Mackenzie Social Work Services

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Don Mackenzie
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

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Therapy for children, adults, parents and families

Mackenzie Social Work Services is a therapy practice based in Birpai Country, Port Macquarie / Guruk. I work therapeutically with children, teenagers, adults, couples and groups.

I provide counselling, therapy, assessment, psycho-education, coaching and strategies to help you process and manage challenging issues or behaviours of concern. I follow a person-centred, strengths-based and trauma-informed approach to helping people.

I start where you are at and follow the neurodiversity approach which states our brains and nervous systems are all different, not from a deficit or pathologised model.

If you or a family member is experiencing ongoing difficulties, it’s important to seek support early.

I believe in working collaboratively with you, your family members or carers and other professionals who support you such as speech pathologists, occupational therapists, peadiatricians, psychiatrists and GPs.

The social work profession is grounded in the dignity and worth of each person and the protection of their human rights and freedoms.

Therapeutic interventions

If you’re looking for an experienced clinician, I have 23 years' experience in assessment, counselling and therapy across a range of areas including:

parent coaching and support
social emotional wellbeing assessment
early childhood development
child and adolescent health
relationship counselling
behaviour support
mental health assessment including anxiety, depression, psychosis, self-harm and eating disorders
family therapy
complex trauma
dementia and aged care
employee assistance
debriefing first responders (eg. police, ambulance and SES staff)

Areas of expertise

Alcohol and other drug use
Anger
Anxiety
Attachment
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Autism Spectrum Conditions
Borderline Personality Disorder
Complex PTSD
Depression
Distress tolerance
Eating disorders
Emotional regulation
Family planning
Grief and loss
Interpersonal violence
Mood disorders
Positive parenting
Post natal depression
Relationship issues
School and exam stress
Self-harm and suicide
Sexualised behaviours
Sleep problems
Social emotional learning

Services

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Couples

Agreed parenting arrangements, therapy progress reports for shared parenting, Fly-in/Fly-out, Drive-in/Drive-out, separation, conflict, new parents, values and problem-solving, healthy relationships.

Individuals

I see children, teenagers, young people, adults, and older Australians regarding anxiety, attachment issues, depression, phobias and self-esteem. I can also support you at work regarding workplace bullying or harassment.

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Families

Supporting families to cope with significant issues such as conflict, blended families, grief and loss, separation anxiety, rules and boundaries, technology and screens, teenagers juggling friends and work.

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Groupwork

Mental health support, prenatal depression, emotional regulation, body image, positive parenting, managing mood and anger management.

Training

Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma-informed Care, Managing Anxiety, Social Thinking, Self-care, Understanding Neurobiology,
Mental Health First Aid.