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We have practices across Sydney, the coast and the Illawarra, and online. You can also access counselling through Zoom, Teams or Meet.
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St Leonards
Suite 3, Level 4/66 Pacific Highway
St Leonards NSW 2065
T:(02) 8004 9966 View details
Ryde
Suite 7, 117 North Road
Ryde NSW 2112
T:(02) 8004 9966 View details
West Ryde
79 Ryedale Rd
West Ryde NSW 2114
T:(02) 8004 9966 View details
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Cronulla
Level 1, 26-32 Ewos Parade
Cronulla NSW 2230
T:(02) 8004 9961 View details
Earlwood
Boomerang Ave
Earlwood NSW 2206
T:(02) 8004 9969 View details
Glebe
1 Arundel St
Glebe NSW 2037
T:(02) 8094 1796 View details
Elizabeth Street
411/185 Elizabeth St
Sydney NSW 2000
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Miranda
29 Kiora Road
Miranda NSW 2228
T:(02) 8004 9960 View details
Surry Hills
302/88 Foveaux St
Surry Hills NSW 2010
T:(02) 8094 1790 View details
Bondi Junction
404/332 Oxford Street
Bondi Junction NSW 2022
T:(02) 8094 1792 View details
Parramatta
26 Marion Street
Parramatta NSW 2150
T:(02) 8897 0803 View details
Castle Hill
Suite 14, 15-17 Terminus St
Castle Hill NSW 2154
T:(02) 8090 0817 View details
Caringbah
Level 1, 418 Kingsway
Caringbah NSW 2229
T:(02) 8094 1799 View details
Erina Central Coast
Suite 10, 166A The Entrance Rd
Erina NSW 2250
T:(02) 8004 5170 View details
Dapto
Laver Road
Dapto NSW 2530
T:(02) 4210 6170 View details
Wollongong
81 Keira St
Wollongong NSW 2500
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Macquarie Street
504/135-137 Macquarie St
Sydney NSW 2000
T:(02) 8205 0566 View details
Cabramatta

Cabramatta West NSW 2166
T:(02) 8897 0803 View details
Campbelltown
3/167 Queen St
Campbelltown NSW 2650
T:(02) 8897 0811 View details
Dulwich Hill
Challis Ave
Dulwich Hill NSW 2203
T:02 8004 9963 View details
Lilyfield
1/358 Catherine St
Lilyfield, NSW 2040
T:(02) 8007 7337 View details
North Strathfield
Level 1/5 George St
North Strathfield NSW 2137
T:(02) 8004 9964 View details
Norwest
Suite 20/1 Maitland Place
Norwest NSW 2153
T:(02) 8820 0717 View details
Stanhope Gardens
1 View St
Stanhope Gardens NSW 2768
T:(02) 8820 0717 View details
Beecroft
Karril Ave
Beecroft NSW 2119
T:(02) 8820 0717 View details
Bella Vista
Q Central Building, Suite 208A, 10 Norbrik Drive
Bella Vista NSW 2153
T:(02) 8820 0717 View details
Hornsby
202/16 Hunter St
Hornsby NSW 2077
T:(02) 8004 9965 View details
Northbridge
343 Sailors Bay Rd
Northbridge NSW 2063
T:(02) 8094 1793 View details
Chatswood
54/47 Neridah St
Chatswood NSW 2067
T:(02) 8004 8510 View details
Mosman
The Cottage, 44 Avenue Road
Mosman NSW 2088
T:(02) 8897 0810 View details
Cremorne
4/350 Military Rd
Cremorne NSW 2090
T:(02) 8897 0810 View details
Lane Cove
Room 3, 67 Burns Bay Rd
Lane Cove NSW 2066
T:(02) 8002 1201 View details
Narrabeen
9/12 Rickard Rd
North Narrabeen NSW 2101
T:(02) 8404 0622 View details
Dee Why (Narraweena)
Mundara Place
Narraweena NSW 2099
T:(02) 8404 0622 View details
Kogarah
Suite 5.01, Level 5, 15 Kensington Street
Kogarah NSW 2217
T:(02) 8897 0806 View details
Gosford
54 Hills St
North Gosford NSW 2250
T:(02) 8094 1785 View details
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    We offer each caller a personalised service to help you to make an informed choice about counselling. Part of our service is to take the time to answer your important questions and to help you decide on the practitioner who is best suited to your needs.

    On busier days there may be a delay. Please wait as we will call you and intend to offer you our full attention and assistance within 24 hours.

    With ‘Associated Counsellors’ you are in good hands assured that your therapist is professionally registered and bound by a code of professional ethics and conduct.

    About us

    About Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney

    We’re a Sydney counselling and psychology practice, and we’ve been helping people find the right therapist for more than twenty years. Joanna Fishman and Dan Auerbach run the practice together.

    Live intake team Mon to Fri, 9am to 6pm · after hours, leave a message and we will call you back the next business day
    Who we are

    Meet Joanna Fishman and Dan Auerbach

    Joanna and Dan are the directors of Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney, and they still run the practice themselves, day to day.

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    Dan Auerbach

    Founder and Co-Director

    Dan Auerbach founded Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney and is a co-director. He’s a clinical psychotherapist registered with PACFA and a certified Emotionally Focussed Therapist for couples. He has worked with individuals and couples for more than twenty years.

