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My Philosophy

Life can be challenging, and often there is no clear road map. At times, we may forget that we already possess remarkable skills, strengths, and resilience, especially when navigating difficult periods. Counselling provides a safe space to reconnect with these inner resources, gain clarity, and explore strategies to move forward without staying stuck in negative cycles.

I believe counselling is most powerful when it creates an environment of empathy, acceptance, and genuine understanding. In this safe and supportive space, clients can explore their thoughts and emotions, reflect on their experiences, and access their inherent capacity for growth and change.

Healing and transformation also arise from courage, vulnerability, and connection. Counselling offers the opportunity to face challenges openly, embrace vulnerability, and learn from struggles in a way that builds resilience, strengthens self-awareness, and fosters meaningful change.

Through this approach, counselling becomes a partnership that reminds you of your strengths, supports you through life’s hardships, and empowers you to navigate challenges with confidence, self-compassion, and purpose.

My Qualifications 

  • Masters of Counselling Practice

  • Australian Counselling Association member, Level 4 - Registration No 12826

  • PACFA Clinical Registration No 30257 

  • Clinical supervision for counsellors and psychotherapists

  • College of Supervisors No: COS12826

  • Accredited Suicide Counsellor

  • Advanced EMDR therapist

Accreditation and Professional Memberships.
Frieda Bou Diab Qualifications

Contact

29 Jetty Road, Brighton,

5048 South Australia

0416 461 197

© 2025 by Frieda Bou Diab

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