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I am a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and have Continued to Study in Many Areas such as Addiction, Impulse Control Behaviour, Domestic Violence, Sexual Abuse, Mindfulness, and Energy Psychotherapy.

ABOUT ME

My Name is Lee Tomlin

I began my studies searching , as someone who left school with an A in Art and Drama and not much more, due to having Written Expression Disorder. It felt incredibly hard later in life to get to into and begin University.

I began at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia, doing a BA in Psychology - Women's studies, I realised after a semester it was not quite right for me, I moved onto the University of Murdoch in Perth, to do a BA in Gender and Cultural Studies, here I did Sociology, Cultural studies, Creativity and Change, and Reinventing Australia which I loved also a unit in Writing for Professional purposes, which I failed, (I don't know what I was thinking as someone with Dysgraphia!) I finished the year and heard on the grapevine about a BA in Counselling at the University of Notre Dame in Fremantle Perth, after being accepted , I completed a 4 year, three in counselling and a compulsory year which included a semester each of Health communication, Philosophy, Theology and Ethics, all these come in use in my work as a therapist.

I went on to work for Centre Care, a non-profit counselling agency in Perth, Western Australia. While at Centre Care I continued to study, completing courses such as training in gambling help for 4 years, Mental Health First Aid, more Mindfulness training and many others. During this time I specialised in working with people struggling with gambling addictions,

doing educational support,

facilitating group therapy and one-to-one general counselling.

I continue to study and have recently qualified with a diploma in Energy Psychotherapy and have begun and completed Professional Skills level 1 in Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as Tapping.

I have worked with clients in a variety of settings including men and women in prison, and young people in schools.

In addition to this I have trained staff at the Crown Casino in Perth and Lotterywest on gambling awareness, I have worked in private practice now for 9 years in the UK.

Since being a counsellor, I’ve focused on helping my clients move into clearer places where they can make choices and be more confident to do this alone. Confidence comes with authenticity and a knowing about yourself.

Let me help you learn and develop better ways to handle the issues that are standing in the way of you living a full and happier life. Give yourself the gift of the moment.

And remember 'Hope is not a feeling it's an action'! (From song by The Bengsons)

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MY VALUES at TomlinTherapy

Change

Latin -MUTATIO-

Transformation, to modify,to shift, develop, a transition

Change: Generally thought to mean to adjust something, to do it differently, to improve or to redo, to realign.

Change feels to me to mean, movement, there is always change, everything changes.

Change is why I do the work I do, once we understand everything changes, we realise there is hope, we need hope to shift into new ways of being, interacting and moving forward. 'Hope is not a feeling, hope is an Action'! (From song by The Bengsons)

Connection

Latin - CONIUNCTIONEM- Alliance, Union, Joining

Connection: Generally thought to mean, to be in alignment with something or other. The state of being connected is about forming a relationship where there is potential for being understood, or two things working well together.

Connection feels to me an opportunity to be seen and heard like never-before.

There can be an opportunity to change ourselves through inspiration and trust.

Compassion

Latin - COMPATI- Suffer with

Compassion: Generally thought of as a feeling of sympathy for others, whereas being compassionate, is about being motivated to help someone who is suffering.

Compassion to me is not pity, pity is joining someone in their own pain, by inaction. Compassion is being brave to say something, to make change for the greater good.

I also think we are all in need of more compassion in these fast changing times. We can learn to be more compassionate, by practicing mindfulness and meditation.

Integrity

Latin. - INTEGER- Complete, Wholesome

Integrity: Generally thought to be a quality of honesty, moral determination, being congruent and internally consistent with your beliefs and actions.

Integrity feels to me, to be our individual moral compass, something that can get mislead or corrupted due to outside influences, I believe therapy is a powerful way to engage with your moral compass

and realign it.

Also an opportunity to practice integrating new tools.

Authenticity

Latin -AUTHENTICUS- Original, Genuine.

Authenticity: Generally thought of as being the way we may relate with freedom in the real world, not based on or influenced by system constructs, values or ideology.

Authenticity feels to me that through personal growth and or therapy we can find our true self, by challenging our personal integrity, societal beliefs, and pressures, by understanding our familial patterns, we are more able to become, our authentic self.

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