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Profile Ms Jeanette Houmayune

Jeanette Houmayune is an Associate Counsellor and Psychotherapist with PETRA Health & Wellness Group. She works with couples and families as well as adults, teens and young children facing acute stress and mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, addictions and post-traumatic stress disorder.

She sees herself as a facilitator, guiding individuals, couples and families through the process of working out their goals and committing to sustainable positive changes, one step at a time. She empowers them in a solution-focused journey with systemic family therapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy and hypnotherapy, amongst other therapeutic approaches.

Jeanette has a Masters Degree in Professional Counselling (specialising in Family Therapy) from the Swinburne University of Technology (Australia). She is also a Certified Hypnotherapist, 5-PATH®? Hypnotist and 7th Path Self-Hypnosis®? Teacher of the Basic and Advanced Recognitions.

She has completed the Basic Intensive Training in Choice Theory and Reality Therapy with William Glasser International and Mindfulness Foundation Course with Brahm Centre. She also holds the Advanced Certificate in Training & Assessment from the Institute of Adult Learning, as well as the Knowdell™? Career Advisor certification for education and career guidance counselling. Prior to this, Jeanette was a Polytechnic lecturer and student counsellor for more than 10 years, and managed a training department at the National Council of Social Service. Jeanette began her career as an auditor with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy from the Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and was a Chartered Accountant for over 20 years.

She enjoys cycling and exploring trails with her husband and two sons. She is also a volunteer counsellor with HealthServe and Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (HOME) to support the mental health of migrant workers.