Sue
Power

About Sue 
 

I am a counsellor and group facilitator in the inner North of Melbourne. My background has been in nursing and midwifery and birth education for nearly 30 years in both the public and private sectors.  I have a deep gratitude for the experiences I’ve had working with individuals, women and their families over this time, and for the privilege of being with and witnessing the most intimate, vulnerable and challenging of times and also the most joyful. 

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What I value most about what I have learned through these experiences is the connection that happens through deeply listening and supporting someone to find their own innate abilities and strengths and to move toward greater wellbeing and authentic living.  

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Through my experiences in midwifery and birth education I discovered meditative practices, and developed a greater understanding of the mind-body connection and its role in our health and wellbeing.  These learnings eventually led me towards a change in career through the study of a Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Further studies in Focusing Orientated Therapy, brought together all of what I have learned about connection and wellbeing.  The Focusing philosophy of kind, loving and compassionate attention to ourselves is a radical concept in our culture and it has been life changing for me personally and professionally.  

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As a therapist I will work with you to understand how you are relating to yourself and to find your own unique answers to what may be causing you distress or anxiety.  Through learning to relate to yourself in a whole new way, you will find a way through what may be feeling stuck or challenging in your life.    

“Focusing will enable you to find and change where your life is stuck, cramped, hemmed in, slowed down.  And it will enable you to change – to live from a deeper place than just your thoughts and feelings” (Gendlin, 1987)

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Qualifications and Affiliations

• Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy

• Registered member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) 

• Member of the the International Focusing Institute

• Member of the ANMF (Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation - Victorian Branch)

• Associate Member of THA (Therapeutic Horticulture Australia)

• Registered Midwife with AHPRA

• Certified - Newborn Behavioural Observation (NBO) provider and trainer – Brazelton Institute