Mark Tonkinson

Mark Tonkinson is a highly experienced professional counsellor with over 10 years’ experience in the counselling field. He holds membership with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia and provides skilled and highly professional support to the adults and couples he works with across a wide range of issues and concerns. 

Mark’s approach helps his clients to feel heard and at ease, creating an environment for self-exploration. Mark views each counselling session as an opportunity and encourages his clients to explore their emotional experience of their areas of concern, and how they cope or manage with them, whilst reflecting on any underlying or contributing factors. This enables more personal insight to grow and create a platform for change. Mark is committed to helping his clients become more self-aware as he believes this helps his clients draw on their own internal resources. This allows clients more choice and flexibility to open up in how they manage with life’s difficulties. Mark is focused on helping clients to address their relationship with themselves and others to facilitate change.

Mark believes each person has their own unique response to their situation based on their own personal experience and life circumstances. He draws on a range of counselling models to help him adapt and tailor his approach to each person’s needs. Modalities that Mark draws on include Psychodynamic Therapy, Attachment Theory, Person Centred Counselling, Emotionally Focused Therapy and Mentalization Based Therapy. He provides an integrated, client-focused counselling approach and is dedicated to helping his clients achieve personal growth and change.

• Master of Science in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Certificate of Higher Education in Counselling and Counselling Skills