Tulin has many years of experience working for not-for-profit and community organisations and as a human service practitioner in the West of Melbourne, and has worked with the most vulnerable and disadvantaged communities including Aboriginal people.

Tulin has expertise in working therapeutically with children and families who present with complex and challenging needs, trauma, attachment and mental health concerns. Tulin is also well experienced in working collaboratively with multiple agencies and professionals that are involved in the child and family’s life.

Tulin is equally passionate about building and strengthening the parent’s capacity and strengths to continue to do the hardest job that is out there – parenting. Tulin’s parent child relationship work (otherwise known as Filial Therapy) aims to provide a sense of belonging for those families who are in need of additional support. The aim of Filial Therapy is to increase parenting capacity, enhance parent and child relationships through therapeutic interactions during play.

Tulin guides parents to know how to support their child to regulate their emotions, increase problem solving strategies & coping strategies, and increase feelings of self-worth and confidence all of which contribute to the optimal growth and development of the child.

Play provides a safe psychological distance from a child’s problems and allows the expression of thoughts and feelings. Understanding and making sense of your child’s play can help deepen your understanding of your child’s world. A child will always ask you to play when they require your understanding and connection: they are asking you to be along-side them so they can share and make sense of their world with you while they feel safe and secure.

Tulin is available at Tidda Counselling on Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm. We are also excited to announce that Tulin Kocacik, our lead practitioner at Tidda Counselling, is now a registered Accredited Mental Health Social Worker. This means that we can now provide Focused Psychological Strategies (FPS) services through various government programs, including the Better Access to Mental Health Care, Chronic Disease Management, and Access to Allied Psychological Services.