About Us
Vishal Patel is the Principal Therapist at SureCare Counselling. He is a psychotherapist and an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW), registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Vishal holds a degree from Australian Catholic University and brings a rich clinical background in narrative therapy, systemic practice, and trauma-informed care.
Since 2015, Vishal has supported individuals and families across a range of settings, including government, non-profit, and private sectors. His past roles have included:
• SRSS Case Manager
• Senior Therapeutic Residential Youth Worker
• Intensive Foster and Kinship Practitioner
• Multicultural Mental Health Coordinator
• Acute Mental Health Social Worker
• Early in Life Mental Health Clinician
• Community Mental Health Case Manager
• Counsellor/Accredited Mental Health Social Worker in Private Psychology clinics.
Vishal works with children, adolescents, adults, and couples experiencing a broad range of mental health and psychosocial concerns. His approach is collaborative, person-centred, and strengths-based, empowering clients to gain clarity, process difficult emotions, and develop tools to support their wellbeing.
Vishal brings warmth, cultural sensitivity, and a deep respect for the lived experience of every person he works with. He has worked extensively with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families across diverse settings. His clinical experience spans a broad range of issues including :
- Depression
- Anxiety and panic/worry
- Suicidal ideation
- Self-Harming Behaviour
- Sleep problems.
- Occupational burnout
- Stress
- Psychological effects of a workplace injury or motor vehicle accident
- Trauma, complex trauma and vicarious trauma (VT)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD]
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Psychosis
- Paranoia
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Postnatal depression
- Relationship difficulties
- Parenting issues
- Domestic and family violence
- Anger
- Behavioural difficulties (mild)
- Addictions – Drug and Alcohol, gambling
- Grief and Loss