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Coastal Counselling with a difference! From the moment you walk into Keanu Jones’ counselling room at 22
By Shanelle Schick
James Street, you know that this will be an experience unlike most standardised counselling sessions.
‘It’s not about doing therapy, it’s about being a therapeutic person’
The room is warm and cosy, a haven from the outside world where you
Born and raised in Rockhampton in a
can chat freely to explore and
home that exposed him to plenty of
unpack anything and everything
self-help material and new age
that may be on your mind. It’s clear
philosophy, it was actually on a 10-day
that Keanu is incredibly passionate
Vipassana silent retreat in Pomona
about the work he does in this field
that Keanu knew that counselling was
believing that ‘it’s not about doing
the path for him to take.
therapy, it’s about being a therapeutic person’.
He studied counselling at USQ and has gone on to set up a private practice here in our beautiful town of Yeppoon. He loves the application of therapy and always has something lying around to read, whether it be history or psychotherapy or Carl Jung.
He’s always learning and growing believing that the fundamentals are thread through all aspects of our lives, culture and history. Keanu has a unique take on the counselling world, offering a ‘paywhat-you-can’ system at his practice. There are a cross-section of people needing support with life’s challenges Picture Supplied by Keanu Jones
