About Us
With over 20 years of experience in mental health, Jan de Groot brings a wealth of knowledge and a deep commitment to helping individuals find clarity, balance, and well-being.
About Us
Experience
Jan de Groot has over 20 years experience as a mental health professional working across the spectrum of mental health issues ranging from mild symptoms to acute and chronic severe mental illness.
Philosophies
Utilising concepts such as Ikigai (the Japanese philosophy of identifying our “reason for being”) and world renowned physician Gabor Mate’s Compassionate Inquiry technique.
Jan is passionate about empowering individuals by gaining insight and understanding into themselves and the impact their life experiences have on their way of being in the world.
Meet Jan De Groot
At JDG Counselling, we believe in walking alongside you as you navigate life’s challenges, offering compassionate support tailored to your unique journey.
JDG Counselling caters for individuals aged 16yrs and over for individual counselling and psychotherapy. Conveniently located in Victoria Park, JDG Counselling offers individual face to face counselling, or the option of Zoom or Face time. The office is a private and confidential space, and clients can be assured of anonymity and privacy.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – W Emerson
Working with Jan...
Jan has worked extensively across the private, public and NGO sectors in both inpatient hospitals and in the community and also the homeless sector, as a Clinical Mental Health Nurse Specialist, working closely with psychiatrists and other mental health professionals, and has a broad knowledge and skill base in supporting anyone suffering with mental health issues.
She trained at Curtin University completing a Bachelor of Science (Nsg), then completed a Graduate Program in Mental Health at a private mental health hospital in Perth.
Jan is also qualified in Clinical Supervision and worked in the field as a mental health clinical nurse specialist, mental health clinical manager, clinical supervisor and counsellor.
- Interpersonal therapy
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Dialectical behaviour therapy
- Family systems therapy
- Emotion focused therapy
- Solution focused therapy
- Ikigai principles (the Japanese concept of identifying our “reason for being” – to help those feeling lost with no direction in their lives, or who feel dissatisfied with where they are currently at)
- Gabor Mates world renowned Compassionate Inquiry concept (especially useful for trauma and addictions)
Specialised therapy courses
Jan has completed the following training:
Jan is passionate about supporting people to become autonomous in managing their own mental health and supporting them to balance their lives physically, mentally and emotionally. Through this gained insight and self-awareness individuals are then able to work out what may be keeping them stuck and what patterns of thinking or behaviour may be contributing to their struggles, both physically and emotionally, and work out strategies and techniques to help overcome these. The end goal is for each person to feel an improved inner sense of peace and wellbeing, living a life that brings them fulfilment.
Through this gained insight and self-awareness individuals are then able to work out what may be keeping them stuck and what patterns of thinking or behaviour may be contributing to their struggles, both physically and emotionally, and work out strategies and techniques to help overcome these. The end goal is for each person to feel an improved inner sense of peace and wellbeing, living a life that brings them fulfilment.
Our Pricing
Jan de Groot is a Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, and is registered with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and also has formal training and qualifications in counselling.
Please note that our practice is not registered with Medicare or private health funds and therefore not eligible for a rebate through Medicare or private health. The advantages of this is that a referral is not required by a GP or psychiatrist to attend our service, therefore your information, therapy and access to our service remains completely confidential and private with nil need to provide reports to GP’s, private health funds or other health services, unless you request this. Another advantage is that there is no annual limit on the number of sessions you can access through our service as through Medicare and Private Health.
- Payable at time of service or by other prior arrangement.
$150
/ per hour
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