• Donna Billinger - Counsellor
    Dip in C & Group Work Fin C and VTR​
    0411 626 554

  • Specialist Area

  • Addictions
    • Alcohol
    • Drug
    • Gambling
    • Stop Smoking
    • Weight Loss
  • Working in a Drug Rehabilitation Centre for 18 months, my experience is drawn from the family program where my clients have been affected with Alcohol and Drug Issues, Domestic Violence  Mental issues, trauma loss and grief. I work with the family exploring issues surrounding the mother or fathers addiction. I also have worked with Adults and teens with similar issues.
     
  • Couple Counselling
    • Reunite the flame
    • Conflict resolution
    • Skills to communication
    • Relationship Problems
    • Sexual Therapy
  • Couple therapy is a means of resolving problems and conflicts that couples have not been able to handle effectively on their own. It involves couples of all types recognising and resolving conflicts to improve their relationships. Through couple therapy, you can make thoughtful decisions about rebuilding your relationship.
  • Mental Health
    • Depression
    • Anxiety
    • Grief and Loss
    • Moving forward after a relationship again

  • Depression is more than just a low mood – it's a serious condition that affects children,teenagers,adults and older people.  CBT is a structured psychological treatment which recognises that the way we think (cognition) and act (behaviour) affects the way we feel. CBT is one of the most effective treatments for depression.Talking to a counsellor can help you change your thinking patterns and improve your coping skills so you're better equipped to deal with life's stresses and conflicts. An anxiety condition isn't developed or caused by a single factor but a combination of things. Effective treatment helps you learn how to control your anxiety so it doesn’t control you.

  • Family/Child Counselling
    • Connecting with Teenagers
    • Sibling issues
    • Bullying

  • My commitment to Family counselling has been both in private practise and NGO agencies. Using narrative therapy skills I listen to find out the impact of the situation on their lives.Some children have differentiating issues and concerns. I look for the child's strengths which then empower them. I often use written material and ask the children to write down their feelings in order to dispose of these negative thoughts. Many children have been holding on to these thoughts and they have become stuck, causing depression, anxiety and other negative feelings and behaviours.