| | Phone: |
0431610374 | | Profession: |
Counsellor/Social Worker | | Expertise: |
I have over 10 years experience working in hospitals in Australia and the UK and have a private practice.
I provide counselling in the following areas:
· Anxiety Management
· Stress Management
· Low Self Esteem
· Depression
· Life Changes
· Health Changes
· Relationships
· Grief and Loss
· Carer Stress
· Personal Development
· Career/Workplace
· Ageing (I can visit residential care facilities)
· Life Management
· Group Work
Therapies used:
· Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
· Relaxation Strategies
· Solution Focused Therapy
· Person Centred Therapy
· Narrative Therapy
· Strengths Based Therapy | | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. |
| | | Phone: |
0419 133 053 | | Email: |
carolvogel@counsellingrooms.com.au
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| Profession: |
Counselling Psychologist: Couples and Relationship Counselling. | | Expertise: |
Carol is a registered psychologist with the Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria and a Member of the Australian Psychological Society. She is also a registered supervisor with the Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria.
Carol has a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology and is a trained and qualified family therapist. She has many years experience in counselling and psychotherapy and has worked in community centres, university student and staff counselling and in the corporate sphere in employee assistance programs. She has lectured in counselling and psychology subjects at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level in the Tertiary Sector. She has helped a broad population of people with a wide array of issues.
In her private practice Carol works with older adolescents, adults and couples. She is experienced in working with many issues including: anxiety, depression, panic attacks, grief and loss, adult survivors of sexual abuse, anger management, gay/lesbian issues, life transition & adjustment issues, life/personal coaching , mental illness, self-esteem & self development , self-harm, sexual abuse and in particular relationship issues, conflict resolution , couples therapy, divorce/separation and domestic violence.
Carol works in a collaborative manner to help you to find the best way to work with your issues to improve your wellbeing and functioning in the world. She is experienced in a broad range of techniques including psychological strategies, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal Therapy. She also may work psychodynamically, with Solution Focused Therapy, with the techniques of mindfulness or with many of the therapeutic tools developed for working with couples.
Carol is a registered Medicare Provider and rebates can also be claimed under Private Health Insurance.
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| Fees: |
Medicare registered. No bulk billing. Students and pensioners received reduced rates.
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| Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. |
| | | Phone: |
0403 662271 | | Email: |
spicer@cdseducation.com.au
| | Profession: |
Counsellor, Educational Consultant | | Expertise: |
I am a highly experienced education consultant and
counsellor, with several post-graduate qualifications including a Master
in Education (specialising in Educational Psychology), a Master in
Counselling and a PhD. I work in private practice, as a freelance
journalist, in tertiary education and deliver conference presentations
worldwide.
I specialise in a range of counselling and educational areas including:
self-efficacy, self-esteem, identity, gifted education, gifted-learning
disabled children and adults, adults with learning disabilities,
individuals with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, goal focused therapy,
relaxation and meditation, stress, anxiety and depression, de-escalation
techniques, cognitive behaviour therapy, narrative therapy, family therapy
and multi-modal therapy.
| | Fees: |
Students and pensioners received reduced rates, sliding scale
applies to multiple sessions.
| | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. |
| | | Phone: |
: 0421 740 933 | | Email: |
dwillsh@optusnet.com.au
| | Profession: |
Clinical and Forensic Psychologist | | Expertise: |
I am a registered psychologist, am also accredited as a supervisor and am trained in clinical hypnosis.
Clinical areas of interest include anger management, anxiety & phobias, managing stress, self-esteem, grief & loss, guilt & shame, PTSD, CISM (trauma & debriefing), victims of crime, work stress, criminal behaviour, CBT with delusions & hallucinations, sleeping disorders and smoking cessation.
