Bachelor Education (Primary) Hons
Diploma of Counselling (Child Development, Relationship Counselling)
Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling (Family Therapy)
Master of Counselling (in progress)
MACA registration number 11318
Cherie Gibson has over 20 plus combined years experience in the education and counselling sectors working with parents, children and families, particularly in the area of child development, effective parenting, conflict resolution, family separation and strengthening family relationships.
Cherie specialises in improving outcomes for families through a balance of child focused and child inclusive counselling practices, psycho-education and child consultancy. She works with children, parents and families using a variety of modalities that best suit each client, providing them with a variety of tools and strategies to strengthen relationships within the family unit.
Cherie also specialises in supporting families through the transition of family separation which is a time of grief, loss and turmoil for all members of the family. Cherie has completed additional professional development with the Mental Health Academy to become a Family Law Counsellor enabling her to provide additional support to those families embarking and progressing through the Family Law Court. Cherie has a strong interest and understanding of child development, behavioural issues and ASD alongside the impact this can have on the way family members relate to each other.
Cherie is a regular presenter at state and national conferences in the area of parenting and raising resilient children.. Cherie was a presenter at the 2019 National FRSA Conference where her peer reviewed paper was also published in the 2019 FRSA eJournal. Cherie’s published paper can be found here https://frsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-FRSA-ejournal_web.pdf on pages 44-53.
Cherie is a Child Consultant within the framework of mediation trained by Jennifer McIntosh. She is also a registered facilitator for Parents Under Pressure (PUP), Bringing Up Great Kids (BUGK) and No More Scaredy Cats.
Calm Transitions works with clients individually and as a family system. Our therapist has a strong interest, expertise and understanding in child development, behaviour issues and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the impact this can have on the way family members relate to each other. Calm Transitions prides itself on using the modalities that best suit each client, regardless of age, to enable them to work towards achieving their specific goals. Our therapist operates from the belief that the greatest holders of change within a family unit are the parents. She believes in meeting and working with parents initially, before meeting children. Our therapist's gentle and calm approach enables clients to feel at ease in a relaxed tranquil setting.
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