About Cornelia
Clinical Psychotherapist, Sandplay Therapist and Registered Psychologist.
Classically trained Psychotherapist, belonging to the Relational School of Psychotherapists. I have completed Postgraduate Training in Psychotherapy.
Experienced Psychologist, meeting Australian Psychology Registration Requirements.
Associate Member of The Sandplay Therapy Association of New Zealand and Australia (STANZA)
Actively engaged in Professional Development, with a particular personal interest in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.
My therapy room is in Leura, Blue Mountains, Australia.
Full name for Referral Purposes: Hilde Cornelia De Wel
Academic Qualifications
Registered Psychologist with the NSW Registration Board of Psychologists.
In the process of completing a Master’s Degree in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy at Monash University.
Working towards International Sandplay Therapist Accreditation (ISST)
Post Graduate Psychoanalytic Infant Observation (in the Tavistock Tradition).
Adult Psychotherapist (Institute of Clinical Psychotherapy Inc.).
In 1999, I graduated with a Graduate Diploma in Psychology at the University of New England and obtained my Psychology Registration via Supervised Practice.
Prior to this I completed a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Psychology and Women’s Studies, at Macquarie University.
My original training was as a Registered Nurse, originally in Belgium and subsequently in Australia.
Employment History
Private Practice Psychotherapist and Psychologist since 2007.
I offer Sandplay Therapy for Adults, Teens and Children in private practice.
Psychologist at TAFE, NSW.
Case manager, Springwood Coordinated Care Mental Health Team.
Prior to this, I have worked in a variety of Government Organisations including Business s, Quality Management, Accreditation and Project Management.
I have also worked as a Registered Nurse and in various Senior Positions in Aged Care.
Research Assistant and Tutor University of New South Wales.
Volunteer Registered Nurse in Hospital Del Nino, Lima, Peru.
