About Adam McLean
Adam’s expertise lies in helping his clients to identify and work through the underlying issues that hold them trapped in a cycle of limitation. Through building relationship Adam and his clients work together in identifying, exploring and uncovering limitations, deep-seated beliefs and values while working towards change.
Adam McLean - is a Psychotherapist, Counsellor, Supervisor, Trainer and Educator
Having worked with a number of different types of groups, including face-to-face, telephone and online groups, Adam has emerged as a confident and specialized leader in group therapy and training. He also teaches group leadership skills in a number of settings.
As a Mental Health and Cancer Specialist Nurse, he has over 20 years experience in working with people from a diverse range of backgrounds and issues. He also has experience in management, working in not-for-profit and non-government organisations.
Adam’s life experience, education and skills in working with people along with his qualifications equips him to work in a meaningful way with his clients as they face the challenges and difficulties that life offers.
He arrived in Australia from his native country of Scotland in 1988, since then he has formed strong alliances with organisations and services. Adam made the transition to Psychotherapy and Counselling in 1997 and has been in private practice for 10 years.
Influenced by Existential Philosophy he integrates existential perspectives of life and its struggle when working with his clients. He strongly believes that we construct our view of who we are and the world through choice. In working with Adam you will learn to recognize and understand the choices you have made and are still making, as they relate to your values and beliefs and your sense of self’, others and the world.
In recognizing the underpinning influence and meaning through the choices you make, will offer you the opportunity to make alternative choices.
Are you ready to explore your life choice?
Everything can be taken from a man but ... the last
of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way” Victor Frankl
Do the choices you make and are still making limit you in life or provide you with meaning and the opportunity for growth and change to happen?
Currently, Adam is on the faculty of The Centre for Existential Practice, and is contracted to teach counselling and psychotherapy students at The Jansen Newman Institute and The Australian College of Applied Psychology in Sydney.
Adam’s qualifications include:
- Master of Counselling (UWS)
- Graduate Diploma Individual Psychotherapy and Relationship Therapy
- Bachelor of Counselling and Human Change
- Bachelor of Nursing
- Professional Certificate in Sandplay Therapy
- Certificate IV Assessment and Workplace and Training
Professional Memberships
Adam is registered with the following organizations, which required stringent adherence to their code of ethical standards of practice and ongoing professional development including Clinical Supervision.
Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) Clinical Member 
Counsellors and Psychotherapists Association NSW (CAPA) Clinical Member -
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