Natasha Martinsen

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I am an accredited mental health social who has worked in various settings including government and non government with both youth and adults. ​I am passionate about providing a safe space for people to work through their concerns.  I value honesty, trust and respect and these underpin my therapeutic work.  Each of us is unique and I enjoy collaboratively working with people to identify their goals and create a pathway to achieve these.  As part of our work together we will focus on skill building to manage distress and emotional regulation using different therapeutic approaches.  This will provide the foundation to ensure that between sessions and moving forward in life you will be able to self soothe and manage your emotional responses.  

 

I have an interest in working with burnout, depression, anxiety, stress, borderline personality disorder, loss and grief, trauma and working with people experiencing thoughts about wanting to end their lives.  This year I have had the opportunity to undertake intensive training in Emotional Freedom Technique which has provided a different and at times more gentle way of working through concerns.  This method is wonderful for work with both adults and children as it provides skills to take home with you for use as needed.  For further information on this please see the resources pages 

 

When I am not at work I enjoy going to the beach or walks in nature for my own self care.  My wonderful family keep me company as do our slightly over enthusiastic dogs.  I love a good quality cup of coffee and an equally good novel as a way to wind down. 

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Qualifications

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* Bachelors Social Work and Social Planning

* Masters Social Work

* Graduate Certificate Loss, Grief and Trauma Counselling

* Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Levels 1,2 & 3

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