About Me

Dorian De Nobrega

Registered Counsellor & Process-oriented psychotherapist

I feel inspired and honored to be doing this work. I am passionate about supporting people to navigate their inner and outer worlds, in alignment with who they truly are. I approach each therapeutic relationship with respect and see it as an opportunity to support the development of one’s innate ability to heal, discover and evolve. When we meet ourselves with true presence, it facilitates the unfolding of our deepest selves.

Professional EXPERIENCE

I am a multi-award nominated professional with over 12 years experience in the mental health, suicide prevention, justice, community work and medical care sectors. I hold/ have held the following positions, which have provided me with a wealth of clinical experience and professional development:

  • Current Location Manager and Clinical Coordinator for a regional headspace center operated by Relationships Australia WA,

  • Clinical Team Lead for an innovative youth suicide prevention service run by Samaritans WA & Ruah Community Services, 

  • Counsellor/ Mental Health Clinician in a tier 2 youth mental health service operated by Youth Focus, 

  • Case Worker in a youth and juvenile justice program collocated with the Department of Justice & operated by Rise Network,

  • Both paid and voluntary Medical Professional in the pre-hospital care sector with St John Ambulance WA. 

Registration / education / training 

I hold full professional registration as a Counsellor with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA Reg. 28319) and full professional membership with the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA full member NOBR22607). I am listed on the Australian Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists/ ARCAP and hold a valid working with children check through the Department of Communities WA (card no. 1396872). I have completed the following qualifications and professional development trainings:

  • L1 Certificate in Schema Therapy (ISST Accredited) from Psychology Training / Dr Chris Lee (Clinical Psychologist),

  • L1 & L2 Certificates in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing/ EMDR (EMDRAA Accredited) from Psychology Training / Dr Chris Lee (Clinical Psychologist),

  • Certificate in Suicide to Hope (S2H) from Living Works,

  • Certificate in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST) from Living Works,

  • Interpersonal Neurobiology/ Child Development by Mindsight / Dr Dan Siegel (Psychiatrist),

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) by Evolve,

  • Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) by Dr Jason Sharbanee (Clinical Psychologist),

  • IFS therapy (Internal Family Systems) for Trauma by Dr Frank Andersson (Psychiatrist).

  • Postgraduate qualification in Holistic Counselling & Psychotherapy (PACFA accredited) from Metavision Instutute (specializing in Clinical Processwork/ Process-oriented Psychotherapy),

  • Bachelor's degree in Community Development and Psychology from Murdoch University,

  • Certificate in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) from CBT Australia (Clinical Psychologists),

  • Certificate in treating PTSD & complex trauma from Dr Leah Giarratano (Clinical Psychologist),

  • Intensive Certificate in Processwork/ Process-oriented Psychology from the Processwork Institute in Portland (modality founders Arny and Amy Mindell),

  • Clinical Program in Attachment-based Child, Family & Play Therapy (Interplay/ Play Therapy Australia),

  • Certificate in Advanced Eco-Therapy & Eco-Psychology Practice (IES Accredited) by Nature Calling,

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I acknowledge the Wadandi people of the Noongar Nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which I live and work. I pay my respect to Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. I acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.