NOTE: If you are seeking Bad Trip Integration Therapy, please GO HERE INSTEAD, and do not book on this page.

Psychotherapy with Sean O’Carroll

I have had the honour of working with a great many people over the last fifteen years, and witnessed them embrace new and more honest versions of themselves. I have seen people lay down burdens that they have been carrying for decades, and step into lighter and brighter futures. I have seen people find the courage to let others close to them. I have seen vitality seep back into lives that had begun to feel dull and stuck.

I would welcome the opportunity to work with you. To book a session please use the button below, or to enquire about therapy with me please head over to contact.

My Approach:

I work in a dynamic and collaborative way, offering a very focussed and effective style of therapy. Working together, we will aim to get straight to the heart of the matter and begin the process of genuine change.

With a background in philosophy and over fourteen years of practice, my approach is grounded in depth psychology, deep listening, and genuine engagement with you and your experience. I am a psychotherapist, not a psychologist, and I do not work within the medical model. This means I don't primarily think in terms of mental illness, nor do I prescribe medications.

My work is integrative, informed by a wide range of modalities including relational gestalt therapy, internal family systems (IFS), intensive short-term dynamic psychotherapy, and transpersonal psychology. I have a longstanding interest in eco-psychology—the relationship between our minds and the natural world—which informs all of my work. I have also worked extensively in clinical psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and specialise in bad trip integration.

Ultimately, my goal is to help you improve your relationships, become unstuck, gain clarity, and live a more wholehearted and fulfilling life. To read more about my Training and Teaching background, please go to the “about” page.”

Nuts and Bolts:

  • Sessions happen online (Zoom)

  • Sessions are 55 minutes and $220 + GST.

  • Following our initial session, if we decide to work together, we find a regular weekly one-hour time-slot and commit to this until we decide to conclude therapy.

  • I am not a psychologist and as such do not offer medicare rebates.

  • Please ensure you can afford ongoing therapy, prior to booking your initial session.

  • Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have questions.

Why engage in Therapy?

What brings you to therapy is unique to you. Many people come with a specific life concern, others simply want a confidential space in which they can unpack their experiences and emerging desires. Some are seeking greater clarity and self-understanding. I work with a wide array of people dealing with all sorts of life issues.

Vitality

Psychotherapy can help

If you are reading this, then you’ve probably already decided that you want to seek help in improving your life. You’re probably wondering if psychotherapy can help you achieve insight, healing, growth, or change. The good news is that it can and does help, if you can build an engaged and trusting relationship with a well-trained and effective therapist.

Opening Doors

FINDING THE RIGHT THERAPIST

Psychotherapy is a self-regulated field, and this means that consumers need to be discerning when finding a therapist. Poor quality therapy is at best ineffective and at worst harmful. Be sure to check the training, credentials, and professional membership of your therapist.

Finding a therapeutic relationship that works for you can be a frustrating process. One good way to find a therapist is via word-of-mouth recommendations from friends and colleagues. Another way is to search the internet until you find a therapist’s website that appeals to you. For example, if anything that you’re reading on this website resonates with you, then you might be a good fit, and we encourage you to get in touch.

While things like recommendations and websites can point you in the right direction, you will ultimately need to sit across from a therapist and start doing the work before you can be sure. One thing to keep in mind in your early sessions is that good psychotherapy won’t always feel comfortable or easy.

Education

Master of Arts by Research in Experiential & Creative Arts Practice (MIECAT)

Advanced Certificate of Relational Gestalt Counselling (Gestalt Therapy Australia)

Graduate Certificate in Experiential & Creative Arts Practice (MIECAT)

Advanced Diploma Transpersonal Art Therapy (Phoenix Institute of Australia)

Diploma Transpersonal Counselling (Phoenix Institute of Australia)

BA (Honours) Philosophy: Phenomenology (University of Melbourne)

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Sean is a registered member of ANZACATA
(Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies)
Membership Number: 62408470