Diana Lalor, Cottesloe Counselling Centre
Psychologist in Cottesloe

Counselling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families. Diana creates a respectful therapeutic environment where individuals may resolve difficulties and increase their capacity for personal growth and fulfilling relationships. Specialist clinical supervision in the treatment of dissociative disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder is available on a group or individual basis. Professional supervision is offered to psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors and all trainee practitioners. Diana is experienced in couple and family therapy, working for many years as a youth and family counsellor in community based settings. She is a gestalt therapist of many years standing and is trained as a cognitive-behaviour therapist. Her work is informed by her appreciation of the value of meditation and mindfulness practice. Diana's therapeutic approach focuses on developing awareness, enhancing well-being and increasing self support. She is skilled in treating dissociative disorders that may result from chronic trauma. Diana is an experienced trauma counsellor and specialises in the treatment of posttraumatic stress reactions resulting from traumatic events in adulthood, or childhood trauma such as physical and sexual abuse and neglect. She provides counselling and psychotherapy for a range of problems, grief and loss, work and career issues, and personal development, confidence, self-esteem, anxiety and depression, parenting concerns, including relationship and marital difficulties, addictive behaviours and family-of-origin issues. Diana is a psychologist, accredited gestalt therapist and experienced relationship counsellor and has been practising in perth, western australia for eighteen years. Diana has written articles on the following topics: - mindfulness - relationship breakdown - cognitive behaviour therapy - anxiety counselling - posttraumatic stress disorder - sexual abuse counselling - choosing a therapist - creating a therapeutic environment medicare and private health fund rebates apply.