About Dean
Dean Rogers is an AASW social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and relationship concerns. He offers practical support for grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating issues, and people adjusting to major life changes. He strives to meet each person where they are and to make the first steps feel achievable.
He uses a mix of approaches adjusted to the person in front of him. Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-focused, with tools to reduce unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
How Dean works
He also explores values and meaning where that helps someone feel steadier and more purposeful. Dean has six years of experience in clinical and community settings across ageing, mental health and addiction support. He has worked with people facing loss, end-of-life concerns, caregiver stress and family of origin issues.
That background informs how he plans realistic, step-by-step strategies for everyday life. In sessions he emphasises respect, sensitivity and practical steps. He will tailor conversations and actions to suit a person’s situation rather than applying a fixed method.
The plan is reviewed regularly so adjustments can be made as life changes. People can expect clear, simple techniques alongside conversations about values and relationships. He supports clients to build skills for coping, manage difficult emotions and reconnect with what matters.
Dean lists 12 ways of working on the entry:
What Dean works with
The areas below are the ones Dean selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How his approaches work online and in sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking small committed actions toward them while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, addiction and decision-making. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and offers practical exercises to reduce unhelpful patterns such as avoidance or rumination. It is often used for anxiety, mood and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses and can be useful for intimacy and relationship concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, and will adapt techniques as progress is made. This keeps therapy focused and relevant as life circumstances change.
Online sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls suit deeper conversations where visual cues help, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is low, live chat and messaging work for brief check-ins or ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and keep continuity when schedules change.
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