Vanessa Allen - Counsellor and Social Worker

Vanessa is highly skilled, extremely experienced and passionate about providing expert service. ​ She has over 12 years experience working with children, adolescents and adults with a range of presentations. She is also an experienced teacher of counselling, mental health, community services and is a facilitator of the Tuning into Kids and Peaceful Kids Programs. Vanessa has extensive experience working with children, adolescents and adults with anxiety and depression, complex needs, including complex trauma, sexual abuse, sub-acute and acute mental health;out-of-home care; eating disorders; self-harm and suicidality; parenting stress and difficult parent-child interactions. Vanessa's qualifications include Master of Social Work, Graduate Diploma in Psychological Science, Graduate Diploma in Counselling, Graduate Certificate in Developmental Trauma, Bachelor of Applied Social Science, Certificate in Group Work Theory and Practice, and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.