Dreaming Tree Counselling Information

Counsellor and psychotherapist, Bree Rhodes, M. Couns., provides counselling and therapy services to individuals, couples, families and groups in a private practice setting. Bree also offers group therapy workshops in the area of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), a skills-based, therapeutic modality. Bree began her career as a counsellor and therapist in Queensland specialising in the areas of substance abuse, mental health, and dual diagnosis, and has been employed as a private practice therapist, youth substance abuse and anger management counsellor, and mental health therapist in a medical setting both in Australia and California. Currently, she is an educator of Counselling at a tertiary college in Brisbane. Given the eclectic clientele and agencies Bree has worked with as a counsellor and therapist, areas of focus include, and are not limited to: Abuse & Trauma ADD/ADHD AIDS/HIV Anger Management Anxiety & Depression Behavioural Addiction (e.g. alcohol and other substances, sex, gambling, smoking, etc.) Co-dependency Conflict Resolution Couples Counselling (Marriage and Relationships) Divorce Domestic Violence Dual Diagnosis Eating Disorders Family Systems Grief & Loss Interpersonal Communication & Effectiveness Life Stage Adjustments Mood Disorders (including Bipolar Disorder) Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) Occupational Issues Personality Disorders Phobias Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Sexual Issues Stress Management Bree believes that we are always trying to do the best with what we've got, even when we feel like we are failing. She exudes this compassion for the human condition in her practice, and has discovered that, above all certification, qualifications, and experience she has to offer her clients, this unyielding offering of genuine compassion has been the most effective agent of change that has helped her clients through their personal journeys.