About
About
ABOUT THE PRACTICE
A Safe Space for Healing & Growth
Support that meets you
where you are.
Based in Bateau Bay on the Central Coast, we provide in-person and telehealth services to individuals and healthcare professionals across NSW.
For individuals aged 14 and over seeking therapy to navigate trauma, manage anxiety, or work through difficult life challenges, Soulful Therapy provides compassionate, evidence-based support tailored to your unique needs.
For healthcare professionals, Soulful Therapy offers specialised training and clinical supervision to strengthen leadership skills, prevent burnout, and support team wellbeing.
Grounded in Experience,
Guided by Compassion
Whether you're working through trauma, managing overwhelming emotions, or developing your professional practice, we're here to walk alongside you with expertise, compassion, and genuine understanding.
MEET YOUR COUNSELLOR
Jen Gibbons
Registered Clinical Counsellor with PACFA
(Psychotherapists and Counsellors Federation of Australia)
I've been working in the mental health and community services sectors since 2011. Prior to establishing my private practice, I gained extensive experience across government and non-government organisations in therapeutic case management, consultancy, and leadership roles. My experience spans child protection, domestic and family violence, criminal justice, chronic illness (HIV/AIDS), and mental health.
My approach is collaborative. We're a team working together. I practice person-centred, supportive therapy that recognises each person is unique. I tailor my therapeutic approach to suit your individual needs and goals.
EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's Degree in Counselling
Certificate of Attainment in Clinical Supervision
PACFA Registered Clinical Counsellor
NSW Victims Services Approved Counsellor
Member of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD)
SIRA Registered Provider (WorkCover)
Therapeutic Interventions
Evidence-based therapeutic modalities tailored to your unique needs and goals.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a structured therapy that helps people process and heal from traumatic or distressing experiences. It uses bilateral stimulation, like eye movements, to support the brain’s natural healing process.
Schema Therapy is an integrative approach that helps people identify and change deeply rooted patterns or “schemas” developed in childhood. It combines elements of cognitive, behavioral, and experiential therapies to promote long-term emotional growth.
DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) is a structured therapy that helps people manage intense emotions, improve relationships, and build coping skills. It combines mindfulness, acceptance, and behaviour change strategies to support emotional regulation and resilience.
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is a goal-oriented approach that helps people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It’s based on the idea that our thoughts, feelings, and actions are interconnected.
Psychodynamic therapy is a depth-oriented approach that explores how unconscious patterns and early life experiences shape current thoughts, feelings, and relationships. It aims to increase self-awareness and emotional insight for lasting change.
Clinical Areas
I work with individuals experiencing a wide range of mental health challenges, including:
PTSD & Complex-trauma
Dissociative disorders
Borderline Personality Disorder
Drug & alcohol use
Self-harm
Suicidal ideation & behaviours
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Depression
Sexual assault and child sexual abuse
Family & domestic violence
First Responders
Ready to Begin?
Get in touch to discuss how we can support your healing or strengthen your professional practice.
Soulful Therapy acknowledges the Darkinjung people, Traditional Custodians of the Central Coast, and pays respect to Elders past, present, and emerging.
Soulful Therapy is an LGBTQIA+ ally and is welcoming and inclusive of people from all cultural backgrounds.
Contact
0431 007 407