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Mary Helen Sawyer
Psychologist/Director
One to One Counselling and Education
Bondi Junction, New South Wales
Australia

Site member for: 2 years 51 weeks.

Contact Information

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • ACT Background and Training
  • 2003- 4 day workshop with Robyn Walser University of Adelaide, South Australia
    2004- 2 day workshop with Steve Hayes Perth, Western Australia
    2005- 2 day workshop advanced ACT with Robyn Walser at University of NSW, Sydney Australia
    2005- 5 day Summer Institute Philadelphia USA
    2006- 4 day workshop. My organisation sponsored and cofacilitated a beginning and advanced workshop with Robyn Walser at Australian Catholic University (ACU), North Sydney, Australia
    2006- 5 day World Congress II Contextual Behavioural Science University College London, England
    2007- 1 day workshop ACT for Pain Management at St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Co-facilitated with Dr Joanne Dahl from University of Uppsala Sweden.
    2007- 5 day ACT/RFT Conference- University of Wollongong NSW Australia
    2007- 2 day facilitation of introductory ACT workshop for Gambling Counsellors, Coffs Harbour NSW Australia
    2007- 1 day facilitation of workshop- Mindfulness at work for School Principals, Forbes NSW Australia
    2008- 2 day facilitation of introductory ACT workshop for Gambling Counsellors, Sydney NSW Australia
    2008- 3 hour skills development sessions for ACT practitioners, Sydney NSW Australia
    Convenor of the Sydney/ Bondi Junction ACT monthly interest group since 2004.

  • ACT Experience

5 years

  • Specialties

Substance abuse, addictions, including gambling, depression, PTSD, sexual abuse

  • Types of Clients

Anxiety and depression, substance abuse, relationship isues, adult survivors of sexual abuse

  • Licensure/Certification

Registered Psychologist NSW Australia. Member Australian Psychological Society

  • Additional Information

My experience of using ACT has been spectacular in my clinical practice and the reaction of workshop participants has always been positive and well evaluated. The direction I am moving toward now is to provide high quality mentoring for ACT clinicians to improve their skills.

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ACBS Charter Member