{"id":183,"date":"2020-01-13T22:43:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T22:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demos.kadencewp.com\/blocks-active\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2025-11-24T16:51:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T07:21:46","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emergetherapeuticservices.com.au\/?page_id=183","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for reaching out and congratulations&#8230;..\u2026you\u2019ve just started doing what is possible and starting the journey to doing the impossible. &nbsp;It takes strength and courage to make this first step, and I look forward to supporting you in exploring and achieving your therapy goals together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"border-radius:0px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" class=\"wp-image-822\" style=\"width: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/emergetherapeuticservices.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/320x400.jpeg\" alt=\"Samantha Pearson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emergetherapeuticservices.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/320x400.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/emergetherapeuticservices.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/320x400-240x300.jpeg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>I am passionate about the mental health of people in Light Region.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an Accredited Social Worker, Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and an Accredited Counsellor, with 7 years experience working in Government organisations I work with clients in a tertiary mental health setting with a diverse range of problems including depression, anxiety, trauma, parenting problems, communication difficulties, attachment challenges, emotional dysregulation and gender diversity.&nbsp;&nbsp;I hold a Bachelor of Psychological Science, a Masters in Social Work, a Diploma in Counselling and plenty of life experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am a warm, friendly and empathic person with a fun personality and a passion for travel, culture, cats and Lego.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I look forward to supporting and connecting with you.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:kadence\/column {\"id\":2,\"leftPadding\":80,\"rightPadding\":80,\"leftPaddingM\":20,\"rightPaddingM\":20,\"uniqueID\":\"_4b79a6-70\"} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:kadence\/column --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for reaching out and congratulations&#8230;..\u2026you\u2019ve just started doing what is possible and starting the journey to doing the impossible. &nbsp;It takes strength and courage to make this first step, and I look forward to supporting you in exploring and achieving your therapy goals together. 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