Margie Braunstein provides psychotherapy and counselling services to the people of the Central Coast of NSW and Sydney.
In her practice Margie uses intersubjectivity, psychodynamics, attachment theory, neurobiology, self-psychology and the latest treatments for trauma and affect regulation (emotional processing).
Some of the issues Margie's clients bring to therapy are depression, anxiety, relationship troubles, childhood abuse and the everyday stresses of living.
Margie strives to attune with her clients at a deep level and works together with them to heal the wounds of the past and then discover the reasons why they experience the world they way they do.
Margie believes that we are all seeking health and happiness and even the behaviours that may seem outwardly unhelpful, generally hold in them the seed of desire for safety and pleasure.
Recent research has shown that psychotherapy (and in particular with psychotherapists who adopt an intersubjective approach) does facilitate change.
“There is no longer any doubt that psychotherapy can result in detectable changes in the brain" (American Journal Neuropsychiatry 2005)
Margie has been a leader in the personal development industry for over 20 years both as a senior teacher in the personal development field and currently as a senior facilitator for Petrea King's Quest for Life Foundation
Margie is a provisional member of PACFA an associate member of the AASP (Australian Association Somatic Psychotherapy). She abides by the code of ethics laid down by her professional association
PACFA(Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia) is a peak body for Member Associations which meet the standards developed by consensus as appropriate for professional practitioners within the disciplines of Counselling and Psychotherapy in the Australian community.
Margie has been a counsellor for over thirty years, originally training in 1976 with Lifeline and the Wayside Chapel before embarking on a professional career as a psychotherapist in 1991. She continues to add to her professional development in line with her code of ethics.
"At different times in my life, I too have entered therapy and have been skilfully supported through some of my deepest suffering and greatest enlightenments.
I truly believe I feel peaceful and happy as a woman now because of the love and care I received from some very wise professionals. Over time, psychotherapy has transformed my life. I have healed wounds from my past, learned to forgive, confront challenges and also how to simply love and accept myself. “MargieBraunstein
And in the words of the Anna Freud, daughter of Sigmund… "I was always looking outside of myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time"... Anna Freud
Psychotherapy gives you the space to look inside and find the beauty that always lives within you. Margie supports people because she is passionate about how amazing and unique we all are as human beings. In the words of another great teacher
"Your first responsibility is to fluff yourself up and fill up your energy bucket...
only then do you give from the overflow...” Petrea King.
When many people first hear that, they may think..."Overflow. What overflow?” Margie helps people explore the beliefs and habits that get in the way of creating an overflow of peace. She gives her clients the opportunity to have a new experience in relationship with her so they can discover previously undeveloped aspects of themselves and so experience the world in new and more meaningful ways.
