Penny also works alongside an excellent team of trauma informed therapists at Gladesville who she met whilst studying her Masters of Counselling.

Pat Wood-Collier is a Gambling Counsellor with Wesley Mission at Ryde and she leads an Addiction Family Supporters Group on Thursdays at The Overcomers Place. She has appointments available on Monday, Friday and Saturday in person and on zoom. Pat has extensive experience in crisis and trauma support as well as her lived experience with pathological mental health, and has given her heart to help and heal broken family systems. Pat draws from a variety of therapeutic frames including Attachment Theory and IFS. She works alongside Penny at Compassion Counselling on Level 2, Suite 13 at 1 Jordan St, Gladesville. Her details can be found on Psychology Today on the link here

Susanne Verdal-Austin has a background in Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing. She has completed her Masters of Counselling and has a special interest in trauma and relationship counselling. Susanne brings a vast life experience to her counselling practice. She works in private practice as well as volunteers for the Raise Adolescent Mentoring Programme. Her details can be found on Psychology Today link here

Mary-Anne Snodgrass has completed her Graduate Diploma in Counselling at Excelsia and has begun her Counselling Career after almost 40 years in her Nursing Career. She has a breadth of lived experience and currently leads Addiction Groups at The Overcomers Place during the week with Penny and her team. Mary-Anne is passionate about helping clients change and build a life worth living.