Renée Davies
Renée brings warmth and openness to her therapeutic work. She believes our sense of self, our attachment style, and our relationships are key to our general health and wellbeing. Her psychodynamic orientation and grounded background in mindfulness allow clients to experience therapy that is deeply personal to their concerns and supportive of their values. Renée loves working with individuals and couples in all types of relationships, and is continually in awe of the life-changing results the Emotionally Focused Therapy model can bring about.
Renée’s desire to support others has guided her trajectory through extensive, well-rounded university study, including a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy, a Graduate Diploma of Counselling, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She is currently undertaking a Master of Science in Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health) in Psychosexual Therapy. Renée has specialist training and clinical expertise in psychodynamic therapy, humanistic therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, trauma and attachment, and mindfulness. She received her training in Emotionally Focused Therapy from Dr Jenny Fitzgerald and Dr Rowan Burckhardt.
Having worked with adults suffering from treatment resistant depression and anxiety, chronic forms of addiction, self-harm behaviours, suicide ideation, and the legacy of early childhood trauma, Renée has profoundly witnessed the central role our attachment issues play in creating and maintaining relationships, and how we function as human beings.
Before becoming a therapist, Renée has worked as a remedial and somatic massage therapist for many years. She trained intensively in Meditation and Yoga and taught both of these for many years. This background ignited a deeper and unrelenting passion for studying the mind and our emotions. She believes the journey of learning never ceases, but requires openness to continually expand the parameters of what we think we know.
Renée embodies compassion, respect, and honesty, and believes in the unlimited outcomes that the therapeutic conversation can inspire. When we are seen, heard, and validated, we can intuitively navigate the process of growth and change, and create the life and relationships that we always knew were possible.