Zanele (Mimi) Jordan

Experienced, hardworking, conscientious and caring Mental Health Practitioner with a successful career in both Business Ownership and Counselling. Extensive knowledge and professional experience counselling individuals and groups who have experienced trauma or various hardship. Having a proven ability to empathise with individuals whilst retaining an objective and realistic approach to their treatment and therapy. Comfortable working and communicating with people from most backgrounds and having experience of trauma, abuse, depression, marital difficulties and child-parent conflicts. Adept in assessing the situations of patients, keeping record of progress, and suggesting powerful solutions. Committed to psychoeducation, aiding the client gain and build awareness about their cognitive process and behaviour, reinforcing positive feelings and behaviours and developing mental, emotional, and behavioural goals in collaboration with the client.

• Provide comprehensive assessments of clients.
• Plan appropriate counselling interventions for each client case.
• Outstanding knowledge of principles of psychology and mental health and expertise in implementing many types of behavioural and counselling therapies.
• Competencies in administering and interpreting psychological tests and developing intervention programs to adjust behaviour.
• Ability to provide individual counselling services or facilitate group therapy sessions in a positive and effective manner.
• HIV testing and counselling.
• Strong sense of integrity when dealing with clients and a commitment to keeping information confidential when necessary.
• Excellent oral communicator and compassionate listener when discussing details of individual cases with clients and family members.
• Make relevant recommendations for referral to other healthcare professionals when required.

Basic Skills in Perinatal Mental Health - The Centre of Perinatal Excellence, Australia