    Dan worked in business before he trained as a psychotherapist, and he holds a Commerce degree as well as postgraduate qualifications in psychotherapy. Dan also works as an executive coach, and his clients are chief executives and senior leaders.

    Dan has been quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald on relationships and grief.

    Read Dan’s full profile →

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    Joanna Fishman

    Co-Director

    Joanna Fishman is a co-director of Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney, and she manages the practice day to day.

    Joanna was a practising lawyer before she built a management career in the arts industry, and she then joined the business.

    How it started

    Why Dan started the practice

    Dan started Associated Counsellors & Psychologists in 1999 because he wanted people to have better access to a choice of counsellors and psychologists.

    Dan’s idea was that people should be able to choose their clinician by the kind of therapy they wanted and by where they could get to. That’s why a person on our intake team still talks to everyone who contacts us before we match them with a clinician.

    How we grew

    From one practice to practices across Sydney and online

    Over the years experienced psychologists, counsellors and mental health social workers joined us, and we opened practices across Sydney and on the Central Coast and in Wollongong.

    We also see people by video, so anyone in Australia can see one of our clinicians online. Some of our clients see their clinician in person on some weeks and by video on others. Each clinician runs their own caseload, and our office team looks after the bookings so that clinicians can spend their time with clients.

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    Find a practice near youCentral CoastCity and CBDEastern SuburbsHills DistrictInner WestNorth ShoreNorthern BeachesSouth West and St GeorgeSutherland ShireWestern SydneyWollongongOnline

    Employee assistance

    How we became an employee assistance provider

    Dan founded Associated Employee Assistance Providers, known as AEAP, and it runs as a division of Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney. AEAP has been helping Australian workplaces look after their staff for more than twenty years, because it believes every workplace deserves access to high-quality mental health support.

    Today AEAP provides confidential counselling for employees and training for workplaces, and it sends clinicians to support a team after something traumatic happens at work. Employers pay only for the sessions their staff use, and there’s no retainer or lock-in contract.

    Visit Associated EAP at employeeassistance.com.au →Employee assistance on this site →

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    How we work

    What happens when you contact us

    There are four things we do for everyone who gets in touch with us.

    A person answers the phone

    When you call us on a weekday between 9am and 6pm, someone from our intake team picks up. They’ll ask what’s going on and explain your options before you commit to anything.

    We match you with a clinician

    We match you on what you’re facing, the approach you’d prefer, the clinician’s gender and language, and how far you can travel. If the first match doesn’t feel right, tell us and we’ll find someone else.

    You don’t need a referral

    You can book without seeing your GP first. If you’d like a Medicare rebate for sessions with a psychologist or a mental health social worker, ask your GP about a Mental Health Treatment Plan.

    Care that research supports

    Our clinicians use approaches with good research behind them, such as CBT and Emotionally Focussed Therapy, and every one of them belongs to a professional body such as the Australian Psychological Society or PACFA.

    More answers are on our frequently asked questions page.

    Our clinicians

    Meet our psychologists and counsellors

    Every clinician who works with us has a profile page where you can read about their training and the way they work before you book, and our intake team can tell you more on the phone.

    Join our network

    Work with us

    If you’re an experienced psychologist, counsellor or mental health social worker and you’d like to grow your private practice, you’re welcome to apply to join our network. Our clinicians run their own caseloads while our office team handles marketing and administration for them.

    We look for clinicians who are established in private practice or who want to be. Around three years of experience is ideal, although experience is an advantage rather than a requirement.

    Read about joining us →

    You can also email your CV and a short cover letter to info@counsellingsydney.com.au.

    Media enquiries

    For journalists

    Dan and our clinicians comment in the media on relationships, mental health and wellbeing at work, and Dan has been quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald and on SBS.

    Email media@counsellingsydney.com.au and we’ll get back to you.

    See our media page →

    About counselling

    Counselling & Psychologist Services Explained

    Professionally registered Psychotherapists, Counsellors and Psychologists in Sydney.

    Our therapists work within a clearly contracted, principled relationship which helps patients to develop their capacity to resolve emotional, personal and relationship issues.

    Psychotherapy and Counselling are professional activities that enable people to develop greater self awareness and to make positive changes in their lives.

    Whilst both Counselling & Psychotherapy work at considerable depth, the difference between them is on the focus of change. Counselling is a shorter term treatment designed to manage a specific problem, situation or life change. Psychotherapy is concerned with the restructuring of the personality or self and may involve more frequent and longer term treatment.

    Counselling or Psychotherapy treatments may be provided by a range of professionals including Psychologist, Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers or Medical Doctors. All of the therapists who work with Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney are professional members of a relevant professional organisation such as the Australian Psychological Society or the Psychotherapy & Counsellors Federation of Australia. This ensures that your therapist has a high level of training, ongoing professional development and supervision and that they must abide by strict codes of conduct.

    We welcome your enquiry.

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    Get in touch

    Talk to our intake team

    Call 02 8205 0566 on a weekday between 9am and 6pm, or ask us to call you back at a time that suits you. You don’t need a referral to book.

    Everyone is welcome here. Our network includes clinicians who have experience working with LGBTQIA+ clients and with clients from many cultural backgrounds.
    We are not a crisis service. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 000. For support at any hour of the day or night, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
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