Services

Individual Therapy

Individual therapy provides a personalised and safe space for you to explore your emotions, navigate challenges, and work towards your goals.

Individual therapy will incorporate methods such as Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

For individuals with an Eating Disorder, treatment may involve Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E), Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM), or Family-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders (FBT). Making sure the treatment you receive is tailored, safe and evidence-based is of utmost importance to me.

While my preference for individual therapy delivery is in-person, I understand that this may not always be possible, and what is most important is that you receive the mental health treatment that you need. Therefore, telehealth counselling is also available.

Group Therapy

I am a certified facilitator of the Mindfulness-Based Stillness Meditation (MBSM) program. The MBSM program consists of 1.5-hour sessions over 8-weeks, covering a mixture of theory and practice. In this comprehensive program, you will not only learn how to meditate, but also how mindfulness meditation can improve your life. Each week you will be introduced to a new mindfulness-based meditation that you can practice at home using audio-recordings provided.

Some of the topics covered include:

What mindfulness meditation is and what the benefits are
The stress and relaxation response
How to distinguish thinking from awareness
Dealing with emotions
How to incorporate mindfulness meditation into everyday-life

How can the MBSM program benefit you?

There are hundreds of research studies confirming the benefits of mindfulness meditation on both psychological and physical health.

With practice you will:

reduce your overall level of stress and anxiety
feel more calm and relaxed
have more control over your emotions
learn how to respond to unhelpful thoughts rather than react
improve your quality of sleep and experience more energy during the day
have a clearer mind to boost creativity
improve your memory, focus, concentration and overall mood.

Some of the physical health benefits may include:

strengthened immune system
reduced blood pressure
reduced inflammation
reduced chronic pain.

This 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stillness Meditation Program was developed by Dr Ian Gawler and Paul Bedson from the Gawler Foundation in Yarra Junction, Victoria. The Gawler Foundation was established in 1983 and has been running retreats since 2004 to help people prevent illness and improve their general health and wellbeing.

For upcoming course dates, please contact me.

For meditation audio-recordings, download Insight Timer and search ‘Dr Adriana Ventura’.

Clinical Supervision

I provide board-approved professional supervision for registered psychologists and psychology students. Supervision is available both in-person and via telehealth to accommodate your needs and schedule.