Hello I’m Clare Rousseau

I am a psychotherapy practitioner in training with the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy (ANZAP). This is a three-year advanced training course designed for mental health professionals already involved in psychotherapy and counselling, including psychiatrists, general practitioners, psychotherapists, psychologists, counsellors, mental health nurses, and allied health professionals.

The Conversational Model of psychotherapy I am training in via ANZAP has an established evidence base, including clinical trials supporting its effectiveness in treating borderline personality disorder, deliberate self-harm, chronic suicidality, depression, and somatisation. The model is also suited to people experiencing the effects of complex-PTSD and other childhood trauma, burnout, anxiety disorders, and other deeply ingrained patterns of distress. 

I work with people navigating complex emotional and relational patterns, often shaped by early life experiences. But I also work with people who just need a space to discover more about who they are, or who simply feel like life is harder than it should be. My approach is particularly suited to those experiencing:

• Complex trauma and childhood relational wounding

• Personality difficulties and attachment-related struggles

• Burnout, depression, and emotional overwhelm

• Chronic patterns of self-sabotage or emotional reactivity

• Existential and spiritual concerns, including integrating spiritual crises or transformative experiences

• Difficulties in their primary relationships.

Referral Process

I welcome referrals from GPs, psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors, psychotherapists, and other health professionals.

If you would like to refer a client, please phone me on 📞 021933143 or email me at 💻 clare@clarerousseau.com or via my contact form. I am happy to discuss suitability and availability.

Training Case

I also have space for a training case—someone suitable for a lower-cost, twice-weekly long-term therapy as part of my ANZAP psychotherapy training. Please reach out if you have a client who may benefit. The fee is likely to be roughly equivalent to a single weekly session for the twice-weekly sessions.