Isabel Alfonso BPsych(Hons 1st), MAPS, FOT, FT
Qualifications and experience:
Isabel Alfonso is a registered Psychologist and a certified Focusing-Oriented Therapist and Trainer. She is also certified to provide counselling for problem gambling. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and the International Focusing Institute. Isabel has experience working with young people and adults in private practice and non-profit organisations.
Approach:
Her approach is flexible and tailored to the client’s needs and preferences. She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with Focusing-Oriented Therapy and Nonviolent Communication (NVC). ACT blends mindfulness with cognitive and behavioural tools that clients can use to start coping better from the start. Focusing is an evidence-based somatic approach that reaches deeper to create shifts at a bodily level. NVC helps clients reduce conflict in their relationships and increase connection by communicating in a compassionate manner. When assessing clients Isabel also draws from Family System Theory and Attachment Theory and considers the impact of upbringing.
Services:
- anxiety and stress
- depression
- life transitions
- trauma
- relationship problems
- grief and loss
- emotion regulation
- work issues
- hoarding
- gambling
- body image
- suicide bereavement
Fees:
$200 per 50-minute standard session. Medicare rebates are available with a doctor's referral. Some private health funds also provide rebates for psychological services.
