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Olivia Kearney
Olivia Kearney
Email: OKearney@adelaide.tabor.edu.au

Olivia Kearney is the Head of Postgraduate Counselling at Tabor and brings a strong integration of academic leadership and industry expertise. She continues to work in the field as a practising counsellor, consultant, and clinical supervisor. Olivia also serves on the PACFA Professional Standards Committee, which provides strategic oversight of all activities relating to PACFA’s Training Standards and the National Register. Her involvement ensures she remains at the forefront of best practice in counselling education and professional development. Olivia is passionate about equipping students to become ethical, reflective, and skilled practitioners who are ready to meet the needs of diverse communities.

Sam Smith
Sam Smith
Email: SSmith@adelaide.tabor.edu.au

Sam has been teaching within the Counselling team at Tabor for the past ten years, and is the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. 

After completing both undergraduate (Bachelor of Social Science - Counselling - 2010) and postgraduate training (Master of Counselling Practice - 2014) at Tabor, Sam has operated as a private counsellor and has completed postgraduate training in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, and is currently a Provisional PhD Candidate at Edith Cowan University. Her main topic of interest for research is in relationship counselling and proactive interventions. 

Since graduating, Sam has also worked in a number of different counselling contexts in the human services sector. These roles have given her experience counselling a broad range of people from many different walks of life, and utilising various counselling modalities and interventions. 

Kathryn Law
Kathryn Law
Email: KLaw@adelaide.tabor.edu.au

Kat graduated from her Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Counselling) in 2017 and her Masters in Counselling Practice in 2020. Previously, Kat has worked as a Pastoral Care Worker in schools, a Counselor for a suicide prevention & aftercare program, and a School Counselor & Wellbeing Coordinator. She now runs a full time online therapy private practice, focusing on body image, identity, trauma and anxiety. Kat has always loved academia and is passionate about helping students engage with the learning process so they can become confident and successful professionals in the workforce.

June Stankowski
June Stankowski
Email: JStankowski@adelaide.tabor.edu.au

Zoom meeting ID: https://tabor-edu-au.zoom.us/my/jstankowski

June graduated from Tabor Perth with a BA Counselling and earned a Master of Counselling from Notre Dame. She was the Head of Counselling at Tabor Perth for 8 years but has also had considerable experience in the industry. She has worked for Anglicare WA, in the area of domestic violence, perpetrators and victims, and was the Manager of ARBOR, a service for those impacted by another’s suicide. Most recently, she was the Student Placement and Clinical Training Coordinator for Holyoake.

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    CO5302/CO8302Sem12020 Counselling Skills - S1 2020

    • Teacher: Olivia Kearney
    • Teacher: Sam Smith
    • Non-editing teacher: Kathryn Law
    • Non-editing teacher: June Stankowski

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