Psychotherapist
Support clients with mental and emotional health challenges so they can live happier, healthier lives.
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- What's it like to be a Psychotherapist?
- How to become a Psychotherapist
- Latest Psychotherapist jobs
- Top skills and experience for Psychotherapists
- Psychotherapist role reviews
What's it like to be a Psychotherapist?
Psychotherapists work closely with patients to help improve their wellbeing by addressing emotional and behavioural issues. Psychotherapists often work with clients who are suffering from mental illness, substance abuse, grief or trauma. There are several approaches to psychotherapy – including cognitive-behavioural therapy, interpersonal therapy and other kinds of talk therapy – which can help individuals work through and resolve their challenges.
Tasks and duties
- Using different techniques such as talk therapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy to help clients find solutions to their challenges.
- Engaging in conversation about the issues facing clients.
- Helping and supporting clients to understand their current issues.
- Helping clients change their behaviour.
- Assessing clients and offering feedback.
How to become a Psychotherapist
Psychotherapy is not a government-regulated profession in Australia, so there are no specific qualifications required to enter the role. However, to become professionally registered with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and develop valuable skills and workplace experience, you’ll need to complete a bachelor degree.
- Complete a PACFA accredited bachelor degree, such as a Bachelor of Counselling.
- Consider enhancing your skills and experience with an accredited masters degree, such as a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
- Register with PACFA or the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) in order to be listed on the Australian Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (ARCAP).
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Psychotherapist employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Therapy
Addiction Studies
Mental Health
Counselling
Psychology
Correctional Management
Emotional Healing
Program Delivery
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Case Management
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Latest Psychotherapist reviews
May 2024
I wouldn't want to do anything else
Reviewer's QualificationMaster of Psychotherapy and Counselling
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationCommunity Services & Development
The good thingsExcellent opportunity to support the growth of others
The challengesThere isn't enough leave to account for counter transference
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Mar 2024
Supporting people to be who they truly are
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeI'm self-employed
SpecialisationHealthcare & Medical
The good thingsSupporting people to understand and accept themselves
Helping people understand complex trauma and attachment wounds so they can feel safe and understood
The challengesThe current mental health system and how it treats people and labels people with pathologies. The lack of acceptance that we all suffer, grieve and have negative emotions in our society
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