Rachel Drysdale | Diamond Creek

Rachel Drysdale Counselling

About Rachel

Rachel Drysdale is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with more than ten years' experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families across the child protection, education and mental health fields.

Rachel works with people experiencing a wide range of challenges, including:

depression,
anxiety,
trauma,
stress,
grief and lo

Rachel works with people experiencing a wide range of challenges, including:

depression,
anxiety,
trauma,
stress,
grief and loss,
bullying,
life transitions,
family and relationship issues.

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Services

Counselling

Rachel is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). Rachel is a Medicare provider, a registered provider with the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and can provide services to NDIS clients. Rachel works with children 8 years and older, adolescents and adults.

Supervision

Rachel is a firm believer in the important role of supervision in a practitioner's wellbeing and career longevity. She is available to supervise social workers and social work students, with a particular interest in those working in child protection and out-of-home care.

Inquiries

An experienced investigator, Rachel holds a Certificate IV in Government Investigations and is available to conduct investigations into alleged breaches of Victoria's Child Safe Standards on behalf of organisations. She has a wealth of experience in forensic interviewing and report writing.

What is a social worker?

Social Workers must complete a 4 year undergraduate or Master degree, which includes supervised practical experience. They are regulated by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).

While social workers undertake a range of roles within the community, some also focus specifically on counselling and mental health, providing similar services to psychologists. In addition they may undertake further study to be designated as an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) by the AASW, which signifies their high level of experience and skill in mental health and allows them to be registered with Medicare for rebates, similarly to a psychologist.

Social workers work with children, adolescents and adults, and across a broad range of mental health concerns and diagnoses.

Social workers apply a holistic approach, considering the person within their entire psychosocial system rather than seeing the person as the problem. They encourage a therapeutic relationship based on collaboration and partnership rather than the therapist being the “expert”.

Rachel Drysdale | Diamond Creek

Rachel Drysdale Counselling

About Rachel

Services

What is a social worker?

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