Pedro Campiao
0402 632 541
I am a registered and qualified counsellor and psychotherapist with 13 years experience as a helping professional. My therapeutic experience and training is broad.
I have a generalist counselling and psychotherapy background in private practice and a counselling/casework background in working for NSW Health and non-government organizations in the areas of chronic illness, drug and alcohol, sexual health, men’s issues, family support, grief and loss, homelessness and generalist counselling.
I divide my time between organizational, work where I am currently employed part-time as a counsellor for the Northern NSW Local Health Network, and private practice.
In my private practice I co-direct a counselling practice, Northern Rivers Counselling Practice, www.northernriverscounselling.com.au, with psychologist Alice Robertson, am the director of a therapy centre in Mullumbimby, The Stuart St Practice Rooms, www.stuartstpractice.com.au. I work with individuals, couples and groups in a therapeutic context. I also run educational groups. An entry point to all my work is www.pcampiao.com.
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My formal qualifications include:
* Bachelor of Arts (USyd).
* Graduate Diploma in Counselling (UWS).
* Master of Gestalt Therapy. (GTB).
* Graduate Diploma of (Adult) Education. (UniSA).
* Certificate in Somatic Psychotherapy, (426 hrs/2 yrs), (A.S.I.A.).
* Certificate IV Training & Assessment.
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In my private practice I work with:
* Adult individuals.
* Couples.
* Groups.
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I have experience and interest in working with:
* Anxiety and stress.
* Depression and low self-esteem.
* Relationship difficulties.
* Mens’ issues, (parenting, relationship, identity issues).
* Grief and loss.
* Legacies of trauma and abuse.
* Attachment/relational patterns.
* Developmental issues.
* Family or origin concerns.
* Somatic/psycho-physiological complaints.
* Life transitions.
* Issues of life-purpose and direction.
* Supporting optimal health and well-being.
* Accessing creativity.
* Growth and self-actualization.
* Integrating spiritual concerns.
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I work short and long term with clients. My style is integrative in that I utilize various recognized therapeutic approaches according to client need.
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My work is informed by the following therapeutic approaches:
* Relational/psychotherapy.
* Emotion focused/process-experiential work.
* Contemporary Gestalt Therapy.
* Trauma work.
* Somatic/embodied approaches.
* Mindfulness and acceptance based practices and inquiry.
* Transpersonal maps.
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Memberships and professional affiliations:
I am a Clinical Member of CAPA, Counselling and Psychotherapy Association of NSW (Member No. 3825).
I am an Associate Member of GANZ, Gestalt Australia and New Zealand (Member No. A733).
I am a Clinical Member of PACFA, Psychotherapists and Counsellors Association of Australia. (PACFA Register No. 21661).
Both CAPA and GANZ are Member Organizations of PACFA, the peak body for counsellors and psychotherapists in Australia.
I am bound to the ethical codes of these associations.
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