Andrea Carrington

Andrea Carrington, relationship counsellor

Welcome to my website.

I am compassionate about working with couples.

My work as a counsellor allows me to support couples in their journey to a better relationship. I have been working with people in a variety of roles for over 30 years. My initial work as an allied health assistant and later as a family support worker led me to become a counsellor. In the last ten years I have focused on helping couples to combine their individual strengths for the benefit of their relationship.

Connections with others are a vital part of our life, and at times we need support to be able to work through relationship challenges. My approach to counselling includes practical strategies, recognised and proven counselling theories and a good dose of humour. My own life experiences have helped me along the way, being a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister and now a grandmother. I have laughed and cried with my family, my friends and with my clients.

I am a professional couple counsellor. I am a member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and the Australian Counselling Association (ACA).

In my free time I enjoy cooking, reading, walking my dogs and spending time with family and friends.

Qualifications

  • Specialist Course in Couple Counselling and Clinical Internship Relationships Australia
  • Master of Social Science (Human Services – Counselling) Swinburne University of Technology
  • Bachelor of Social Science (Honours), RMIT
  • Diploma of Community Welfare Work, Holmesglen institute of TAFE

Ongoing professional development keeps me current in the changing approaches to counselling and the latest theories and research.

Some of the theoretical approaches I use are:

  • Interpersonal Neurobiology for Couples
  • Object Relations Couple Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems Therapy
  • Attachment Theory

My affiliations

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