Meet Bec | The Heart of Therapy

$170 per session .

$185 - per session past 5 pm

$85.20 - Medicare rebate

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Bec Stewart (she/her)

Hi, I'm Bec, the founder of The Heart of Therapy, and I bring over 13 years of experience as a psychotherapist and holistic mental health counsellor. Clients often describe me as compassionate, open-minded, and deeply non-judgmental in my approach. I'm passionate about supporting people through meaningful and lasting change—whether you're navigating emotional pain, trauma, mental health challenges, relationship difficulties, or patterns that leave you feeling stuck.

In our work together, we may gently explore the deeper, often unconscious layers of past experiences, attachment wounds and unresolved trauma that can be stored in the mind, nervous system and body and continue to impact you and your relationships today.

I draw on evidence-based approaches like EMDR Therapy and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), as well as parts-work (Resource Therapy, Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy), and somatic therapies to support this process. I’ve found that when we work at this depth, there is potential to begin shifting the patterns that surface-level strategies often can’t address.

Throughout the process, you’ll have the opportunity to build inner resources and develop tools that can support you for a long time to come. Many of my clients are surprised by how this way of working can not only reduce their symptoms but transform their relationship with themselves and others.

Medicare Provider, telehealth appointments only, adults19 yrs +.

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Experience and Specialisations

Bec supports clients through a wide range of issues, challenges, heartaches, and losses, from the smaller concerns to the really big stuff.

She has a special interest in trauma and anxiety-related challenges, and is also experienced in working in a wide range of areas, including:

General anxiety, social anxiety, panic, phobias, OCD
PTSD, complex PTSD
Depression
Dissociation
Fear of abandonment and rejection.
Jealousy and insecurity
Emotional overwhelm or emotional reactivity
Insecure attachment styles
Difficulty setting boundaries
Self-sabotaging behaviours
Low self-esteem or a harsh inner critic. Feeling unworthy or not good enough.
Relationships, intimacy and sexuality
Suicidal ideation
Emotional, verbal and physical abuse, including narcissistic abuse
Narcissistic abuse
Sexual assault
Transgender, gender diverse and gender-questioning
Living life as a highly sensitive person (HSP) or 'empath'
Neurodivergence, including ADHD and Autism
Stress and burnout
First responders
Other general life challenges, heartaches or losses

Bec is also an approved specialist counsellor for the Victim Support Scheme with Victim Services NSW. If you have approval from Victims Services to receive funded counselling, please let me know before booking an appointment. We need 2-3 days before your appointment to complete the paperwork required by Victim Services.

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Approach

Always passionate about expanding her knowledge and skills, Bec regularly attend trainings, conferences, and clinical consultations both in Australia and internationally, ensuring she stays at the forefront of trauma and mental health treatments.

While grounded in neurobiological and psychological science and evidence-based therapeutic techniques, she recognise that truly transformative therapy requires working with you as a whole person - brain, mind and body. Her own lived experience of overcoming trauma inspired her holistic, deep-change approach to therapy.

Bec's approach draws from:

- EMDR therapy (Advanced level EMDRAA Accredited Training)

- Deep Brain Reorienting

- Attachment-Informed EMDR
-- Mindfulness (embodied mindfulness)

- Resource therapy (Advanced Ego state therapy)

- Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS)

-- Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed therapy

- Somatic approaches to well-being and trauma recovery
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

- Theory of Structural Dissociation

- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Applied neurobiology and neuroscience

- Pet-assisted therapy

- Compassion-focused therapy

- Re-parenting the unhealed inner child

- Eastern wisdom traditions

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker
Master of Social Work
Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)
Advanced Diploma of Transpersonal Counselling
EMDR Advanced level training
Certified Clinical Resource Therapist and trainer
Numerous other post-grad certifications and trainings

Qualifications

Fees

Standard 50 mins - $170 (after 5pm - $185)

Medicare rebate of 85.20 available

(Out-of-pocket expense - $84.80)

Medicare Rebates

Bec is registered with Medicare to provide focused psychological strategies on a Mental Health Care Plan. A Medicare rebate of $85.20 per session for up to 10 sessions per year is available for clients referred by a GP on a valid Mental Health Care Plan.