Our Trainers
All our trainers are professional, practicing counsellors and mental health practitioners with years of clinical and teaching experience. They combine hands-on, practical expertise with a wealth of theoretical and academic knowledge, delivering a unique synergy of research and practice.
About Alyona
Couples Therapist and Sex Therapist
Welcome! I am Alyona, a registered counsellor, couples and sex therapist, and teacher.
I came to couples therapy after a 15-year career in international marketing when I realized that professional success feels empty without healthy relationships.
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In 2019, I started ALY'S PLACE, a counselling practice specialising in couples and family relationships. Today, I work with a team of passionate professional counsellors, all of whom I had the pleasure and the privilege to train in couples therapy.
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In my practice, I combine a range of therapeutic approaches to help couples and individuals to move forward. Specifically, I use Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), the Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, as well as trauma-informed conversational approaches.
I teach at Monash University, where I am also working on my PhD in misattributed paternity. I lived on three continents and speak three languages.
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MY QUALIFICATIONS
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PhD Candidate (Monash)
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Master of Counselling (Monash)
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Graduate Diploma in Sexual and Reproductive Health (University of Sydney)
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Specialist Diploma in Education (Tula)
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Bachelor of Arts in International Business (Baden-Wuerttemberg)
