services, ensuring that you have our understanding and support at every stage of your journey.
We firmly believe in acknowledging and celebrating the unique language, communication, and cultural needs of each individual.
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To be a community that educates, challenges and ensures accountability in spaces that support developmental growth and meaningful lives.
Team
Ali Fish
Ali has a warm, easy going and non-judgemental approach and believes that the connection and trust is paramount in the therapist and client relationship. She believes that people are the experts in their own lives and draws on their existing resources. She is passionate about ensuring that people are able to access appropriate and effective support to work through life’s challenges. Underpinning all of Ali’s work is a person centred and strengths-based approach, where counselling can happen within the context of a safe, supportive and respectful therapeutic relationship.
Ali’s therapeutic approach is tailored to the young person and adult, informed by trauma informed care, gender and neuro affirming practices, polyvagal theory, internal family systems, attachment theory and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing therapy (EMDR). She also believes that humour and flexibility is important where appropriate.
She has a particular interest in working with young people, LGBTIQA+ community and people within the disability community.
Ali had the privilege of working in a number of public and private settings including three Royal Commissions, with a particular focus on people with disability. Through this work she had the privilege of developing a deeper understanding of institutional abuse and the experience of living with complex trauma. She is passionate in treating trauma, including PTSD, survivors of sexual abuse and family violence, and individuals struggling with the effects of attachment trauma.
Ali will work with you in a flexible way that is guided by you and your needs. She acknowledges that life experience and less formality can be important to some people when trying to connect with a therapist and will take your lead on what has worked in the past and what hasn’t worked in a therapeutic setting.
When Ali is not at the practice, you might find her in the ocean, running or starting a new project she doesn’t finish.
‘Trauma is not what happens to you; trauma is what happens inside you as a a result of what happens to you’ ―
‘If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.’ – Brené Brown
Qualifications
Degrees
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Master of Counselling Social Work (UNSW)
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Graduate Diploma Counselling (ACAP)
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Bachelor of Social Work (UNSW)
Associations and accreditations
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Mental Health Accredited Social Worker (MAASW)
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EMDRAA Associate Member
By fostering a supportive and inclusive environment, we can unlock the immense potential within each person, allowing them to thrive and lead fulfilling lives on their terms.
Fees
$190
/50 minutes
Medicare rebates are available. A Mental Health Care Plan will need to be accessed via your General Practitioner. You will be eligible for up to 10 sessions per calendar year. The rebate is approx. $84.00.
I offer no cost options through Victims Services (NSW & ACT) and the Psychological Support Services program for those who are eligible. I am also an approved clinician with SIRA.
Our service can be provided at your home, community space or via zoom.
We will make sure we do not mirror some of the existing systems and the barriers to accessing them.
We will work with you and your supports to ensure that our approach is tailored to your needs such as organising or working with existing interpreters.
We will connect with you in your language as much as possible.
We can discuss if there are other costs that need to be considered such as travel.
Reasonable adjustments to the duration of the session can be discussed.
Contact
Get in contact via phone, text, whatsapp or email.
Office Hours:
Monday (online only)- 9am-5pm
Tuesday – 5/100 Market Street Wollongong NSW 2500
Wednesday- 9am-5pm
Thursday (online only)- 9am-5pm
alexandra.fish@hotmail.com
