Toby Whittington
After twenty five years of self-employment including almost a decade of management experience working across the performing arts, street theatre, fashion design, urban farming, not-for-profits and social enterprise sectors. I decided to gain formal university training and completed a graduate certificate of management in 2021.
Following my personal passion for healthy relationships, sex, gender and sexuality issues I went on to study a graduate certificate of sexology and trained for 11-months to become a certified sacred sexuality coach with renowned Australian sexologist, Cam Fraser in 2024. During these studies I was introduced to counselling, coupled with my deep desire to help people to reach their potentials, I decided to gain formal qualifications in this field.
In early 2025 I commenced studying a masters of counselling and completed the graduate certificate of counselling in early 2026 with two credits and four distinctions. I will be commencing my professional placement in late 2026 and graduating with my masters of counselling in early 2027.
In recent years I have gained transferable skills and experience working in the wellness, mental health and disability sectors with diverse cohorts including young people, people with disabilities, indigenous people, including those who have been incarcerated, and teenagers with autism. During these experiences I have honed my counselling skills and applied a person-centred, trauma-informed approach to working with complex client cases.
I use cognitive behavioural therapy, positive affirmations, narrative therapy and positive psychology coupled with somatic and interoception techniques, breath work and nervous system regulation to help you to explore and identify your concerns, to see things from different perspectives, to have better more fulfilling relationships with yourself and others, to identify your goals, navigate your boundaries and achieve the outcomes you want.
Qualifications & Training
Graduate Certificate of Counselling, Edith Cowan University 2026
Graduate Certificate in Sexology, Curtin University 2024
Certified Sacred Sexuality Coach, Cam Fraser and the International Institute of Complimentary Therapists (2024)
Certified Relationship Coach, Certified Excellence with worldwide accreditation provided by the International Association of Therapists, the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine, and the Complementary Medical Association.
Certified Trauma-Informed Coach, Centre For Healing with worldwide accreditation provided by the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Group.
Graduate Certificate of Business Management, Australian Institute of Management (2021).
Certifications
NDIS Worker Screening Check
Certificate of Completion NDIS New Worker Induction Module
Current Public Liability Insurance & Professional Indemnity Insurance
National Police Clearance
Working With Children Check
Certificate of First Aid & CPR