Alan Williams, PACFA

Alan Williams does not work from a medical model of diagnosis and prescription. He focuses on helping people uncover the meaning behind their emotions, relationships, history, thoughts and beliefs so they can develop practical ways to cope and thrive. Clients describe him as "warm and engaging," and he brings a steady, compassionate presence to sessions rather than a clinical distance.

He is fundamentally a relationship counsellor trained in couple and family therapy. He is a PACFA Registered Clinical Counsellor - registered with a national Australian counselling body - and a Certified Imago Therapist. He uses Imago dialogues with couples to repair disconnection, strengthen emotional intimacy, clarify mutual needs and teach ways of asking for what each partner needs with a much higher chance of being heard.

Alan also works deeply with grief and loss, including voluntary assisted dying, and he has a particular interest in identity issues that arise when people discover unexpected truths about their biological parents through adoption or donor conception. For specific phobic reactions he employs a refined tapping technique derived from Emotional Freedom Technique and the desensitization component of EMDR; this approach targets distinct triggers that lead to distress or panic and aims to reduce their power.

He brings practical dispute resolution and workplace experience to his therapeutic work - including 15 years as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and 18 years part-time with an Employee Assistance Program - and draws on 38 years of experience as an employee to support clients with career and workplace concerns. He works with adult individuals (18+) and couples, and can sometimes offer sessions outside standard appointment times on request.