For Clarity and Peace of Mind
Perspective Matters Counselling
Experience a supportive environment where your voice is valued and challenges are respected.
My Values
At Perspective Matters Counselling, my counselling approach, or how I engage with clients, is grounded in three core values. First and foremost, everyone (and I mean everyone) is welcome. My counselling is judgment-free, enabling warm, open, and safe discussions. Secondly, I tailor my counselling to meet individual needs, recognising that everyone is different and what works for one client may not suit another. Finally, I limit my therapeutic methods to those with a strong evidence base, ensuring your time in counselling is both productive and enriching.
My Scope of Practice
While open to clients of all ages, I work primarily with adolescents (12 and over) and adults.
My general areas of focus include:
- Adolescent health and wellbeing.
- Family violence and conflict.
- Women's health and intimate relationships.
- Sexual orientation and gender identity.
- Managing grief and loss.
- Supporting people experiencing depression and anxiety.
- Career planning and development.
My Counselling Approaches
For most people, discussing private matters with someone they have only just met is daunting. Opening your heart and mind to different perspectives can also be challenging. Be comfortable knowing that these feelings are natural and will quickly fade as we get to know each other. Explore my range of evidence-based therapies designed to support your wellbeing journey and life aspirations.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
For addressing unresolved emotional issues, self-defeating behaviours, and value conflicts.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Acknowledges clients as experts in their own lives and are therefore best placed to identify problem-solving actions.
Narrative Therapy
For helping clients rethink their life story, separating the issues negatively impacting their lives from individual worth.
Sophia Meehan
Counsellor (Mental Health, Relationships, and Career Guidance)
I am a registered counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association. I hold a Master of Guidance and Counselling degree (with Distinction) from James Cook University, Queensland. Additionally, I have undertaken training in trauma-informed care, recognising and responding to grief, working with individuals at risk of suicide, and applying the CHIME framework to mental health recovery https://shorturl.at/1nwuG