Mr Phil Onasu Social Worker (Registrar)

Phil is a Mental Health Social Worker and clinician who delivers clinical psychotherapeutic health services specialising in mental health, domestic family violence, relationship counselling, and alcohol and drug counselling. Phil also provides behavioural change coaching programs for domestic and family violence perpetrators, EAP counselling to professionals, trauma-informed practice coaching for employees, and recovery coaching for NDIS participants. Phil has dedicated the past 15 years to helping people with complex mental health issues, especially with depression, anxiety, PTSD, EUPD, drug-induced psychosis, social phobia, perpetrators rehabilitation counselling, victims support and many other psychosocial health issues. Most of his work has extensively been with QLD Domestic & Family Violence Court, QLD Corrective Service, and the Department of Veteran Affairs. Phil's clinical practice is driven by creating perspectives and imparting the necessary skills so clients can believe in themselves to change negative behaviours, accept situations they cannot change, and create a purposeful journey in their lives. Below are Phil's specialist-focused areas. Counselling. Mental Health (PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, EUPD, Alcohol-induced psychosis, etc.) DFV (perpetrator & Victims) EAP (Employee Assistance Program) AOD (Alcohol and other Drugs) Trauma-Informed Practice, DFV-Informed Practice, Mental Health (Vicarious trauma, burnouts, stress, etc.) Mental Aberration & Mental Procrastination (personal growth) Social & Community Development Psychosocial Health Focused Growth (mental Health) Phil provides therapeutic perspectives, interventional skills, and knowledge to help clients understand the impacts of psychosocial health issues in their lives. It is his core value to encourage clients to acknowledge they have issues first; be prepared to learn new skills, and actively participate in achieving set goals in changing those negative issues. Phil's primary aim is to ensure, that he provides the most up-to-date, evidence-based, and appropriate clinical advice to help clients make effective changes in their lives. He dedicates his work to helping clients understand their dominant emotions, which dictate their attitudes toward the issues, attitudinal reactions, behaviours, and consequential actions. Phil's perspective is to help clients understand that issues such as anger, agitation, isolation, abuse of alcohol, drugs, violence, and many other psychosocial health issues are byproducts of underlying and unsolved triggers/issues. Phil aims to separate the clients from issues and with his help, clients will be able to deal with those issues. Phil uses CBT, DBT, Biopsychosocial and strength-based sessions to help clients.