Counselling
Dimitri and Michelle are both Accredited Mental Health Social Workers registered with Medicare. With a Mental Health Care Plan from your GP, you can claim a Medicare Rebate for Ten Sessions
Dr Dimitri Tsakas
BSW (Hons), BTh, MIntRel, PhD (International Relations), AMHSW, MAASW
Dimitri provides counselling services for adults. People usually come to him during a transition, under sustained pressure, or when something that used to work has stopped working.
Common reasons people see him:
stress and burnout, including in frontline and helping roles
anxiety and low mood
grief and loss
trauma
anger, or reactions that feel out of proportion
change at work, at home or in a relationship
better self-awareness as a pathway to more effective Leadership
professional Supervision of Social Work Practitioners
training in the Human Services sector
His approach is practical and unhurried, built around the person rather than a method. You are not a case to be managed. The work is to see the situation clearly, understand your own part in it, and decide what you want to do next.
Almost forty years of practice sit behind this, including a hospital mental health unit and counselling with the Family Court of Australia. Sessions are available in English or Greek.
Michelle Tsakas
BSW, BA (Hons), GradDipLibSc, AMHSW, MAASW
Michelle offers counselling services for individuals and couples. Through her own practice, Conscious Mind, she engages evidence-based counselling for people going through difficult periods and changes in their lives.
Common reasons people see her:
stress that has built up over time
struggling with their mental health
relationship difficulties, as an individual or as a couple
wanting a closer and more honest relationship
big changes, at home or at work
patterns from the past that still shaping the present
professional Supervision of Social Work Practitioners
leadership Emotional Awareness
Her work is grounded in respect, emotional clarity and a firm belief that people and relationships can change. Michelle offers a safe place to slow down, make sense of what is happening and work out what matters most.
With over 30 years of clinical experience sit behind this, along with an academic background in social work and feminist thought. She is also the author of The Conscious Mind Project (Conscious Mind Press).
How to start
See your usual GP and ask for a Mental Health Care Plan and a referral to Dimitri or Michelle. You don't need a plan to book, but you do need one to claim the Medicare rebate
Text or email to arrange your first appointment
Send us your Mental Health Care Plan and referral before the first session. This helps be prepared for your initial consultation
Fees
Dimitri's fee is $200 per one-hour counselling session and $250 per one-hour leadership emotional awareness or supervision session. With a Mental Health Treatment Plan, Medicare pays back part of the fee. Sessions cancelled with less than 24 hours' notice are charged in full. Michelle's fees are $200 per one-hour session and $250 per 1.5 hour session. Workshop fees are calculated in consultation with organisations.
Where
In person at The Greenhouse, 97 Boundary Street, West End, or via telehealth (video) by arrangement