Need Access to a Counsellor who Cares
in Northern Tasmania?
Access the help you need with a holistic approach. I’m here to help with family life, your workplace and your personal challenges. Contact me today to get help faster.
Do you need help
with
Family Life?
- Behavioural support
- Marriage help
- Communicating effectively
- School issues
Do you need help
in the
Workplace?
- EAP service provided
- Issues with colleagues & boss
- Covid related mental health challenges
- Personal issues affecting work
Do you need help
with your
Personal Life?
- Mental health
- Addiction help
- Access to support for senior citizens
- LGBTQIA counselling
Katrina Bester
Bachelor of Social Work
Master of Social Work
Bachelor of Education
Mission & Values
I work holistically and with compassion through a trauma informed lense with a strengths based approach.
My belief is that every single person is important and someone special.
I aim to support individuals to become the best possible version of themselves through a range of interventions that are tailored for the individual need.
I acknowledge that throughout every individuals life there will be trials and temptations from time to time that cause grief and loss.
I provide professional support and coaching to link people with a process that is right for them to get them back on the track of life they desire.
I deliver a service for children, young people, older people, families, couples, groups. I have a broad range of wealth and knowledge and can develop training and education to suit the need.
Katrina Bester
Bachelor of Social Work
Master of Social Work
Bachelor of Education
Experience & Knowledge
I'm here to support you
Katrina has accreditiation with the Australian Association of Social Workers and mental health accreditation. She practices according to the AASW practice standards. Her service is private and confidential.
Katrina works closely with other health professionals & organisations with consent of the individual to better support desired outcome and change (Police, Commuity Corrections, GP’s, teachers, schools, nurses, other health professionals, government, non-government & private practitioners).
Katrina has both an education and social work background which equips her to have a deeper understanding of the practical and developmental issues impacting young people now and into their future, and those who support them.
Helping People
Katrina has 20 years experience working with people across the life span providing education, counselling, consultancy, professional development, supervision, developing policy, advocacy, coaching, community development and upskilling other health professionals.
Call me to book a consultation today.
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The Van
Out & About
How CATSw can Help
using a range of therapies
- Alcohol and other drug support for individuals, couples, groups
- Mental health support for individuals, couples, groups
- Co-morbid support, including Trauma, PTSD, & behavioural disorders
- Clinical Assessments for alcohol and other drugs
- Advocacy
- Professional supervision
- Reviewing organisational policy and implementation of that policy
- Community Development support
- Working with other professionals as a part of a multidisciplinary team advocating for needs
- Grief and loss counselling
- Domestic violence response
- Suicide prevention
- Counselling support for Veterans
- Counselling support for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders
- Relationship counselling
- Work place support
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family support
- Communicating more effectively
- Are our behaviours and language helpful or unhelpful to each other?
- How do we have the difficult conversations and make a plan that supports all of us?
- Is it possible to save our Marriage? What can we do?
- Our children are having trouble at school. How can we help?
- We/I am struggling to manage my childs behaviour. What can I do?
- My child/teen doesn’t want to go to school, their behaviours are unmanagable, what do I do?
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professional counselling & training
- Are you having issues with work with colleagues, boss or finding it hard to concentrate because of a family or personal issue? EAP service provided.
- Do you need supervision, or guidance in your social work or counselling practice or as a student? Supervision provided.
- Has COVID had an impact on your overall mental health and well being? Counselling support offered
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personal counselling
Are you struggling with your mental health? Accredited mental health service provided with access to Medicare if your GP has written a Mental Health Care Plan.
Do you have an addiction? Harm minimisation counselling and action planning available.
Are you an older person that is struggling to access mental health support? Counselling is available.
Same sex headed families counselling.
LGBTQIA counselling and support
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EAP - employment assistance program
Katrina can be accessed to provide an Employment Assistance Program to your organisation to support your staff.
Call today to book in a time to find out how Katrina can be of assistance to your organisation.