Monique Toohey
Monique Toohey
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Monique is the Managing Director and Principal Psychologist of Nasihah Consulting Group based in Essendon, Melbourne. She has delivered psychological services to Muslim clients for the past 28 years and delivered personal development and wellbeing programs to over 50 Muslim organisations across Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Turkey.

Monique is a Gottman informed couple's counsellor (Level 3) and a certified Cultural Intelligence (CQ) Advisor/ Facilitator (Adv) (USA) and has trained staff from over 400 organisations in cultural safety. For 6 years she was the Lead Lecturer for ‘Multicultural Counselling’ and ‘Culture and Psychology’ at the Australian Catholic University and is a regular guest lecturer at other universities. She is the Author of the book Without You: rising above the impact of an abusive relationship.

Monique delivered ‘Culture eats individuality for breakfast’ at TEDx Docklands (2019) and is a commentator on the psychological impact of exclusion, racist bullying and the COVID pandemic for ABC news. She has been seen on Amazon Prime docuseries ‘Unheard’, ABC News and Lateline, featured in The Australian, The Age, The Herald-Sun, ABC and 3AW radio.

She is also the Founder of the Centre for Muslim Wellbeing (CMW).
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Monique
Toohey
Female
Essendon North

Wheelchair accessible and use technologies to enable language restricted clients to access counselling

Psychologist
English

Compassion-focused approach that guides new and experienced couples to repair major wounds, work through gridlocked disagreements, identify RED flag behaviour, manage conflict with respect, and connect deeply to create a truly fulfilling relationship; I also work with individuals who are contemplating the end of a relationship or their readiness for a new relationship.
Support healthy boundary setting in all types of family and professional relationships;
Support adult clients to psychologically, somatically and spiritually process adversity, loss and trauma (PTSD & C-PTSD);
Step-by-step processing and recovery from Intimate partner violence and family violence including spiritual abuse;
Effectively treat Anxiety Disorders (Generalised Anxiety, Panic disorder, Obsessive compulsive disorder, including OCD presenting with perfectionist tendencies around cleanliness, wudu, prayer and core beliefs);
Effectively treat childhood wounds that are showing up now as unhealthy relationship patterns and unwellness in the mind and body.

Visit the Nasihah Consulting Website for full list of services.

M-F, Sat fortnightly (Closed Thursdays) ; Face 2 face & Telehealth options available
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Gottman trained couple counsellor (Level 3), Strength-based therapy, Schema therapy, Trauma-Informed CBT, Mindfulness, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy & Sensorimotor Art therapy.
Mental Health Plans, Workcover, Private Health, Victims of Crime (FAS)
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