Dr Leonie White
Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
Family Therapy | Systemic Practice | Supervision | Narrative Therapy
Helping Families Thrive
Dr Leonie White is a Clinical Family Therapist and Psychologist with over 25 years experience in counselling and mental health, and a passion for supporting individuals, families, schools, communities, professionals, and organizations through an integrative systemic family therapy lens. She is the founder of Phoenix Family Therapy Academy, operates a Private Practice, and currently teaches at QUT and UniSQ.
Leonie first began working with children and teens in Education, Mental Health, and Child Protection settings where her passion grew for supporting young people, parents, and families, especially in their most challenging times. This was also where Leonie developed a passion for supporting people impacted by trauma and for supporting other professionals by providing individual and group systemic supervision, and professional development training across Australia. She has presented at national and international conferences, contributed publications in academic journals and been a Guest Editor for a special edition of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy on the topic of Integrative Practice in Family Therapy.
As a systemic integrative practitioner Leonie loves to work across the lifespan in ways that consider an individual’s experience, the importance of their relationships, resources and resilience, and the significance of the big picture of life to create a holistic perspective valuing a person in their context. She believes that relationships and context are key to understanding struggles and strengths, to learning about experiences and legacies, and to supporting a person towards their preferred future.
In 2021 Leonie launched Helping Families Thrive Cards which have become a best seller at Compass Seminars Australia and in 2023 she launched the Helping Families Thrive Strengths Cards.
Leonie is available for Workshops, Keynotes and Conferences.
Helping Families Thrive Card Set
36 cards to assist families of all types as they journey through life
Based on Dr Leonie White's Family Therapy clinical practice, theory and research,
these carefully selected cards cover key ingredients of growing healthy, thriving families and make a positive difference to families.
There are 36 cards divided into 6 colour petals categories - Communication, Fun and Enjoyment, Nurturing, Family Structure, Problem Solving and Belonging.
Each petal has several cards representing each category with an explanation, description, tips and practical ideas, as well as conversation starters to individualise the suggestions to your client's needs.
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