Penny Fox (MAPS)
B.A.Hons(UNISA), M.A.(Couns.Psych.)(Natal,SouthAfrica)
Counselling and Clinical Psychologist
B.A.Hons(UNISA), M.A.(Couns.Psych.)(Natal,SouthAfrica)
Counselling and Clinical Psychologist

I was registered as a Counselling Psychologist in 1987. My Masters degree in South Africa involved extensive supervised practical experience with children, adolescents, adults and families. I ran a private practise and supervised the clinical work of Masters in Psychology students from 1994 until moving to Australia in 2009 with her husband and three children (1988,1991,2002). I am registered as a Counselling and Clinical Psychologist in Australia and I am a Board approved Supervisor.
My training and ensuing practise has led to my drawing on many different theoretical and therapeutic approaches according to the needs of each client, in order to understand, and facilitate, the changes sought. These include strategies arising within the psychodynamic approach, cognitive behavioural approach, attachment theory, object relations theory, narrative therapy to mention a few, whilst embracing an integrative/functional approach to health and wellbeing.
Overall, I take a humanistic holistic approach to therapy focussing on the unfolding, here-and-now client-therapist relationship and developing a bond that nurtures and encourages clients to:
I consider my work to be a privilege to be invited into the inner world of my clients and extend my gratitude to those I have seen, am seeing and will see.
Areas of interest:
My training and ensuing practise has led to my drawing on many different theoretical and therapeutic approaches according to the needs of each client, in order to understand, and facilitate, the changes sought. These include strategies arising within the psychodynamic approach, cognitive behavioural approach, attachment theory, object relations theory, narrative therapy to mention a few, whilst embracing an integrative/functional approach to health and wellbeing.
Overall, I take a humanistic holistic approach to therapy focussing on the unfolding, here-and-now client-therapist relationship and developing a bond that nurtures and encourages clients to:
- enhance their authenticity,
- experience competence,
- encourage flexibility and compassion in self-care, and
- create personal, realistic appraisals of their environment (home and work) and relationships (families, partner, friends and colleagues).
I consider my work to be a privilege to be invited into the inner world of my clients and extend my gratitude to those I have seen, am seeing and will see.
Areas of interest:
- Relationship Difficulties (including issues around domestic abuse)
- Bereavement and Loss
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Stress and Stress Management
- Anger and Anger Management
- Adjustment issues (such as, but not limited to Migration)
- Ante-natal and Postnatal Adjustment
- Parent Counselling
“Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know” - Pema Chodron