Progressive Therapeutic Collective: transforming therapy

Available online across the country, on weekdays, evenings and weekends.

Dan Ward (they/them)

Counsellor at
Progressive Therapeutic Collective.

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Counselling

Professional roles:

  • Counsellor

Dan is a counsellor who has worked with at-risk adolescents and adult who have experienced complex trauma and difficulties managing their mental health. Dan highly value fostering a positive, safe, and non-judgmental space in the therapy room for whoever walks in.

With a person-centered and holistic approach, Dan focuses on helping others live an authentic and values-driven life. This includes helping others identify and overcome barriers preventing them from doing so.

In their spare time, they love to write and play music, cultivate house plants, meditate, spend time outdoors and with family.

Dan’s therapeutic focus areas:

  • Gender

  • Sexuality

  • Relationship

  • Complex mental health

Our Services

Pay the Rent & Mutual Aid

The Pay the Rent movement calls for non-Indigenous individuals and businesses to regularly contribute financially to Indigenous organisations as part of reparations and restorative justice. This movement aims to provide tangible support to Indigenous communities, addressing historical and ongoing injustices while fostering a sense of accountability and solidarity.

At Progressive Therapeutic Collective (PTC), we've been paying the rent since our inception four years ago.

Each year, we allocate 1% of our annual profit to The Westerman Jilya Institute for Indigenous Mental Health and another 1% to Decolonise Sex Work Australia, a Blak mutual aid fund for sex workers. As a white-owned business, we believe it’s crucial to acknowledge and address systemic injustices against Indigenous communities. Our commitment to mutual aid is about taking concrete actions to bring aboug meaningful and genuine social change.

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