Bianca Botha
Job Title: Accredited Mental Health Social Worker
Email: bianca.botha@health.qld.gov.au
Languages: English
Professional Bio
Bianca is a dedicated and experienced member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), holding a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Social Work. She is an AASW Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with over 27 years of experience supporting children, adolescents, and adults with physical, intellectual, and neurodevelopmental disabilities, as well as those experiencing severe and complex mental illness and trauma.
Throughout her career, Bianca has worked across a variety of predominantly paediatric settings, addressing a broad spectrum of presentations in children, including interpersonal difficulties, behavioural concerns, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, eating disorders, gender dysphoria, and psychosis.
Passionate about parenting support, Bianca has received training in multiple parenting programs and is committed to helping parents deepen their understanding and attachment with their children. She provides a warm and nurturing therapeutic environment, particularly for women managing perinatal losses and postnatal depression. Bianca supports her clients in achieving personal goals, building positive emotional and psychological wellbeing, and fostering thriving relationships.
Her therapeutic expertise spans a diverse range of modalities, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Family Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Play Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), as well as the Circle of Security and PACE frameworks.
Licensure
BA Social Work, MA Social Work. Accredited Mental Health Social Worker - MAASW AMHSW
COSP Courses Completed
- OLCOSP Apr2021 Deb | C
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