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Kate Huynh
Bachelor of Behavioral Science (Psychology), Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Youth & Family Therapy), Root-Cause Therapy (Lvl 1 & 2), Kids Yoga Teacher (Lvl 1)
Kate is a registered Counsellor, certified Root-Cause Therapy Practitioner and Facilitator. She is passionate about helping men and women heal from emotional and mental health challenges that hold them back from living the life they truly desire. Kate has spent the last decade training and working in a trauma-informed, culturally-sensitive and intersectional approach in crisis interventions, counselling and psychotherapy. She also has an interest in group facilitation as she had spent a number of years delivering mental health workshops for private and corporate groups. Kate is dedicated to providing the highest level of care and support to her clients by offering practical and evidence-based tools and resources that her clients can apply into their busy lives to create sustainable positive changes. As a mother of two beautiful children, Kate understands and has experienced firsthand the unique challenges that mothers face, which empowers her to strongly advocate for women and mothers' mental health in her practice.
Kate currently holds professional memberships with the Australian Counselling Association and the International Institute of Complimentary Therapists.
MY STORY
Hi, I'm Kate, a registered Counsellor and Root-Cause Therapy Practitioner, and the founder of Haven for Hearts Counselling and Therapy.
I believe healing begins in a relationship where you feel genuinely safe, deeply heard and accepted without judgement. My approach is holistic, attachment-informed and trauma-informed, integrating evidence-based therapies with nervous system regulation and somatic awareness to help create meaningful, lasting change.
Alongside supporting clients in my private practice, I have worked as a crisis counsellor for national services including Lifeline, 1800RESPECT and DVConnect. Supporting individuals experiencing suicide risk, domestic and family violence, sexual violence and complex crises has strengthened my skills in risk assessment, trauma-informed care and compassionate intervention. These experiences have shaped me into a calm, perceptive and highly skilled practitioner who can support clients through both acute crises and deeper long-term healing.
I have worked extensively with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, childhood sexual abuse, relationship challenges, narcissistic abuse, grief, separation, co-parenting, attachment wounds and emotional dysregulation. I understand that many of our struggles are not signs that something is wrong with us, but understandable adaptations to what we have experienced.
Having migrated to Australia at a young age, I also bring a culturally sensitive and inclusive perspective to my work, recognising the important role that culture, family systems and life experiences play in shaping our identities and relationships.
Above all, my hope is that every person who walks through my door feels they have found a place of safety and belonging—a space where they can slow down, reconnect with themselves, restore their nervous system, and rewire old patterns and beliefs.
If you're ready to begin your healing journey, or simply have a question, please feel free to reach out via email at kate.havenforheartstherapy@gmail.com. I look forward to connecting with you
MY QUALIFICATIONS & TRAININGS
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Bachelor of Behavioral Science - The University of Queensland
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Post-graduate diploma of Counselling - The University of Southern Queensland
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Root Cause Therapy (Level 1 & 2) - The Centre for Healing
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Kids Yoga Teacher Training - Yoga Australia
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Embodied Presence and Movement: The Art of Self-Regulation - Sydney Centre for Creative Change
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Prevalance of Domestic and Family Violence - DVConnect Womensline
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Vulnerable and marginalised groups - DVConnect Womensline
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Child Safety - DVConnect
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Solution Focused-Brief Therapy - Lifeline
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Suicide Risk Assessment - Lifeline
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Diversity Awareness Practice - Lifeline
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Appreciation - Lifeline
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From the Lived experience perspective - Lifeline
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Quality, quality improvement and national standards in counselling - Lifeline
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Principles of Trauma-Informed Practice - Mental Health Academy
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Trauma Informed Care: Mindfulness-Based Treatment for Post-Traumatic Growth - Mental Health Academy
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Play Therapy - the fundamentals - Mental Health Academy