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Toni Stephan
Principle Counsellor Specialising in Individual, Couples, Parents, Children & Family Counselling
Languages Spoken - English & Afrikaans
Toni is a highly regarded couples and family counsellor known for her warm, compassionate, and optimistic approach. Unlike traditional "sit and nod" counsellors, Toni offers an active therapy style that involves more than just listening. She is dedicated to helping you identify and overcome obstacles and guiding you towards new perspectives and personal growth.
Meet Toni
Toni (she/her pronouns) is a highly skilled counsellor with extensive experience working with couples, individuals, adolescents, children, and families. She specialises in areas such as relationships, intimacy, communication, conflict management, separation, anxiety, depression, and learning and behavioral difficulties in children and adolescents. With a special interest in ADHD and neurodiversity, she also helps clients develop practical strategies to manage executive functioning difficulties, improve emotional regulation, and strengthen relationships. Toni will ensure that you feel safe and welcome when working with her.
With a robust educational background and experience as a published author, Toni understands the complexities of human needs and how they can lead to internal and relational conflicts. Her therapeutic approach helps individuals, couples, and families gain a deeper understanding of themselves and each other. By transforming conflicts into opportunities for enhanced intimacy and connection, Toni supports her clients in achieving meaningful and lasting growth.
Areas of Interest
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Relationship and Couples Counselling
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Intimacy and sexuality
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Conflict Management
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Domestic and Family Violence
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Addictions (harm minimisation)
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Family Therapy
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Child Therapy/Play Therapy - including behavioural, learning and emotional challenges.
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Adolescence Therapy
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Parenting Strategies
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Self-esteem
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ADHD coaching and counselling
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Anxiety
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Life stages transitions
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Trauma and grief/loss
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Separation counselling for couples, families and children.
Therapy Approaches
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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Solution Focused Therapy
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Child Centered Therapy
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Gestalt Therapy
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Systemic Therapy
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Humanistic Therapy
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Sandtray
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Narrative Therapy
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Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
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Family Therapy
Toni tailors her approach to meet the unique goals and needs of her clients.
Training & Qualifications
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Bachelor Arts - Psychology and Criminology
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Bachelor Arts - Honours, Psychology
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Bachelor of Education - Honours in Educational Psychology
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Graduate Diploma of Relationship Counselling
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Play Therapy
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Sand Tray Therapy
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Understanding Dementia
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When Suicidal Thoughts Persist: Treating Chronic Ideation by Stacey Freedenthal
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Building resilience in children with Justin Coulson
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Psychosocial Interventions for Suicidal Youth and Their Families with Jonathan B. Singer
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Understanding Emotion in Children
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Counselling with Men in Mind - Understanding and Responding to Men’s Distress and Suicidality
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The Secret Life of Teenage Girls
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Working with Adolescents and Young Adults
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Supporting Clients with Gender Diversity with Dr Elizabeth Anne Riley
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Trauma Workshop - the Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma with Bessel Van Der Kolk
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The Hidden Traumas of Masculinity with Dr. Zac Seidler
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The Impact of Trauma on the Child with Emerging Minds Learning
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Engaging Children, Rich Pictures with Emerging Minds Learning
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Supporting Children's Mental Health when Working with Separating Parents with Emerging Minds Learning
Professional Memberships
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Australian Counselling Association
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Golden Key International Honour Society
Work with Toni
Toni offers Individual, Relationship, Family, Parent's, and Children's Counselling in-person and online via Telehealth.
The costs are as follows. When working with Toni, Private Health rebates are available with Bupa only.
Individuals and Youth/Children - 60 minutes $150 Couples, Parents, and Family - 60 minutes $220
