Warren Holland
Warren Holland: Senior Counsellor and Australia Aftercare Facilitator
Graduate Diplomas in Alcohol and Drugs, Counselling, Mental Health.
Warren Holland is a professionally trained addictions specialist, who has spent more than 22 years working with clients in the Alcohol and Drug treatment sector. His places of learning include Ballarat University, The Bouverie Centre at Latrobe University, The Department of Human Services, the LLN unit at Federation University, and AGB Training Group (Dips).
Working with children, adults, families and teams, Warren has provided treatment for the recovery from, and reduction of issues associated with substance use. Warren is a registered private counsellor experienced not only in addictions, but also in relationships, anxiety, depression, and internet/media related dependency.
Warren’s journey began with his own search for recovery from drugs and alcohol abuse. He has worked extensively in the field in a variety of roles, including casework, residential withdrawal & detoxification, pharmacotherapies, therapeutic rehabilitation, criminal diversion programs and private counselling for addictions. In such a wide and varied career, he has embraced many philosophies, from maintenance and harm minimisation to total abstinence 12 step recovery, and everything in between.
Warren Holland is a Member of the Australian Counselling Association (MACA) and the Association of Contextual Behavioural Science (ACBS)
His skills have been highly regarded, so much so that he has also been utilised as an educational trainer in counselling, alcohol/drug and mental health courses.
Warren says ‘Since successfully embracing a program to manage my own dependency in 1994 I have had a great passion for, and love of working in recovery-based programs. It is often said that recovery only works for those who work it. What I learnt is that the more people who are given that chance the more lives are rebuilt and saved. I learnt that success leaves clues, and we did was what those that went before us did. If all I do is to keep this altruistic notion alive in a place such as SafeHouse, then my work and that of my colleagues will be done’
Warren Holland promotes the therapeutic style ‘Acceptance & Commitment Therapy’, which was a breakthrough for him personally and professionally. He worked closely with a world leader in this theory, Dr Russ Harris, to design and facilitate ACT therapy one-to-one and group therapy. Through ACT, Warren is focussed on assisting people to overcome negative thoughts and feelings that can interfere with living a rich, full and meaningful life.
SafeHouse Rehab Centre Thailand is delighted and proud Warren Holland has accepted an invitation to act as Senior Counsellor and Australia Aftercare Facilitator. It is felt that his wide and varied skill set will be of huge benefit to the SafeHouse team and more importantly, the clients.
