in person - online audio & video - text & email - home visits
Compassionate Therapy for Individual Adult Patients
Welcome to Harbour Psychotherapy
Life can be hard, especially so in recent times - that’s probably why you’re here, everything has gotten tougher - if you have suffered with low self-esteem, anxiety, depression or the effects of emotional or physical abuse, you may have felt worse during this time and maybe it seemed like there was no help available?
I specialise in helping those with low self-esteem, for whatever reason, those harmed by emotional or physical abuse, either in childhood or more recently, and clients suffering with trauma.
Counselling and Psychotherapy can provide you with a safe, compassionate space to explore your feelings with a non-judgemental, patient, empathic listener and fully trained practitioner, both in person, and in the online space.
What I can help you with— Bereavement, bullying, career change, crisis, breakdown and depression, anxiety, negative thinking, problems of motivation, low self confidence, difficulty making decisions, anger, addiction, emotional abuse, health issues, HIV and advanced HIV, family relationship problems, life changes, identity issues, LGBT issues, sexuality and sexual identity, migration/diaspora issues, retirement, serious illness, self-sabotage, sexual abuse, substance misuse, trauma and psychosis.
I have undergone long-term therapy myself and know what it feels like, and what it brings up - you will not be alone in this process. I know it’s not easy, but you should expect to be treated with compassion and respect, you will not be judged here. I continue to attend weekly therapy - I do not believe I can ask you to do something I am not doing myself.
The kinds of therapy I offer
Open-ended Psychodynamic Counselling or Psychoanalysis
Psychodynamic Counselling can help you work out solutions to the problems you encounter in your life. The modern world can leave us feeling drained and unsupported, with constant demands leading to stress and mental anguish. It can be helpful to find space for ourselves with an empathic and supportive listener who can help you analyse your place in the world and work out new solutions to old patterns of behaviour. You may wish to know why you behave in a certain way or feel certain things and psychodynamic counselling can help you find your way through your thoughts and feelings to identify your true self. You may feel you have unresolved issues from your past that have long troubled you and need a patient therapist to help you find your way forward.
Brief Psychodynamic Counselling
You may have a particular issue you want to work on at the moment or feel that long term counselling is something you do not want or can ill afford. Brief Psychodynamic Counselling helps find a focus for your current difficulties and resolve those issues as they relate to the past and the present. Brief therapy can be any number of sessions, a course will be tailored to suit your needs, with regular check-ins to see if you’re getting what you need from therapy.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
CBT is a solution-focused, evidence based treatment for a range of issues and can help you with:
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Social Phobias
• Panic Attacks
• OCD/Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Assertiveness
What to expect when you contact me
Firstly we'll have a brief chat on the phone, video call or by email to discuss your concerns and arrange a time and day for your initial assessment. At this assessment, you will have space to talk about what has brought you to therapy and ask any questions about the process. You might want to know more about me, that’s perfectly reasonable.. but - you’re the important one in your therapy. The most important thing is that you feel comfortable and safe. We will then decide together how long you'd like therapy for and agree weekly or fortnightly appointments that fit with you. Please note that an assessment may conclude that fortnightly appointments are unsuitable and weekly sessions will be arranged.
You can use the make an enquiry button at the top of the page (below the main photo) to write a message, or you can email or phone directly. If you have contacted me and do not receive a response within 24 hours, or 48 hours at the weekend, please check your spam folder - some spam folders will automatically delete any reply before you have a chance to read it, so do not hesitate to get back in touch.
Sessions & Pricing
Sessions are 50 minutes and can be once, twice or three times per week. You can choose to have your appointments in person in my consulting room in Howrah, or online via video calling.
Sessions cost $180 and payments are usually made by bank transfer. Home visits are priced individually depending on your location.
Insurance
Medibank and AHM insurance clients may be entitled to a rebate if extras cover is held for counselling. I accept AXA clients in the United Kingdom.
About me
My name is Killian (he/him) and I was born and raised in Ireland before moving to the UK in my early 20s. I worked for the British Civil Service prior to changing career and training in psychotherapy. Since 2015 I have provided therapy services with an LBTQIA+ charity while later operating private practice in London, prior to moving to Tasmania in 2023.
in an emergency contact triple zero - helpline numbers below
Lifeline 131114 (24/7)
National Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467 (24/7)
National Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467 (24/7)
National phone crisis counselling service and online counselling for people experiencing emotional distress
National Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467 (24/7)
National Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467 (24/7)
National Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467 (24/7)
National phone counselling service for people at risk of suicide, concerned about someone at risk, bereaved by suicide, or experiencing emotional or mental health issues
QLife 1800 184 527 (3pm - 12am)
National Suicide Callback Service 1300 659 467 (24/7)
QLife 1800 184 527 (3pm - 12am)
National phone and webchat, LGBTI peer support for people wanting to talk about a range of issues including sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings, or relationships
13YARN 13 92 76 (24/7)
Open Arms 1800 011 046 (24/7)
QLife 1800 184 527 (3pm - 12am)
National phone support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
MensLine 1300 789 978 (24/7)
Open Arms 1800 011 046 (24/7)
Open Arms 1800 011 046 (24/7)
National phone support and online counselling for men
Open Arms 1800 011 046 (24/7)
Open Arms 1800 011 046 (24/7)
Open Arms 1800 011 046 (24/7)
National face-to-face, telephone, and online counselling service for people that have served in the Australian Defence Force and their families
StandBy Support Service TAS 1300 727 247 (24/7)
Mental Health Families & Friends Tasmania 03 6228 7448 (9am - 5pm weekdays)
Mental Health Families & Friends Tasmania 03 6228 7448 (9am - 5pm weekdays)
Tasmanian phone suicide postvention counselling service
Mental Health Families & Friends Tasmania 03 6228 7448 (9am - 5pm weekdays)
Mental Health Families & Friends Tasmania 03 6228 7448 (9am - 5pm weekdays)
Mental Health Families & Friends Tasmania 03 6228 7448 (9am - 5pm weekdays)
Tasmanian phone support for families and friends supporting someone with their mental ill health, including someone impacted by suicide
Beyond Blue 1300 224 636 (24/7)
Mental Health Families & Friends Tasmania 03 6228 7448 (9am - 5pm weekdays)
Beyond Blue 1300 224 636 (24/7)
Phone support and online chat service and links to local services
Harbour Psychotherapy acknowledges the Tasmanian Aboriginal People as the Traditional Owners and ongoing custodians of lutruwita, Tasmania. I pay my respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and to their Elders past, present and emerging.
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