8-10 Mansfield St, Thornbury 3071.

Isabelle Skutela

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker & Social Work Supervisor

Isabelle is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Social Work Supervisor. She provides a warm, compassionate and non-judgemental space where you can feel heard, understood and supported.

Isabelle takes a collaborative and person-centred approach to therapy, recognising that everyone’s experiences, circumstances and goals are unique to their personal journey.

Her approach is trauma-informed, strengths-based and collaborative. Isabelle draws from a broad range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches and social work frameworks, incorporating person-centred, systems-based and strengths-based perspectives to understand each person within the context of their relationships, environment, history and broader life experiences.

Isabelle has a particular interest in youth mental health, self-esteem related concerns, anxiety, and trauma-related presentations. She currently supports clients across adult acute community mental health, youth mental health, and private practice settings.

Isabelle will work alongside you at a pace that feels comfortable, with the direction of therapy guided by your needs and goals.

Common themes of support:

Anxiety and stress

Depression and low mood

Self-esteem and self-worth

Emotional regulation and coping

Life transitions and adjustment

Relationship difficulties and boundaries

Bullying and friendship difficulties

School, study and academic stress

Youth and adolescent mental health

Identity and personal growth

Trauma and difficult life experiences

OCD/compulsive behaviours

Neurodiversity

Acute mental health challenges

Key therapeutic models:

Trauma-informed practice

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

Motivational Interviewing

Person-centred and strengths-based practice


Session Fees

Standard fee

$54.50 out-of-pocket per 50-minute session with a Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP), after the $89.50 Medicare rebate.

Full session fee: $144.

The standard fee applies to both in-person and Telehealth sessions.

Reduced fee (Available to students and concession holders)

$37.50 out-of-pocket per 50-minute session with a Mental Health Care Plan, after the $89.50 Medicare rebate.

Full session fee: $127.

Limited bulk-billed Telehealth appointments available for students and concession holders.

NDIS: No fee to the participant, with sessions billed at the applicable social work therapeutic support rate.


Availability

Telehealth: Tuesday afternoons and Sunday mornings

In-person: Mondays


Social Work Supervision

Isabelle also provides professional supervision for social workers. Her supervision approach is collaborative, reflective and supportive, with space to explore clinical practice, professional development, ethical decision-making, boundaries, complex practice issues and practitioner wellbeing.

Supervision fees: Rates follow relevant AASW guidance and standards. Please get in touch to discuss supervision availability and your individual supervision needs. 

Qualifications

Master of Social Work – La Trobe University

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AASW)



8-10 Mansfield Street Thornbury Australia

8-10 Mansfield Street Thornbury Australia
Isabelle Skutela

Services / Modalities

Practitioner Mental Health Social Worker Supervisor

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Our mission at Melbourne Integrated Therapies is to offer you a personal referral to a skilled and experienced practitioner. Whether you are interested in working within more traditional frameworks like counselling, psychology and cognitive frameworks or from a more somatic, experiential lens we offer a number of practitioners that can help you.