Welcome to CLARITY of SELF
This website describes my Canberra based practice, Clarity of Self Counselling & Psychotherapy which offers:
- Face to face, individual or couple psychodynamic psychotherapy.
- Home visits and telehealth when available.
I have a Masters degree qualification and am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with PACFA (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia, 24364). I am a provider for Victim Support Services ACT, BetSafe EAP and a number of private health funds. Check with me if you have insurance – Bupa, AHM, Medibank, HCF, Rural Health (emergency services & others).
I will work with you to explore your situation, thoughts and feelings. We will progress at your pace, creating safety and working towards mutual understanding as we go. The way I work favours the longer term, as it is a relational depth psychotherapy. To get the most benefit from therapy I recommend a commitment to attending regular ongoing sessions.
Longer term depth psychotherapy offers you an opportunity to explore your self, your relationships and to experience changes within these two realms that are permanent and freeing.
Session information
Psychotherapy sessions are 50 minutes in length and are by appointment only.
I am currently unable to make any new client appointments as I have no available spaces. I am happy to receive your enquiry regardless and I will make a note of your contact. In the meantime, have a look at my Relevant Links page and see if there is a lead there you can follow.
Contact me to make a first appointment for us to meet and learn a bit about each other. It is important you feel I am someone you can work with, and I think I will be able to help you.
2024 Fees* – My session fee is $150 for private individuals, $180 for couples, family or corporate payees. Fees are due at the completion of the session and can be paid by cash, direct debit, or by credit card. Due to the reservation of your regular therapy time slot, payment is required for sessions cancelled with less than 24 hrs notice for any avoidable reason.
NDIS:
Billed at the NDIA set rate and is for plan or self-managed funds only.
At this time, no medicare rebates are available for Counsellors and Psychotherapists. At present only psychologists & Mental Health Social Workers are eligible. However, the full fee is equivalent or less than most psychologist gap-payments with a medicare rebate deducted.
For a small monthly fee (from $5) you may access my Patreon page, which is like an online blog that you can subscribe to. I have posted on there about how I work, what happens in therapy, client concerns and various topics including what therapy is – Somatic Intersubjective Self Psychology based psychotherapy:
From a basic psychodynamic orientation, and a theoretical framework of self psychology, I include a focus on bodily emotional experience (somatic awareness). The body holds a wisdom that is true. Voicing or interpreting what the body already knows helps us to further understand our selves, allowing for change and insight. Our body is our vessel which contains us and is us.
Karen Stewart
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*Fee - Where does the fee go? I try to stay affordable while earning a basic living but still, it may seem like a lot - more than an average wage rate, however $150/$180 per session is for about 2 hrs of my time plus oncosts: - 30% contributes towards direct costs - primarily rent, supervision fees, registration & insurance, some PD, supplies etc. - 20% contributes towards indirect costs - training & supervision time, annual & sick leave & where possible some superannuation. Due to the intensity of the work, and my focus with each client, A full client load is approx. 15-20 spaces per week, less cancellations due to illness, away times etc.