Welcome to Future Directions: Counselling, Consultancy and Training

Future Directions is a counselling, consultancy and training organisation committed to providing psychological support to individuals, schools, workplace settings and community groups. Therese Sheedy is the Director and brings over 15years of training, facilitation and counselling expertise.

Using a positive and optimistic framework, Future Directions is focused on building good mental health and wellbeing, resilience, restoratively resolving conflicts and personal development.

Services provided through Future Directions include:
  • 1:1 Counselling for adults and adolescents following successful therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy (Medicare rebates may be applicable)

  • Training Workshops and Consultancy for workplaces in the areas of leadership, teambuilding, creating positive workplaces, resolving conflict and balanced lifestyles

  • Educational Services and Training for school communities around Positive Education, Restorative Justice and Circles, Mindfulness, Good Mental Health, Student Leadership and Parent Education Sessions

  • Public and Community Group sessions include guest-speaking focusing on positive psychology, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mental health issues and wellbeing

Latest News

Nov 20, 2011Who will honour our past?
Our history may be in the past but how we honour it and keep it relevant is very much determined by what we do in the present.  Are we all too busy in our daily lives to notice let alone honour what has gone before us? Check out our new article on Honouring our Past on the Articles page.
Nov 15, 2011Emotions and Cardiovascular Reactivity Research
 Latest research shows when we are anxious our blood pressure increases, veins and arteries constrict. Whereas good feelings not only flush out bad feelings, they also quieten the heart, bringing blood pressure back to normal.  Resilient people adopt a 'wait and see' approach rather than j...

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."


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Please contact Therese for information regarding confidential counselling or any of our training workshops for schools, organisations or community groups.

email: tsheedy@futuredirections.com.au | phone: +61 401 343 086

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