Kate Formston

Kate is an Accredited EMDR Consultant, Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, and Psychotherapist. She has two decades of experience supporting individuals affected by trauma and other mental health challenges.

Kate is an integral part of my team and provides individual and group EMDR consultation to therapists at all stages of their learning. She regularly assists with practicums during my EMDR training workshops to help therapists develop practical confidence in using EMDR therapy.

Kate and I have worked together across four different organisations over the past 15 years, and she has long been a valued colleague in both clinical and training contexts. She brings a down-to-earth and caring presence to her work with both clients and clinicians, and is committed to helping therapists use EMDR therapy in a way that feels integrated, purposeful, and authentic to their own therapeutic style.

Her clinical background includes roles in a sexual assault counselling service, an inpatient EMDR hospital program, and private practice. She has completed extensive advanced training in EMDR therapy and is highly experienced in working with complex trauma, attachment wounding, and dissociative disorders. Kate draws on a range of therapeutic approaches including schema therapy, ego state therapy, internal family systems, and polyvagal theory to inform her EMDR case formulation and interventions. She also has experience delivering EMDR therapy in both intensive and group-based formats.

Kate currently works in the EMDR Intensive Program at Mindful Living Counselling and Psychology, providing focused trauma treatment to clients seeking a more structured and time-efficient therapy option.

Outside of work, Kate enjoys martial arts, personal fitness, spending time outdoors, and connecting with family and friends.

Qualifications and Professional Associations

• Master of Social Work

• Bachelor of Psychology

• Graduate Diploma of Counselling and Psychotherapy

• Diploma of Mindfulness Therapy  

• Member of the Australian Association of Social Workers - Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

• EMDR Association of Australia - Accredited EMDR Consultant