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Empathy is essential!
Open and honest communication fosters trust. Prioritising your needs, ensuring a supportive environment throughout your counselling journey.
Start with the individual – discover their needs and provide compassionate support.
High-quality therapeutic practices
The Table It approach is built on empathy, understanding, and trust. With careful attention to your needs, we create supportive and effective counselling solutions that empower you.
Start with the individual – discover their needs and provide compassionate support.
Transformative counselling experiences.
Dayne Michalak
Founder and Senior Counsellor
He/Him Pronouns
Bachelor of Counselling
Diploma of Counselling
Registered with Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA)
Dayne Michalak is a committed therapist with expertise in a range of evidence-based approaches designed to improve mental health and promote personal growth. With a focus on Affect Regulation Therapy, Dayne takes a person-centred approach, offering a supportive and understanding environment for clients to explore their emotions and experiences. Incorporating Solution-Focused Therapy, Dayne works with clients to identify their strengths and resources to achieve their goals.
Through Narrative Therapy, they empower clients to reframe their personal stories in a way that fosters resilience. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) plays a key role in Dayne’s practice, helping clients accept their thoughts and emotions while moving towards actions that are in line with their values. Dayne also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to assist clients in recognising and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours, supporting healthier coping strategies.
With a strong focus on neurodiversity, Dayne provides specialised support for individuals with ADHD, ADD, Autism, and Asperger’s Syndrome. Drawing on both professional expertise and lived experience, Dayne offers tailored interventions that respect the unique challenges and strengths of the neurodiverse community, fostering a sense of acceptance and empowerment.