Rate Hamida Parkar

I am Hamida, welcome, you have taken the first and most important step in your recovery journey. I am dedicated to creating a safe space for you during our therapy process and sessions.

I am credentialed in Australia and work in mental health, with 4 years of work experience in therapy/counselling and 7 years in the crisis support. I have experience in helping my clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, coping with grief and loss, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I create an open and safe environment where you can share your thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment. My endeavour is to work with a holistic approach, to help you maintain a sense of control over your current challenges and situation as you take steps towards healing and creating a desirable future for yourself. I can speak to you in 4 languages English, Urdu, Hindi and Marathi.

My therapy approach:

- My work is evidence-based, integrated and collaborative, including a combination of trauma-focused, humanistic, recovery, anti-oppressive, behavioural, ecological family systems, response-based and narrative therapies

- My crisis support and counselling experience has helped me look beyond the obvious and dig deeper into how life crises can devastate us in the moment or in different situations and our innate capacity to find resilience when there appears to be no way out

- My hope is to empower you and support your current and future needs at your own pace

My education:

- Accredited Social Worker registered with Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

- Approved Victims Services Counsellor with The Department of Communities and Justice in NSW

- Bachelors Degree in Sociology

- Masters Degree in Social Work

- Certificates in response-based practice (in progress), trauma-informed practice, responding to sexual assault and domestic violence, group facilitation, treatment and approaches to working with complex trauma, crisis support training and delivery, certification

Professional Experience:

- 7 years experience as a leader in Suicide Prevention and Crisis Support services; supervising, coaching, mentoring; supporting individuals through crisis with suicide/ suicidal behaviours, relationship issues, addiction, social and mental health problems, domestic and family violence, loss and grief, health and disability, and general issues

- 4 years of counselling supporting clients through abuse, domestic violence, depression, anxiety, trauma, gender and sexual identity, work, health, personal, relationship, self-esteem and worth, confidence issues