Reality Therapy / Choice Theory Therapists in Townsville, Queensland, Australia

My name is Shareen Birges & I am a social worker who specialises in online counselling. I have been practicing for over 15 years & as a result, have a broad range of experience. I have worked with adolescents & their families, adults & couples. I specialise in the care of people with cancer and chronic illness, mental health, dual diagnosis/comorbidity, trauma background (including sexual abuse/assault & childhood abuse and trauma) & people with offending behaviour & people living with BPD. Due to my extensive experience working with adolescents and young people, I have developed an ability to work closely with families & other professionals, whilst keeping the boundary of privacy & confidentiality. I believe I am approachable & create a good balance between challenging clients & allowing their therapy to flow at a pace that feel comfortable to them.

Bev is a qualified Registered Psychotherapist/Counsellor, Clinical Supervisor and Mediator with over 25 years experience working with families, adults, couples, children and adolescents. Bev is a qualified Couple therapist.Bev is decicated to helping young and old to enable them to enjoy their life's journey.

I am an optimistic and accepting therapist, enthusiastic about working with clients in collaborative ways, seeking to uncover and understand, and finding new ways of changing your life and living with fulfilling and rewarding relationships, families and friends. Over the years I have come to appreciate the therapeutic relationship as deeply healing, a safe space for clients to reflect and explore.

Townsville is the largest city in tropical North Queensland — a military, agricultural, and mining hub built around Lavarack Barracks (home to the Army's 3rd Brigade), James Cook University, and a regional healthcare system serving a vast geographic area. The city's significant Australian Army presence creates therapy demand from military families navigating deployment stress and the emotional challenges of service life, while the broader civilian population navigates the economic cycles of mining and agriculture. Townsville University Hospital provides institutional mental health resources, while James Cook University's psychology programs supply clinical training to the local and regional community. Townsville's tropical climate and geographic isolation — it is the largest city between Brisbane and Darwin — mean therapists serve clients from a very wide catchment, and telehealth plays an important role in extending care across North Queensland.

Gender ID

100%

Female

Session Type

	67%	In Person and Online
	33%	Online Only

Top Specialties

100%	Anger Management
100%	Child or Adolescent Issues
100%	Parenting
67%	Anxiety or Fears
67%	Depression
67%	Domestic Abuse or Violence
67%	Loss or Grief

Ages Served

100%	Adult
100%	Teen
67%	Senior
33%	Children
33%	Young Adult

Client Focus

100%	Men
100%	Women
67%	Buddhist
67%	Christian
67%	Hindu

Reality Therapy / Choice Theory therapists in Townsville, Queensland QLD, Australia AU

Shareen Birges

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