Kane Spooner

Based in the Adelaide Hills, Kane is an accredited mental health social worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers and a registered clinical counsellor with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia. He holds a Certificate IV in Community Services (AOD and Mental Health), a Bachelor of Counselling, and a Master of Social Work.

Kane began his counselling career in 2014, focusing on problem gambling and alcohol and drug rehabilitation. After completing his Master of Social Work in 2018, he provided counselling services to informal community Carers as part of the Australian Government's Carer Gateway program. As a generalist practitioner, Kane employs an integrative approach that emphasises person-centred and non-pathologizing practices. Guided by values of humility, compassion, curiosity, and respect, Kane creates a supportive environment where clients can address a wide range of mental health and life challenges. While trained in various evidence-based models, Kane prioritises the therapeutic relationship as the cornerstone of a successful counselling process.

Kane is dedicated to supporting individuals on their personal journeys of healing and growth. He adopts a transdiagnostic and process-based orientation to address psychological and emotional difficulties, tailoring therapy collaboratively to the unique needs and preferences of each client. Kane is also interested in exploring how emerging technologies can be thoughtfully integrated into therapy to enhance the therapeutic process while preserving the integrity of the client-clinician relationship.