Welcome to Empower Counselling, where Debbie, a dedicated Clinical Counsellor and Psychotherapist, extends her support to individuals in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Nestled in the vibrant heart of Bondi Junction, this is a space where healing begins, and you're invited to embark on a journey towards personal growth and well-being.
Debbie's passion lies in guiding and empowering her clients to take courageous steps towards healing. With a commitment to accompany you on your unique journey, she ensures that you not only navigate challenges but also acquire valuable tools along the way.
Specialising in working with individuals facing depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, low self-confidence, and family and couple relationship issues, Debbie embraces the Empower Counselling approach. This approach is designed to provide comprehensive support and guidance for those navigating emotional and psychological challenges.
At Empower Counselling, various therapeutic techniques are employed to help clients gain insight, resolve conflicts, develop coping strategies, and enhance overall wellbeing, impacting both personal and work life positively.
Life is shaped by difficulties, conflicts, wounds, hopes, and dreams. Through a lens of curiosity and vulnerability, these elements have the potential to reveal meaning and purpose, guiding individuals towards awareness and away from resistance to change. Engaging in this process fosters a sense of security, willingness and opportunities for choices that enable thriving.
The Empower Counselling approach creates a secure and confidential environment for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings and behaviours. The goal is to promote personal growth, mental health and positive change.
In this safe and gentle space provided by Empower Counselling, clients are encouraged to discover their own courage and inner resources, facilitating forward movement. The therapeutic journey begins with openness and curiosity, inviting clients to take risks and share their painful and complex stories woven through their daily experiences in a unique, challenging, and brave manner.
At Empower Counselling, the emphasis is not on being the 'fixer' of problems but rather on being the container, providing care and compassion to support individuals towards greater well-being, joy, aliveness, and connectedness.
Debbie's expertise extends to working with individuals of all ages and diverse cultural backgrounds, helping them develop healing strategies for anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues and grief. Her ultimate goal is to guide individuals toward realising their greatest potential.

My Qualifications
- Masters in Education, University of Southern Queensland.
- Post Graduate Diploma in Holistic Psychotherapy and Counselling, The Metavision Institute.
- Post Graduate Diploma in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
- Dip Teach-UTS
- Corporate Coach-Corporate Coach U –USA
- Certified Interview Consultant-Career Directors International-USA
- NLP Practitioner-Christopher Howard Companies- USA
- Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia Register No. 26887