https://www.navigatorcc.com.au/blog-1 daily 0.75 2022-04-25 https://www.navigatorcc.com.au/blog-1/family-connections-dbt monthly 0.5 2020-08-27 https://www.navigatorcc.com.au/blog-1/what-is-dbt monthly 0.5 2022-04-25 https://www.navigatorcc.com.au/blog-1/blog-post-title-one-97gdf monthly 0.5 2020-08-14 https://www.navigatorcc.com.au/home daily 1.0 2025-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3b518999da7b6a14122df1/1580947760695-0PCLFGF7RB2GQENKR8DA/counselling%2C+therapy%2C+psychotherapist+office+room-edit+1.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3b518999da7b6a14122df1/1595131617530-H8CM8OL3O5VQL1AW0P8S/JenFitz-4917+web.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3b518999da7b6a14122df1/1580947795048-27YNOQNOCU7OUB3G2T9L/degree.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3b518999da7b6a14122df1/1580947544015-A3AJMIOGD8HFCE80LD24/pepper.jpg Home https://www.navigatorcc.com.au/about daily 0.75 2025-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3b518999da7b6a14122df1/1597633157480-280FQW3O5YZILITR8YVI/JenFitz+small.png Our team - Jennie Fitzhardinge, MCouns Jennie is the owner and principal therapist at Navigator and her specialty is working with people who struggle with intense emotions and their aftermath. She helps her clients to navigate life's difficult challenges and choices. She draws on her experience and training as a family and mental health counsellor and prior experience in the media, corporate and government sectors to give her clients a whole-of-life approach to navigate their unique challenges. Jennie’s therapeutic tool box includes Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and other person-centred therapies. These therapies give people the skills they need to manage their emotions and their relationships. Jennie has a Masters in Counselling from Murdoch University and experience in the not-for-profit and academic sectors. She has completed intensive DBT training and has 10 years’ experience delivering DBT-informed groups. She is a Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) Registered Clinical Counsellor. She was on the NEABPD Australia steering committee and regularly runs the free Family Connections program for family and friends of someone with Borderline Personality Disorder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3b518999da7b6a14122df1/1583301405503-GGET6RMS44K3MGN1GKZV/papper-2.jpg Our team - Pepper Pepper is Jennie’s co-therapist. She is particularly good at working with young people with anxiety and emotional distress. If you are not a dog person, then she will not attend. Pepper does not charge for her services, she does it for the love of humanity and pats. Lots of pats. https://www.navigatorcc.com.au/contact-us daily 0.75 2020-08-27 https://www.navigatorcc.com.au/courses-and-events daily 0.75 2025-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3b518999da7b6a14122df1/1597380862245-JUBP523RXL6IKKDCTO1F/Canva+-+Happy+family+with+ball+on+football+field+small.jpeg Courses & Events - Intro to Mindfulness & Dialectics Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) combines teaching skills in a group setting with individual therapy. It draws on the best of eastern traditions (mindfulness and acceptance) and western behavioural therapies (changing emotions and behaviours for a better life). The introduction to DBT course is a 3-week course that covers the principles of DBT and Mindfulness and is a pre-requisite for the other modules. Each online session will be for 90 minutes and will cover skills and review your practice during the week. When: Mondays, 2.30-4pm, July 7, 14, 21, 28 OR Wednesdays, 4-5.30pm, July 9, 16, 23, 30 (all times AWST) Where: Online, you will need the Zoom app and preferably a computer or tablet as we will be sharing documents How much: $400 for 3 weeks HURRY! Apply now to get 25% off! = $300 for 4 weeks Contact us for more information https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3b518999da7b6a14122df1/1597379511675-32M4ZA287S0GH0VJ3RQI/priscilla-du-preez-gYdjZzXNWlg-unsplash+small.jpeg Courses & Events - Learn how to… Name your emotions to tame them Bring down your emotional intensity Check the facts of emotionally intense situations and either solve the problem, change how you feel about it, or bear it. Reduce your vulnerability to emotional volatility and intensity The introduction to DBT and Mindfulness module is a pre-requisite for this course. When: Mondays, 5-6:30pm, July 7, 14, 21, 28 (all times AWST) Where: Online, you will need the Zoom app and preferably a computer or tablet as we will be sharing documents How much: $400 for 4 weeks Contact us for more information https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3b518999da7b6a14122df1/1597379101499-9UM1KVNTIRWFF8TL0RWW/andreea-pop-V32AcJFktGQ-unsplash+copy.jpg Courses & Events - Learn how to: ask for what you need say no effectively while maintaining self-respect and important relationships manage interpersonal conflict skilfully get and maintain close friendships end unhealthy relationships develop mindfulness skills you can apply every day Learn the superpower of effective validation of self and others The Introduction to DBT and Mindfulness module is a pre-requisite for this course. When: Mondays, 5pm-6.30pm, August 4, 11, 18, 25 Where: Online, you will need the Zoom app and preferably a computer or tablet as we will be sharing documents How much: $400 for 4 weeks https://www.navigatorcc.com.au/acknowledgement daily 0.75 2020-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3b518999da7b6a14122df1/1598599135950-GP1C7Q0D3OVP79USPNDV/IMG_2690.png Acknowledgement - We acknowledge we are located on Wadjuk Noongar boodja (country). We honour the traditional custodians of this land and their elders, past, present and emerging. Our counsellors recognise the trauma of dispossession and that it is a major contribution to the inequality Australia’s First Nation people have suffered. We respect their continuing culture and recognise their strength, resilience and capacity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e3b518999da7b6a14122df1/1598599861652-MACPU40M7JK4J4CDUYDG/jiroe-b9kh72kOcdM-unsplash.jpg Acknowledgement - Love is love. LGBTIQ+ people have the right to be proud of who they are and to be seen and supported at school, work and in the community. We recognise that systemic bullying and other forms of discrimination contributes to LGBTIQ+ people experiencing much higher rates of psychological distress than the general population. We are proud to support and advocate for LGBTIQ+ people, so that they can live their best lives.