Psychotherapy & Counselling in Bowral & Online in Sydney
- Suite 118, Springett’s Arcade Bowral 2576
- laurawilson1801@gmail.com
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ANZAP Trainee & Graduate Therapy
In Person or Online
Available in Bowral and online throughout Australia and New Zealand.
ANZAP Trainee Therapy - Supporting Your Journey
ANZAP trainee therapy from the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy, requires all trainees to undertake their own personal experience of psychotherapy as part of their clinical training.
While it is not compulsory in the first year, it is highly recommended. However it is compulsory in the following years.
This isn’t simply a formality. Your own therapy is where the real learning happens. It deepens your self-awareness, grounds your clinical thinking, and gives you a lived understanding of the therapeutic process you’ll one day be offering your own clients.
Training requirement: Personal therapy is strongly recommended from your first year of ANZAP training and becomes compulsory from year two onwards. Starting early means you get more from the experience — and more from your training overall.
Therapy for Trainees and Graduates
Laura Wilson offers ANZAP trainee therapy as well as personal therapy for ANZAP graduates. With deep experience in the Conversational Model — the evidence-based psychotherapy framework at the heart of ANZAP’s approach — Laura brings genuine clinical expertise alongside a real understanding of what the training demands of you personally and professionally.
Sessions are available in person at Laura’s consulting rooms in Bowral in the Southern Highlands of NSW, or online via secure video for trainees anywhere in Australia or New Zealand.
How We Work Together
In Person in Bowral, or Online Wherever You Are
Laura welcomes ANZAP trainees and graduates in two ways. Both offer the same depth of therapeutic engagement — the right choice simply depends on where you are and what works best for you.
In Person · Bowral, NSW
Laura's consulting rooms are located in Bowral in the Southern Highlands of NSW — accessible from the Highlands, Wollongong, Canberra, and the southern reaches of Greater Sydney. In-person sessions offer the full relational presence that the Conversational Model is built around.
Online · Australia & New Zealand
Secure video sessions mean geography is no barrier to quality therapy. Laura sees ANZAP trainees online from across Australia and New Zealand — whether you're in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland, Wellington, or a regional location with limited access to Conversational Model therapists.
Evidence-Based Therapy at the Heart of ANZAP Trainee Therapy
At the heart of ANZAP trainee therapy is The Conversational Model which was developed to work with some of the most complex and chronic psychiatric syndromes that are difficult to treat.
This Model is grounded in attachment theory and the psychology of the self. It centres the therapeutic relationship as the mechanism of change, paying careful attention to the intersubjective realities of what happens between therapist and client.
Supported by positive randomised controlled trials, the Conversational Model is both theoretically rigorous and clinically practical. Its principles are applicable across contexts ranging from long-term psychotherapy through to brief mental health assessments and acute presentations.
ANZAP training asks you to develop a deep synthesis of this framework alongside your academic studies. Experiencing this work from the inside — as a client in your own therapy — is one of the most powerful ways to genuinely understand what you are learning to offer.
Areas of clinical experience include:
- Borderline personality disorder (complex trauma)
- Dissociative disorders
- Other personality disorders
- Treatment-resistant depression
- Somatic disorders
One of Australia and New Zealand's Most Rigorous Psychotherapy Pathways
ANZAP offers a three-year clinical and academic training program — also available as a Masters program through the University of Sydney — that equips graduates with an unusually deep grounding in psychotherapeutic theory and practice. Graduates demonstrate a sophisticated synthesis of attachment theory, the psychology of the self, and a finely developed awareness of the complex intersubjective dynamics at play in every therapeutic encounter.
Beyond the core training, ANZAP graduates have access to ongoing professional development and clinical resources of a very high calibre — making it a genuinely career-defining pathway for those serious about the discipline of psychotherapy.
To learn more about the ANZAP training program, visit anzap.com.au.
Frequently Asked Questions?
What ANZAP Trainees Often Ask
Personal therapy is strongly recommended from the first year of ANZAP training and becomes a compulsory requirement from year two onwards. Beginning early is beneficial — both for fulfilling the formal requirement and for getting the most out of the experience as part of your clinical development.
The ANZAP training philosophy holds that effective psychotherapy requires genuine self-knowledge. Your own experience as a client gives you an embodied understanding of the therapeutic process. It also helps you recognise your relational patterns, and strengthens your capacity to be fully present with clients. For most graduates, it becomes one of the most valued parts of the training
Yes. Laura offers secure online video sessions for ANZAP trainees and graduates throughout Australia and New Zealand. Online therapy is a fully valid format for meeting your ANZAP personal therapy requirement. Laura has extensive experience working this way with trainees across both countries.
Laura’s rooms are in Bowral in the Southern Highlands of NSW, approximately 90 minutes south-west of Sydney. Bowral is accessible by road and train from Sydney, Wollongong, Canberra and the surrounding region. For trainees further afield, online sessions are available across Australia and New Zealand.
The Conversational Model is the evidence-based psychotherapy framework at the core of ANZAP training. It was developed for complex and chronic presentations. These include borderline personality disorder, dissociative disorders, treatment-resistant depression and somatic conditions. It is grounded in attachment theory and the relational dynamics of the therapeutic encounter. Experiencing this model as a client during your training provides invaluable insight into both the theory and the lived practice of what you are learning.
Yes. Laura sees ANZAP graduates as well as current trainees. Many practitioners find that continuing their own therapy beyond formal training years remains a meaningful part of their professional life and supports their ongoing clinical work.
Ready to Begin?
in person in Bowral or online across Australia and New Zealand.