Our Team
Deborah Biderman, Strategic Psychotherapist
Deborah is passionate about supporting people struggling with
Anger, Anxiety, Exam Anxiety, Forgiveness, Guilt, Irrational Thoughts, Lack of Purpose, Obsessive-Compulsiveness, Pain Management, Panic Attacks, Perfectionism, Performance Anxiety, Phobias, Procrastination, Self-Sabotage, and Workplace Stress. She works with adults, children and young people.
Deborah approaches each person as a unique individual, applying a range of methodologies including the Gordian Pillars - a modern and advanced form of strategic psychotherapy and clinical Hypnosis. Deborah has been an active practitioner of NLP for 20+ years and trained at the Institute of Applied Psychology with Gordon Young who is world renowned as the expert in NLP and Applied Clinical Hypnotherapy and Strategic Psychotherapy. Deborah is also a former board member of the International Strategic Psychotherapy Association (ISPA) and a faculty member (assessor and trainer) at the Institute of Applied psychology.
10791NAT Diploma Clinical Hypnotherapy and Strategic Psychotherapy
Diploma of NLP Leadership and Strategic Coaching
Certificate in EMDR & Psychological Trauma LSCCH
Diploma of Management
Time Based Therapy
TAE40116 Cert IV Training & Assessment
Working with Children's Check
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Amanda Barber, Strategic Psychotherapist
Amanda is passionate about supporting clients struggling with Stress, Anxiety, Trauma, Self Esteem, and unhelpful self soothing behaviours, to develop greater resiliency, and achieve their goals. She especially enjoys working with relationships, women's issues, and empowering clients with greater self confidence.
Amanda Barber is qualified, insured, and appropriately associated counselling Psychotherapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist, trained to the highest level available in Australia for the safe and effective practice of Hypnotherapy. Amanda is Also a Nationally Recognised Nutritionist.
Amanda is fascinated by Human Behaviour and Linguistics and is currently undergoing a Masters in Communication, and Behaviour Analysis.
Master of Behaviour Analysis (Ongoing)
10791NAT Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis & Strategic Psychotherapy
10763NAT Certificate IV in Nutritional Counselling
Certificate in EMDR & Psychological Trauma LSCCH
Innovations in Trauma Treatment Certification
Amanda is committed to continuing professional development and is always furthering her education, skills, and training.
Introducing Animal assisted therapY
lea O'MEARA
Animal Assisted Strategic Psychotherapist
Lea O'Meara is a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Strategic Psychotherapist, NLP Practioner, Early Childhood Educator
and is currently studying her Diploma in Mental Health.
Lea is passionate about combining Animal Assisted Interactions and Psychotherapy (AAI, AAP) in her sessions with all people, including neurodivergent individuals, young people and kids.
Lea absolutely loves animals and works with her therapy kittens Cozmo and Tiger-Lily.
Lea uses the most modern form of hypnotherapy, Neo-Ericksonian Hypnosis. This permissive style is highly effective with most with adults, young people and kids. Lea uses unique story telling with kids that allows them to focus their attention, while delivering therapeutic messages relating to the issues they are experiencing. The approach with adults is slightly different, however the goal is the same.
Lea combines all of her qualifications to deliver a warm, friendly and solution orientated approach. Lea believes therapy can be fun and engaging and by focusing on individual strengths and resources clients can learn to adapt new ways of thinking, and address the issues they are experiencing. Lea offers a safe, non – judgmental space allowing all clients to be seen, heard and recognized as
people beyond the challenges they are facing.
Lea works with a variety of conditions including anxiety, anger, panic attacks, emotional regulation, unwanted thought patterns, mild depression, grief, low self-esteem, phobias, obsessive compulsive behaviours, pain, insomnia, mild trauma and smoking cessation. Lea has a particular interest in working with kids experiencing grief, anger and neurodivergent individuals.
Melissa, Holistic WELLBEING
Melissa is an experienced holistic wellbeing Counsellor and provides a variety of relaxation, wellbeing and holistic services such as meditation, and Reiki.