MARIE ROWLAND IS THE DIRECTOR AND CONSULTING THERAPIST AT TALKING-MATTERS. RECEIVING POST-GRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS FROM THE RENOWNED LEARNING INSTITUTION, AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, SHE WORKS EXCLUSIVELY IN PRIVATE PRACTICE. SHE IS ALSO A FREELANCE JOURNALIST WRITING ABOUT WELL–BEING AND FINDING HAPPINESS THROUGH SELF–ACTUALISATION. SHE IS A REGULAR COLUMINST FOR THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH’S HEALTH SUPPLEMENT, BODY & SOUL. (GO TO MEDIA PAGE)

HER COUNSELLING PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLE:
FOR THE MOST PART, THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG, MERELY POINTS OF VIEW. WHICH NEED TO BE HEARD AND UNDERSTOOD.

WITH THIS APPROACH IN MIND, SHE WORKS EXTENSIVELY TO ASSIST PEOPLE IN MANAGING THEIR PROBLEMS BUT DELVES DEEPER TO FIND AND RESOLVE THE UNDERLYING ISSUES THAT PERPETUATE CONFLICT OR DISCONNECTEDNESS. SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT THE ISSUES FACING THE MODERN WOMAN AND MAN:

• RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT AND RELATED ISSUES INCLUDING FIDELITY
AND COMMITMENT
• FINDING WORK/LIFE BALANCE OR CAREER VS FAMILY
• NOTIONS OF SUCCESS INCLUDING SELF–IMAGE AND SOCIAL RELEVANCE
• MANAGING STRESS/ANXIETY AND FINDING INDIVIDUAL AUTONOMY
• FRACTURED FAMILY STRUCTURES: SINGLE PARENT/BLENDED FAMILIES
• FERTILITY ISSUES AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES
• MANAGING A SINGLE LIFE IN A COUPLE’S WORLD. MANAGING LONELINESS
AND ALONESS

MARIE IS A CONTEMPORARY WOMAN IN TOUCH WITH TODAY’S SOCIETY. HER PAST EXPERIENCE WORKING IN BOTH THE CORPORATE AND PRIVATE SECTORS PROVIDE HER WITH A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRESSURES THAT COME TO BEAR ON THE INDIVIDUAL AND FURTHER EQUIPS HER WITH A RANGE OF SPECIALIST SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO WORK WITH CLIENTS IN A THERAPEUTIC CONTEXT.