Welcome to Safe Spot!
Counselling for Adolescents & Adults in Petersham and online. Neurodiversity-affirming, warm, and client-led.
What We Offer
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Adolescents (10+)
Support with anxiety, trauma, body image, life transitions, and peer issues. Learn more → -
Adults
Support with life transitions, trauma, self-esteem, boundary setting, and grief. Learn more → -
Creative Therapies
Sand-tray, art-based, and playful approaches that help children and adults express what’s hard to put into words.
Our Approach
We’re a friendly, welcoming practice, and our aim is to create a space where you feel safe, supported, and empowered. Our approach is rooted in compassion, empathy, and deep respect for each person’s lived experience. We are inclusive and neurodiversity-affirming, and we’ll work alongside you to define your goals and shape sessions in a way that feels right for you (or your child).
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Depending on your needs, we draw on a variety of therapeutic approaches, including play therapy, solution-focused therapy, strengths-based practice, psychoeducation, expressive arts, and narrative therapy.
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Karen Rose (she/her)
Karen is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Therapeutic Child Play Practitioner, and the primary counsellor at Safe Spot. She is also an Approved Victims Services Counsellor, with extensive experience supporting clients in both private practice and community settings. Karen is passionate about helping people navigate life transitions, social pressures, and relationships with greater confidence and resilience.
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Karen’s approach is client-led: she aims to create a warm, empathetic, and non-judgmental therapy space where people feel safe and supported. She is inclusive and neurodiversity-affirming, and tailors her work to the individual needs of each client. Depending on what feels most helpful, Karen draws from a range of approaches including solution-focused therapy, interpersonal therapy, strengths-based practice, psychoeducation, therapeutic child play, expressive arts, and narrative therapy.
Counselling fees and rebates
​Counselling sessions are $160 for adults and $170 for adolescents (ages 10–14).
Medicare rebates may apply with a referral.
Get Started
Contact us anytime to ask a question, book a free phone consult, or schedule your first counselling session. Use the contact form below to get started, or feel free to give us a call.
Phone
0478 530 636
Address
317 Trafalgar St Petersham