Tania Coats.
Clinical Psychologist | Trauma Support & Recovery
I’m a Clinical Psychologist who helps people recover from the impacts of difficult experiences.
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Individual
Trauma Recovery Coaching
As a clinical psychologist, I offer one-to-one coaching to help people recover from the impacts of difficult experiences.
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Sessions can be undertaken
in-person, online, or via
text-message/chat.
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2.
Coaching for couples, families
& support people.
Couples can benefit from trauma recovery coaching to heal together and strengthen their relationship.
Family trauma recovery coaching focuses on healing collective experiences and fostering a supportive family environment.
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Support people need support too, and I welcome individuals, couples or families to reach out.
3.
General Mental Health Support
& Coaching
Support for anyone looking to improve their mental health and general sense of well-being.
4.
Anonymous Support
Anonymous support for uncertain help-seekers. Useful for people who are not sure about therapy, would like to protect their identity (at least initially), or experience barriers to engagement like shame, guilt, or other challenges that make face-to-face work feel difficult to begin.
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1-1 Anonymous
Telephone Chat
OR
1-1 Anonymous
Text-Message Chat.
Approach & Methodology
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My therapeutic approach is authentic, personable, and relational. As an integrated and holistic practitioner, I address the whole person—mind, body, and soul—considering their environment and unique needs. I combine talk therapies with holistic methods such as mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, sound, movement, nature-based practices, play, and humour (of course!).​
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In line with the Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment
of Acute Stress Disorder, PTSD, and Complex PTSD,
I use the following therapeutic modalities:
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Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT);
Cognitive Therapy (Trauma-Focused) (CT);
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT);
Prolonged Exposure (PE);
Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).​
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Additionally, I work with Schema Therapy, Polyvagal Theory,
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and eating disorder-specific therapies
(including CBT-E, MANTRA, SSCM, etc).
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I use clinical judgement to select appropriate interventions in the context of each person’s unique circumstances, and often collaborate with other healthcare professionals for comprehensive, evidence-based care. Trauma often does not ‘live alone’, and so I welcome people with co-morbid physical and mental health concerns, including suicidality, depression, anxiety, OCD, substance use, dissociative disorders, and eating disorders.
Meet Tania Coats
My name is Tania. I’m a Clinical Psychologist who helps people recover from difficult experiences.
With clinical training and my own lived-experience, I understand first hand how trauma impacts lives. I am passionate about equipping clients with practical tools to enhance their quality of life, understand their experiences, and find meaningful, liberated pathways forward.
Seeking Support
​​I welcome anyone who has experienced difficulty in their life, and is navigating
the impacts of those difficult experiences, to reach out.
1.
Book an appointment
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Reach out to me
via email or text to arrange a time to meet.
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Following this you
will be sent a "new client information pack" to complete and return before our initial session.
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2.
Initial Session
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In this session we
work together to gain a good understanding of the reasons you've reached out, and I will spend time listening and working out how I can help. ​
​1.5 hours
3.
Assessment
of "the problem".​
We might use some psychological questionnaires to gain a deeper understanding of the things you're dealing with so that we can design a way forward that fits best. This might include diagnosis, but doesn't have to.
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4.
Treatment Planning
Building a plan for recovery, together.
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This is undertaken as part of the initial session and the assessment process.
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We will speak
openly about the treatment plan,
so that it is
crystal clear.
5.
Coaching.
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Working together
toward recovery
1-1 sessions.
In-person or online.
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1 hour each​​
I help anyone who is struggling to overcome the impacts of experiencing something challenging. This could be someone with or without a diagnosis of PTSD.
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My clients come from all walks of life, and include the general population.
I also see ex- and current military personnel, ex- and current volunteer or career first responders (e.g. Ambulance services, Fire services, Police services, Lifesaver organisations, State Emergency Services, Marine Rescue services, Volunteer Rescue services and more), and
medical and allied healthcare professionals.