Geoff Hoad
Counsellor
Qualifications:
- Master of Arts (Counselling) (Australian Catholic University)
- Bachelor of Theology (Charles Sturt University)
- Bachelor of Business (Under Grad) (Sydney University of Technology)
Experience:
Geoff is a highly qualified and experienced counsellor with a strong business management background.  He has worked with corporates, SMEs, non profit organisations and commonwealth and state services such as defence, health and education.  He is a skilled counsellor who has worked in community and business settings assisting people through a range of life issues and challenges.
Geoff has a commitment to life-long learning, professional development and transformative practice.  Skilled in crisis interventions; general counselling across the lifespan, couples and relationship counselling with sensitivity to LGBTQIA, culturally diverse and faith based communities, he integrates professional disciplines to meet people where they are at in a non judgmental way that is solutions focussed.
Geoff’s key specialities are relationship counselling, group work, onsite debriefs with response to critical incidents and working with people affected by trauma.
Geoff’s key skills are:
- Active Listening
- Observation & Assessment
- Emotional intelligence & empathy
- Non-judgmental
- Self-awareness & reflective
- Confidence
- Critical thinking
- Solution focused
- Flexibility
- Maintaining ethicsÂ
Provides Services to:
Adults and Couples
Areas of expertise:
- Anger
- Trauma
- Grief and Loss
- Domestic Violence Victims
- Domestic Violence Perpetrators
- Workplace Stress
- LGBTQI Friendly
- Panic Attacks
- VOCAT
- EAP
- Self-Harm
- Suicide Idealisation/Attempts
- Spiritual
- Separation/Divorce
- Family of Origin
- Sleep Issues
- Social Avoidance
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Physical Disability (Inc. Brain Damage)
- DVA (Department of Veteran Affairs)
Treatment of Modalities:
- Short Term Solution Focused Therapy
- Dialectal Behaviour Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Mindfulness/Meditation
- Client Centred Therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Crisis Intervention