Olivia Sakamoto
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L4
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Port Macquarie, NSW 2444
Let's Connect (02) 6564 1972
Olivia's experience as a Clinical Counsellor comes with more than a decade in private practice and pastoral care roles. Specialising in anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, workplace bullying, addictions, relationship counselling, family/blended, mediation, child and young adults, grief and anger management. Clientele include corporate who utilise workplace EAP and NDIS clients & private clients with an age range of 6 to 85 years. Face to Face, Video-link or Phone sessions are offered. Olivia who is known for her sincere, peaceful and non-judgmental manner uses evidence based therapies recognising there is no one size fits all.
Specialising in anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, workplace bullying, addictions, marriage, separation, infidelity and relationship counselling, family/blended family challenges, mediation, child and young adults, grief and anger management. in addition, Work Cover Sira NSW accredited. and NDIS Clients who prefer Face to Face, Phone or Video-link.
Olivia has a reputation for being able to build rapport quickly, in a friendly, safe, non-judgemental manner. She uses only evidence-based therapies recognising that no two clients/families are the same and can quickly move through various models to allow the client to discover the best fit for their situation and needs.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $110
- Couple Sessions $150
- Concession rate: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Bank transfer, Cash, Electronic Funds Transfer, Mastercard, Visa
Please ask me about fees or use of insurance when you Email
Olivia Sakamoto
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L4
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Australian Counselling Association Olivia Sakamoto
- In Practice for 17 Years
- License: Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) Journalist / 1996
- Degree/Diploma from Monash University in (M.Couns) Master in Counselling / 2009
- Master in Counselling Monash University, Masters in Counselling , Graduated 2009
Expertise and Interests
Top Expertise
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Marital and Premarital
Practice Areas
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Bereavement
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- NDIS Counselling
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
- Video Game Addiction
- Women's Issues
- Work Cover SIRA NSW
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Religion
Christian
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Christian Counselling
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gestalt
- Gottman Method
- Mediation
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Person-Centred
- Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behaviour (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Location
Nearby Areas
Take the first step to help. Call now - (02) 6564 1972
Olivia Sakamoto
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L4