Paula Gilding – Safe Steps Together

Hey, I'm paula gilding

I’m an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker,
Accredited Child Protection Social Worker
and Psychotherapist

I’m an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Accredited Child Protection Social Worker and Psychotherapist

At Safe Steps Together Clinical Services, I offer trauma-informed therapeutic support for children,
families, and adult survivors of violence, abuse and neglect.

I also collaborate with professionals across health, education, and child protection sectors to provide clinical reports, biopsychosocial assessments, and consultation.
My services are tailored to each client’s needs and delivered with compassion, cultural safety, and clinical integrity.

Paula Gilding is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Psychotherapist, and the Director and Sole Practitioner at Safe Steps Together Clinical Services in Ballina, NSW.

Paula specialises in trauma recovery and support for children, adolescents, adult survivors of childhood abuse, victims of crime (NSW), parents and families.

Paula’s integrative approach combines Gestalt Psychotherapy, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, EMDR, and arts-based modalities, grounded in a multidimensional social work framework and guided by the AASW Code of Ethics.

ABOUT  PAULA  GILDING

My Clinical Services Include: