Sean Renehan Therapy
Sean Renehan Therapy

SEAN RENEHAN

I initially began working at St Vincent’s Hospital in 2010 as a social worker providing counseling in the addiction medicine and psycho-oncology teams. During this time I became aware of the need for undertaking additional training to better meet the therapeutic needs of the people I was working with. I subsequently undertook a graduate diploma in psychology and began a four-year clinical training program in relational gestalt psychotherapy at Gestalt Therapy Australia.

Part of my interest has been centered around how culture impacts our identity and sense of self and whilst training as a psychotherapist I was fortunate to work as a therapeutic specialist at VACCA (the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency) and as a torture and trauma therapist in the primary health care setting. I continued to pursue my therapeutic interest in trauma and family systems and spent time working with the child, adolescent and families team at Foundation House (The Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture).

In the past few years I worked in the early parenting sector completing parenting assessments for the family court system and provided family therapy for infants, toddlers and caregivers. I then moved into the community health sector working as a generalist counsellor and therapist and spent some time working at CanTeen with young people affected by cancer. I worked at Headspace (National Youth Mental Health Foundation) for a few years before moving into working full time in my own private practice in Fitzroy, Victoria. 

EXPERIENCE & SPECIALISATIONS

  • Headspace – Youth Mental Health

  • CanTeen - Young people affected by cancer

  • Your Community Health - Generalist counseling & therapy

  • Foundation House – Torture and trauma specialist - Child, Adolescent & Families

  • Tweddle – Parenting assessments & family therapy

  • Primary Care Connect – Torture & trauma specialist - Refugee Health Team

  • Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency – Trauma specialist

  • St Vincent’s Hospital – Addiction medicine & psycho-oncology

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Accredited Mental Health Social Worker - Reg. No: 453263

  • Masters of Social Work

  • Advanced Clinical Training in Relational Gestalt Psychotherapy (4 year training)

  • Graduate Diploma of Psychology

  • EMDR - Advanced Training

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  • Bachelor of Arts