Vicki is a values-led, conscientious, and caring Social Worker. Some of her most important values are: –
- Integrity – following through with agreed tasks.
- Honesty – being clear about what she can and cannot do!
- Genuineness – Having a genuine care for people
- Listening more than talking
- Respecting individuality and difference.
Vicki’s qualifications and training:
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Careers Guidance (PGDip)
- Diploma of Counselling (complete 2025)
- BA(Hons) Communications and Criminology
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Dr. Russ Harris
- Triple P Parenting facillitator
- RAGE Anger Management program
- STARS (Systematic Tailored Assessement for Responding to Suicidality) training Griffith University
- Mental Health First Aid
- Provide First Aid and CPR.
Vicki’s work experience:
- Vicki has most recently worked in private practice with NDIS participants and in a counselling and supervision role. She has worked as a Youth Programs Manager for 10 years and as a university supervisor for social work students.
- Vicki continues to work part-time in a local community centre.
- Vicki spent 10 years working as a Career Guidance Counsellor in the UK, before moving to Australia in 2011.
Vicki loves being outdoors, she grew up scaling the mountains of the UK and believes much can be gained from both the challange and solitude of the wilderness – hence the name Summit Therapy!
In Australia, she has enjoyed being in the Australian bush learning about the wonderful wildlife and listeing to crazy bird calls! This picture is of Vicki and her very unwild and tame groodle pup, Amber!
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