Olivia Orru

Olivia is a friendly, caring and warm Registered Counsellor who genuinely cares about the wellbeing of her clients. Olivia has experience working with children, adolescents, young adults, families, aged care  both in non-for-profit organisations and within school settings. Olivia also has experience working with children and adolescents with moderate to severe disabilities and mental health concerns which is an area in which she is extremely passionate about. Olivia believes in building good rapport between herself and her clients by providing a warm, nurturing and caring environment where her clients can work through their emotional challenges while feeling safe and supported.

Olivia uses a person-centred approach and will use various therapies that will match the clients needs and goals they want to achieve. Some of the therapies Olivia uses with her clients are cognitive behavioural therapy, narrative therapy, play therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy. 

Additionally, Olivia is an Australian Counselling Association (ACA) approved supervisor and is a member of the ACA College of Supervisors (COS). Olivia is available to supervise any registered counsellors online or in person at Dune Health and Wellbeing along with coordinating and supervising any counselling student placements that take place at Dune Health and Wellbeing.

Qualifications:

• Diploma of Counselling (Australian College of Applied Psychology)

• Bachelor of Counselling  (Australian College of Applied Psychology)

Training:

• Accredited Supervisor Course (ACA) 

• NDIS workers check

• Certificate in Supporting Children and Adolescents experiencing Grief and Loss 

• Youth Mental Health First Aid

• Mental Health First Aid

• DV alert training

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills training 

Registered Provider:

• Victims Services

• SIRA - Workers Compensation and Vehicle Accident