Psychologists, Career Counsellors and Hypnotherapists, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia
OUR MISSION: To provide a professional service, using best practices.
OUR MOTTO:   Be proactive. Take charge of your career. Look after your health.

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The Principal Psychologist

Rachel Abramson has an interest in career counselling, hypnotherapy and professional supervision.

As a career counsellor, Rachel provides the full range of career counselling services from career assessments and personality testing, through to career coaching, planning, development and change. She can offer vocational guidance with resumes, hidden job market, job interviews, negotiation skills, networking skills, barriers to career advancement, workplace conflict, office politics, and establishing a small business.

As a hypnotherapist, Rachel combines Ericksonian Hypnosis, Solution Oriented Counselling and Neurolinguistic Programming to help her clients overcome their concerns. She has worked with a range of concerns, including alcoholism, anxiety, dental phobia, depression, grief, bruxism, nail biting, obsessive thoughts, pain management, panic attacks, phobias, PTSD, quitting smoking, self-confidence, sleep difficulties, shyness, stress, thumb sucking and weight management. She also teaches assertiveness skills, conflict management and relaxation techniques. Rachel also provides individually tailored audio CDs upon request.

As a professional supervisor, Rachel provides training and group supervision in Ericksonian hypnosis to both provisional and fully registered psychologists. From the 1st July this training will attract 'active learning' and 'peer consultation' CPD points. Rachel also provides individual and group supervision for provisional psychologists. She also provides individual and group supervision for fully registered psychologists. From the 1st July, the latter will attract 'peer consultation' CPD points. Rachel also provides training in how to set up, run and grow a private practice for fully registered psychologists. From the 1st July, this training will attract 'active learning' CPD.

Rachel is a registered psychologist and a recognised supervisor. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society, the APS College of Organisational Psychologists and the APS College of Health Psychologists. She is a Fellow of the Career Development Association of Australia, a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. She has a Masters in Applied Psychology (Occupational) as well as an MBA. She is currently completing her PhD at Swinburne University. Her thesis is entitled The Rational and Human Investor: A Financial and Behavioural Model of Wealth Changes in the Share Market. She has been awarded the Swinburne University Postgraduate Award to undertake this research.

Rachel is available on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays.

The Associates

We currently have three associates in our group:

Antonietta Bua is a clinical social worker, specialising in psycho-social assessments, childhood and adolescent issues and parenting difficulties.

Nial Wotherspoon is a psychologist and occupational therapist, providing general counselling. Nial is a member of the APS and the Australian College of Clinical Psychologists. He has Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration. His 30 years experience in the health sector include assessments, individual and group counseling as well as report preparation. He has worked with addictions, anger management, anxiety, depression, employment concerns, family difficulties, relationship problems, teenage problems and stress management. He has also prepared legal reports. Nial has a special interest in business development, financial management and mindfulness.

Jo Zajd specialises in family and relationship counselling.

Our Associates are available after hours and on Saturdays. You can contact us on:

© RACHEL ABRAMSON  & ASSOCIATES 1999-2010.

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Psychologists, Career Counsellors and Hypnotherapists, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia
OUR MISSION: To provide a professional service, using best practices.
OUR MOTTO:   Be proactive. Take charge of your career. Look after your health.

Programs	Seminars	P.P.P.	Resources	Newsletters	About the team	Home

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P O Box 300
Caulfield South Vic 3162
61 3 9578 9077
0418 149 506
ABN: 74 923 166 311
rachela@ozemail.com.au
www.rachel-abramson-and-associates.com.au/about team.htm