Jan Van De Ven
'You must be the change you wish to see in the world' - Ghandi
Passionate Counselling Professional
About Me
Passionate Counselling Professional
Hello, My name is Jan Van De Ven
I was fully-certified in 2007 with the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors.
Level 2 member and registered Professional/Clinical Supervisor with the Australian Counselling Association.
I’ve been successfully counselling and supporting clients throughout Perth and South West WA for 17 years, encouraging and facilitating their self-growth.
I am also a proud and active volunteer for Horsepower in Busselton-Capel since 2020. I serve on the committee, have been president for 3 years, take care of the horses and I am an accredited coach. The joy this service provides to both volunteers and participants, as well as the horses is something I treasure and value a great deal.
If you are feeling overwhelmed by life’s demands or you just need a non judgmental ear, my services aim to introduce clarity and self-motivation.
I also teach techniques to better manage the emotional stress of everyday life with warmth and compassion.
I have experience working with a range of people with disabilities and mental health challenges.
As an independent, mobile counsellor I am able to offer flexibility to my clients.
Ask me how.
My Counselling Services
Life Coaching and Support
The world changes, life changes. How do we navigate that? Especially when we think we don’t want to change. Is there more to your life than you are currently living?
It can sometimes be difficult for us to find our next path or a new path for our future – our true purpose in life.
I can help you explore your strengths, overcome your barriers and reach your goals.
Career and Workplace Counselling
Most of us spend more time at work than we do at leisure. If there are issues, it can feel like it overwhelms/impacts our entire lives. Finding your place in your work, company or organisation is important. Feeling like you fit, and your work has meaning is important. Being you, at your work is important. Navigating all of this is made easier with a clear perspective.
Relationship Counselling
Wow! Relationships can be hard! Complicated by so many external forces. Navigating the different types of relationships you have in your world and still feeling like you are being heard and respected is vital to your wellbeing. I can help you find your truth and gain an understanding of how you are and what you need, and help you develop your communication style. We all have one, but if we feel like we are not being heard, we may shut down or become frustrated. Neither one of these is helpful. The feelings of inadequacy could then become compounded. Let me help you unravel that.
Grief and Loss Support
Grief comes in so many forms and is shaped by our past experiences.
It is the result of losing something of value to us.
Anytime we lose someone, something or even ourselves the feeling left inside us is grief.
I can help gently guide you through these feelings and find some peace within you where you can carry the grief as a part of your life’s path rather than it being a heavy burden to bear.
Professional/Clinical Supervision
I am a qualified supervisor offering individual and group supervision.
Clinical supervision is widely regarded as an essential professional activity and quality assurance mechanism. It is a useful guide in the training of new practitioners and staff supporting people with life challenges and the team as a whole. It also assists in ameliorating the adverse impact of the work on experienced professionals.
Working in the mental health field myself, I recognise the multiple pressures on service providers. I can see, and have personally experienced, the benefit of regular group and individual supervision. Supervision creates a space to share concerns along with ideas and solutions.
Children and Adolescents
Today's children and adolescents seem to be struggling in this fast paced world of technology trickery. They're connected to the world and most people via some form of media.
While they are required to keep up with technology for their future, their inner well being and personal resilience is not being nurtured.
I can help them balance their lives and provide them with the tools to manage their relationships and their future.
Contact Me
I am currently booked out and not taking on any more clients and will not be responding to 'contact me' submissions. Please email me directly. Thank you.