Amy Lear Counselling

Amy draws on a range of evidence-informed therapeutic approaches, including family systems theory, attachment theory, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and the Gottman method. Her work is trauma-informed and grounded in emotional and physical safety. Amy has extensive experience supporting individuals, couples, and families affected by domestic and family violence.

As a Certified Supervisor with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA), Amy provides clinical supervision for counsellors, group facilitators, and other helping professionals. She offers a supportive and reflective space where practitioners can deepen their clinical thinking, strengthen their practice, and attend to their professional wellbeing.

Amy is also a qualified Circle of Security® (COS) Facilitator. Circle of Security is an evidence-based parenting program that helps parents build secure attachments with their children. Amy facilitates COS parenting groups and incorporates COS principles into her work with parents in individual, couple, and family therapy.

In addition, Amy is a trained Child Consultant, supporting children to have a voice during family separation and helping parents understand and respond to their children's needs. This work has given Amy valuable insight into the impact of separation and divorce on children and families, informing her approach to supporting parents through these transitions.