Meet the Team
Dana-Jade Dunn
Hello! My name is Dana and an Accredited Social Worker and the Owner of Dixie and Thyme Counselling.
I started working in the human services industry in 2017 as a youth worker in Out of Home Care, and I graduated from the University of New England in 2020 with a Bachelor of Social Work.
I believe that it is important to take a holistic approach to physical and mental health care. As such, I work with individuals and families to look at all of the factors that may bring someone to therapy including: work, relationships, identity and sexuality, trauma, stress, life changes, and more.
I use a wide array of evidence based interventions that include: ACT, EMDR, DBT, Mindfulness Based Interventions, Psychoeducation, and more.
Outside of work I love to spend time in nature, camping, four wheel driving, and riding my motorbike. I also enjoy going to the gym and spending times with my pups.
Rebecca Hooper
Hi! My name is Bec, and I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) who has lived in Tamworth since 2018.
I have experience working in the mental health sector as a support worker, and more recently offering counselling and therapy services to children, young people and adults.
I graduated from the University of New England with a Master of Social Worker (Professional Qualifying) and a Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Practice in 2018, and am passionate about learning and growing my skills.
My special interest is Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), however, I feel I am an eclectic in the work that I do – drawing on many modalities and trainings to tailor services to an individual’s needs.
When I am not at work, I enjoy playing DnD, boardgames and video games. I also enjoy arts and crafts, playing with my doggo, and watching true crime.