Andrea Fisher

Andrea is a professional social worker and a trained counsellor with many years experience. She graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Melbourne in 1979. She completed an Arts degree in Psychology in 1982. Andrea has been a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers for 15 years and is an accredited Mental Health Social Worker and registered with Medicare as an approved provider of focused psychological strategies.

Andrea has extensive experience in working in the family and community services areas and has worked specifically in counselling and training in private practice since 2000. She has also worked in the tertiary education sector teaching in the welfare and community services courses in the TAFE sector since 2000. She has a teaching qualification in workplace assessment and training.

Andrea is particularly interested in the effects of trauma on adults and children and completed a graduate certificate in trauma counselling with the Cairnmillar Institute. This has been of great relevance in her broad experience working in the adoption and foster care fields, victims of crime and with those who have been sexually abused.

Values and ethical standards

As a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers, Andrea practises by the organisation’s ethical code of practice. Her values include confidentiality, respect for the individual and working in an open and transparent way in collaboration with her clients to help them achieve the best outcomes possible.