About Blake

Margaret River Counselling and Psychotherapy

Training and Education

Qualifications  

Postgraduate Diploma of Psychotherapy (Non-AQF)

Master of Narrative Therapy, 1st Class Hons 

Master of Social Work (Qualifying), with Distinction

Bachelor of Social Science 

Cert. IV Training and Assessment; Cert. IV Teaching

Professional Certificate of Neurodivergent Affirming Practice

Membership:

EMDR Association of Australia (Full Member)

Registration:

NDIS Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner

Accreditation:

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW)

 

Publications:

Johns, B. (2022). Narrative therapy in psychedelic harm reduction: Supporting safety, agency and meaning-making. International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work, (2), pp. 61-71. https://doi.org/10.4320/MCBZ5745

 

Margaret River Counselling and Psychotherapy

Accredited Training

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (Medical University of South Carolina)
  • EMDR 2.0 Advanced Training in Clinical Practice (De Jongh)
  • EMDR 2.0 Special Techniques (De Jongh)
  • EMDR 2.0 Enhancing EMDR Therapy (De Jongh)
  • EMDR for Panic Disorder, OCD, and Specific Phobias (De Jongh)
  • Efficient Methods for EMDR Therapy (De Jongh)
  • EMDR and Schema Therapy (Graham Taylor)
  • Integrated EMDR and IFS Model (Kendal Hart)
  • EMDR and Internal Family Systems Therapy (Frank Anderson)
  • 4 Day DBT Intensive (Peter King /CMHE Academy)
  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder (Thomas Lynch)
  • Screening for Dissociative Identity Disorder and Complex PTSD (Bessel van der Kolk)
  • Somatic psychotherapy (Manuela Mischke-Reeds)
  • 10 day Vipassana meditation (x3 Bodhi Tree, Lismore)
  • Internal Family Systems Therapy [16 week intensive] (IFSCA)
  • Family-Based Treatment for eating disorders (ANZAED)
  • EMDR Level 2 (Jenny Dwyer)
  • EMDR Level 1 (Graham Taylor)
  • Trauma, attachment and neuroscience (Bessel van der Kolk)
  • Understanding and responding to complex trauma (Rape and Domestic Violence Services)
  • Attachment-focused treatment for childhood trauma and abuse (Dan Hughes)
  • Body wisdom therapy (Pat Ogden)
  • Advanced cognitive behavioural therapy skills (Gold Coast University Hospital)
  • Emotional regulation interventions (Carol Bright)
  • Drug and alcohol recovery counselling (Gold Coast University Hospital)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 2-day Workshop (Russ Harris)
  • Advanced frameworks for domestic violence counselling (Education Centre Against Violence)
  • Essential skills in male family violence (Education Centre Against Violence)
Therapy Journey