Shannon Bott - Individual and Couples Counsellor

  • Diploma of Psychology The University of Melbourne

  • Bachelor of Arts (Dance) WA Academy of Performing Arts
    Edith Cowan University

  • Specialist Course in Couple Therapy – Relationships Australia (Kew)

  • Internship in couples counseling - Relationships Australia (Kew) 

  • Prepare and Enrich Facilitator

  • Member of PACFA

Areas of Interest

Fertility, pregnancy, parenting, same sex couples, intimacy, couples with young families, senior couples, extended families/in-laws, grief and loss/ trauma, anxiety, depression, perinatal anxiety and depression.

Shannon has a deep interest in working with individuals and relationships in exploring and supporting the issues and concerns that they may be experiencing. Shannon believes building trust and creating a safe therapeutic environment is fundamental. She understands, that exploring painful feelings, events, past hurts, memories and relationship distress, takes courage and vulnerability.

She approaches her therapeutic work with high regard for her clients. Working from a non-judgmental, open, insightful, empathic space, drawing from Attachment Theory, Emotion Focused Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Self Compassion, Mindfulness and Neuroscience.  Her practice is client centered and trauma-informed.

Shannon is a qualified counsellor with 10 years’ experience. She specialises in relationship counselling and perinatal mental health. Prior to setting up in private practice, she has worked within community and mental health services providing counselling to individuals and couples. Shannon works collaboratively with her clients, helping them to navigate a broad range of issues. Some of these include; communication, grief and loss, coping with life’s transitions, perinatal anxiety and depression, self-esteem, blended families, loss of connection and vitality, mismatched libidos and intimacy issues, separation, divorce, anxiety, depression.

Shannon is compassionate and warm, and works together with her clients to facilitate a deeper understanding, clarity – and acceptance of their patterns of behaviour, relationship dynamics, and core beliefs that can cause distress and struggles

She believes each client is the expert of their own lives and she is there to help guide, facilitate, challenge, and invite growth and self-awareness, with the aim to support clients in better understanding themselves, their relationship differences and their personal struggles. Shannon is responsive to each clients needs and collaborates with them in the therapeutic process to support goals they outline to bring about positive change.

Ph 0407 177 281