Please give us some details about the role you want to fill and let us know why you think our client might be the perfect candidate for you.
What happens next?
Our Job Search Specialist Mark Beltran will facilitate the next steps:
Mark will let our client know that you have shown an interest in their professional skills.
You will receive a full job application from our client and might want to offer them a formal job interview if you see the right potential in this candidate.
If you decide that you would like to offer the role to our client, we will help to make the next steps as smooth as possible.
You will be supported by our Licensed Immigration Advisers, who will take care of all visa related aspects of the process of offering our client a job.
Offering a job to our client will be straight forward.
Results-driven Registered Counsellor / Psychotherapist with over 22 years of professional experience, combining advanced training in counselling and psychotherapy with an extensive legal background.
Possessing a unique blend of therapeutic expertise, risk assessment capability and legal systems knowledge, I am dedicated to delivering ethical, client-centred and trauma-informed care.
With a strong focus on family systems, court-mandated clients and culturally responsive practice, I consistently support individuals, children and families to achieve sustainable positive outcomes.
Experienced in multidisciplinary collaboration, evidence-based interventions and compliance-driven environments, I am eager to contribute my skills to a values-driven organisation committed to safety, wellbeing and community impact.
• Therapeutic Counselling & Psychotherapy: Skilled in delivering evidence-based individual, family
and group counselling.
• Risk Assessment & Safety Planning: Extensive experience conducting comprehensive risk
assessments and developing safety plans for clients impacted by family violence, separation and
complex psychosocial issues.
• Court-Mandated & High-Risk Client Support: Proven ability to work effectively with court-
mandated clients, applying legal frameworks, ethical standards and confidentiality requirements
within counselling practice.
• Professional Documentation & Clinical Systems: Proficient in clinical management systems
(Penelope, Firefly, Bluechip, Best Practice) with strong attention to accurate record-keeping and
compliance. Proficient in using Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point.
• Interpersonal Communication & Collaboration: Highly developed communication skills enabling
strong rapport-building with clients and effective collaboration with colleagues, supervisors and
external agencies.
Counsellor (Sub-Contractor – EAP & Private Practice) | October 2025 – Present
Ember Insight Within Therapy -Self-Employed | Telehealth
• Provide counselling for EAP organizations and private clients via telehealth.
• Deliver Solution-Focused Therapy, CBT, EMDR, Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational
Interviewing, and Strengths-Based approaches.
• Support clients with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, addiction, stress, and relationship difficulties.
• Provide relationship counselling, parenting support, and post-separation guidance.
• Work from an integrative, trauma-informed and client-centered approach.
• Provide bilingual counselling in English and Tamil.
Relationship Counsellor | March 2025 – June 2025
Anglicare South Australia | South Australia, AU
• Delivered child-focused, inclusive family and relationship counselling, supporting individuals and
families through separation, co-parenting and complex relational challenges.
• Applied evidence-based counselling approaches to strengthen individual and family functioning,
informed by child and adolescent development principles.• Provided family violence–informed counselling, including risk assessment and safety planning for
affected clients.
• Contributed to holistic service delivery through collaborative one-on-one and group counselling
within the Families in Focus program.
• Maintained accurate clinical records, case plans and service data, ensuring compliance with
organisational and professional standards.
• Prepared reports, evaluations and documentation to support service outcomes and program
accountability.
• Engaged in regular supervision and professional development to maintain high-quality, ethical
practice.
• Built and maintained strong referral networks with internal teams and external human service
agencies.
• Demonstrated flexibility, effective time management and a collaborative approach to achieving
program goals and service objectives.
Family Law Counsellor | October 2023 – November 2024
Relationship Australia | South Australia, AU
• Delivered individual and group counselling to diverse clients, tailoring interventions to meet complex
and varied needs.
• Conducted comprehensive risk assessments using evidence-based tools to ensure client safety and
inform appropriate interventions.
• Developed and implemented individualised case management plans in collaboration with
interdisciplinary teams to support positive client outcomes.
• Provided family violence–informed counselling, including support for children, with a focus on safety,
behavioural change and recovery.
• Maintained accurate clinical records and actively contributed to case discussions and service
coordination.
• Applied current therapeutic approaches and best practices to ensure effective, evidence-based
service delivery.
• Engaged in professional supervision to strengthen reflective practice and clinical effectiveness.
• Delivered culturally responsive services, integrating clients’ cultural contexts into counselling
practice.
• Mentored and supervised interns and junior staff, supporting professional development and quality
practice.
• Adhered to confidentiality and information-sharing requirements in line with legal, ethical, and
organisational standards.
Volunteer Admin Assistant | November 2022 – January 2024
Friendship Centre | NSW,AU
• Issuance of completion Certificates for Court Mandated Clients and for individual and group
supervision for student volunteer counsellors.
• Update Supervisor regularly.
• Suggest and implement smoother workflow processes
Counsellor | April 2022 – January 2024
Friendship Centre | NSW,AU
• Deliver counselling sessions and conduct initial assessments and case conceptualizations with due
regard to DSM-V-TR criteria for court-mandated and regular clients (all age ranges).
• Prepare for and actively engage in supervision with a Friendship Centre supervisor and team leader.
• Administered a wide variety of evidence-based psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions,
such as psychoeducational, exteroceptive exposure therapy, emotional regulation skills training,relaxation skills training, problem-solving skills training, communication skills training, behavioural
activation, cognitive restructuring, and suicide risk interventions.
• Suggested workable solutions to fit each client’s needs and lifestyle, such as therapeutic lifestyle
changes (TLCs), coping and stress management techniques, and self-care measures.
Master of Counselling
University Notre Dame | Sydney, AU | Jul 2020-Jun 2023
Professional Diploma in Psychotherapy & Counselling
The School of Positive Psychology | Singapore | Jun 2018-Jan 2019
Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy
The School of Positive Psychology | Singapore | Jan 2018-July 2018
Diploma of Paralegal Studies
Temasek | Singapore | Feb 2011-June 2014
Certificate of Paralegal Studies
Temasek | Singapore | Feb 2010- Dec 2010
Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA)
New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC)
Referees will be provided on request
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