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ABOUT ME

Kia Ora! Hello!

I grew up in Aotearoa, New Zealand and have previously lived on the Gold Coast. After living and studying in the US through the Covid-19 pandemic, my family and I returned to set down roots here on the Gold Coast in 2023. It feels good to be under the Southern Cross again! I offer therapy via a secure online platform, so while I am based on the Gold Coast, I can see anyone across Australia.

Katie Graham

EXPERIENCE

Before I became a counsellor I worked for twenty years in various human development and movement fields. First as a Strength and Conditioning Trainer and Massage Therapist. Then, following another few years of university, I taught Fine Arts, Physical Education, Outdoor Education and Health at high schools across NZ and Australia. While studying towards my Masters in Counselling in NZ, I was working full time as a High School Mental Health Counsellor with a very high risk/high needs population. As well as working closely with those experiencing general school difficulties, I also worked with mood, personality, developmental and neurocognitive disorders, eating disorders, sexual assault, family violence, abuse, neglect and with young people in foster families. 

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Following my move to Montana in the US,  I completed my Masters degree in order to become licenced according to the requirements of the US and the state of Montana. During that time I worked under supervision first in the Human Development Clinic at Montana State University and then at Haven, a Bozeman agency serving people impacted by domestic abuse, violence, stalking and sex trafficking. 

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Post-graduation I ran my own private practice 'Sage Counseling', where I continued to treat a wide range of clients, with a focus on acute and complex trauma and relational based issues. 

This work continues now that I am 'home' and offering Telehealth (online) therapy across Australia.

I also have specialist experience working with First Responders in Australia.

EDUCATION and CREDENTIALS

  • Montana State University | MS Counseling

  • ACA Level 3 registered

  • CTP (Certified Trauma Professional)

  • EMDR (Level 1)

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Trauma Training

FOCUS AREAS

  • Relationships and Communication

  • Anxiety 

  • Postnatal and Parenting

  • Grief and Loss

  • Trauma and cPTSD and PTSD

  • Life Transitions

  • I'm open to discussing your other needs!

MODALITIES and APPROACHES

​I believe in the healing capacity of strengths-based and research supported therapeutic interventions and frameworks. There is overlap in most modalities I have trained in, and there are specific interventions and ways of working in each that are suitable to different people and their presentations.

I specifically have an interest and a working knowledge of the following:

  • Person-Centered therapy approaches

  • Solution-focused therapy

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

  • Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Internal and Parts based therapies

  • Somatic and Movement Integration

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