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ABOUT ME About Ray
Ray is a seasoned therapist who draws from a diverse array of therapeutic modalities, to work with individuals, couples, children/adolescents and families to craft evidence-based approaches tailored to a spectrum of individual needs.
Ray has had training and expertise in the following areas
Individual Therapy
– Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
– Enneagram Therapy
– Psychoanalytic Therapy
– Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
– CBT – E (Eating disorder specific CBT)
– Tapping EFT (Trauma based healing)
Family Therapy
– Systemic Therapy
– Attachment Based Family Therapy
– Circle of Security
– Family Based Therapy (FBT – Eating Disorders)
Couples Therapy
– Emotion Focus Therapy (EFT)
– Gottman Therapy
– Imago Therapy
My Qualifications and Certificates
Ray’s credentials encompass a comprehensive educational background and a range of certifications, including:
– Bachelor of Social Science majoring in counselling
– Post Graduate Certificate in Relationship Therapy
– Masters in Social Work
– Certificate in Play Therapy
– Certificate in Enneagram Therapy
– Certificate in EFT for Trauma
– Certificate in Circle of Security Trainers Course
– Certificate in MBSR
– Certificate in ACT
ABOUT Specialty and Therapeutic Expertise:
Ray specializes in child and family counselling, with a wealth of experience as a fully qualified relationship counsellor. The distinct nuances of working with children necessitate specialized training and oversight, areas in which Ray has accumulated a decade of expertise. His extensive background covers a broad range of presentations, such as addressing the unique challenges of youths from separated families, managing anxiety, addressing suicidal ideation, dealing with disabilities and caregiver-specific themes, and engaging with juvenile justice cases.
Family Therapy:
Ray’s training encompasses a breadth of family dynamics, enabling him to engage with families from diverse backgrounds and address an array of concerns. Family therapy, in Ray’s view, offers a potent avenue for mutual understanding, enhanced communication, and collaborative resolution of familial issues.
Trauma Processing:
Ray’s proficiency extends to trauma processing, an integral aspect of his therapeutic practice. Employing techniques like Exposure Therapy and Tapping, Ray empowers clients to navigate and process traumatic experiences, resulting in their gradual attenuation until they are no longer distressing or intrusive.
Enneagram Therapy:
The Enneagram is the ancient art form of understanding the human spirit. As a certified assessor and trainer, Ray is able to both help clients understand the enneagram and how it affects them as well as use the enneagram to intervene and stop negative patterns in ones life.
Children’s Trauma and Mental Health:
Employing a range of methods to support children in processing their traumatic experience, Ray has worked with kids reliving the trauma of abuse, natural disaster, exposure to violence, emotional abandonment and more.
Couples Therapy:
Having trained and practiced with couples managing a range of issues ranging from extra-marital affairs, trust lapses, addictions and high conflict, Ray has developed an ability to remain impartial while also being able to understand each persons’ perspective and position.
Empathy is the art of stepping into the shoes of another and seeing the world through their eyes. It is the key to connection and the foundation of healing.
The Practice:
In 2014, Ray embarked on the journey of establishing a distinctive group practice, fuelled by the aspiration to create an exceptional therapeutic environment that stands apart from the rest. This practice champions unparalleled flexibility and professionalism within the therapeutic landscape. With an unwavering commitment to comprehending clients’ unique requirements, Ray and the team take pride in fostering sustainable transformation and employing innovative methodologies that transcend complexity.
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