My basic focus is cognitive-behavioural, but I have an interest in psychodynamic, existential & mindfulness-based approaches.
| | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. |
| | | Phone: |
0413 998 792 | | Email: |
counsellingdom@gmail.com
| | Profession: |
Registered Counsellor | | Expertise: |
Dominic is new to the Counselling Rooms team and brings with him experience as a qualified and registered Counsellor (B.A. (Psych), Grad Dip (Counselling), MACA). Working in the GLBTIQ community for many years, supporting and empowering his clients, Dominic has gained extensive experience with clients experiencing depressions, anxiety, coming out, familiar relations, personal relationships and grief and loss, to name a few. Also, working as a Counsellor for a number of years with Doncare Community Services, Dominic has maintained and enhanced these skills. All of these skills are further concreted through his many years as a telephone counselling. Dominic's approach is varied depending on the client and presenting issues but predominantly works from a narrative and solution focused perspective. As a member of the ACA Dominic is committed to his continued education within the industry.
| | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. |
| | | Phone: |
0411 115 640 | | Email: |
dragajevtic@optusnet.com.au
| | Profession: |
Counselling and Organisational Psychologist | | Expertise: |
I worked at the Royal Children’s for over a decade whilst also working in my private practice. At the hospital I worked with children and families in the child sexual abuse clinic and child and adolescent mental health, thus assessing and treating issues of anxiety, depression, trauma, stress and behavioral issues. During this time I was also involved with the Eating Disorders Foundation of Victoria and Victims of Crime and Torture, hence, my private referrals were coming from these sources in addition to the hospital and GP’s. Over the past few years I have continued to receive referrals from the above services but have also moved into the area of organisational psychology thus, have been providing management coaching, organisational development, mediation, debriefing and EAP’s services to individuals and organisation's. | | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. |
| | | Phone: |
0409 554 701 | | Email: |
elenitsita@gmail.com
| | Profession: |
Mental Health Social Worker, Accredited member of AASW[Australia | | Expertise: |
Working in the public and private sector over the
last 13 years, my main areas of specialization have been addictions,
depression, anxiety, grief and transition. I use a Client Centred,
Psychosocial approach, including - Motivational Interviewing,
Narrative Therapy, Solution Oriented Therapy, and Psychoeducation. I
speak Greek as a second language and have worked extensively with
clients from CALD backgrounds.
| | Fees: |
Registered with Medicare and provide bulk-billing for eligible
clients [pensioners and health care card holders]
| | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. |
| | | Phone: |
0421 040 309 | | Email: |
jonebel@optusnet.com.au
| | Profession: |
Psychotherapist/Counsellor | | Expertise: |
Masters of Counselling and Psychotherapy (La Trobe University): Grad. Dip. Counselling (La Trobe), Int. Cert. Gestalt Therapy (Gestalt Therapy Australia), Specialist Course in Couples Therapy (Relationships Australia), MCAPAV
With Masters in psychotherapy/counselling and a background in philosophy and teaching psychology at La Trobe University, Janusch is a skilled psychotherapist/counsellor and a compassionate and understanding clinician. As a psychotherapist with a background in existentialist philosophy, Janusch encourages clients to reclaim their power by seeing the self as a process in the making rather than a fixed entity. His background in philosophy and history allows him to see psychotherapy/counselling as an art as well as science, an art that encourages clients to tell and retell their stories in ways that lead to greater freedom and more creative living. Clients often experience a greater sense of choice and an expansion of possibilities and horizons.
In addition to maintaining a private practice, Janusch conducts supervision for other psychotherapists and counsellors.
For fellow psychotherapists, psychologists, etc.: I have specialised in Existentialist Psychotherapy and have written extensively on Existentialist psychotherapy including presentation of a paper to the Melbourne Existentialist Society. My other areas of expertise are in postmodernist approaches to diagnosis and assessment and in Narrative Therapy.
| | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. |
| | | Phone: |
0409 252 307 | | Email: |
catts@internode.on.net
| | Profession: |
Psychodrama Psychotherapist | | Expertise: |
Julie trained in London and is a psychodrama psychotherapist and group analyst. She is registered as a Practitioner Member with the British Psychodrama Association and is also registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. She runs a group therapy practice with her colleague, psychologist and psychodramatist, Simon Parker and an individual practice at Drummond St Counselling Rooms.
She has, over the last fifteen years, worked as a psychotherapist, lecturer, facilitator, trainer and writer in a wide variety of settings, both in the UK and Australia, in prisons, schools, universities, government and private organizations and in the arts.
Julie has interest and experience in working with clients who have experienced trauma particularly in connection to childhood and adolescent sexual abuse, sexual assault, or other physical or emotional violence or neglect, including bullying, domestic violence and war. She is also interested in unresolved grief and loss both in the client, the client’s family of origin and trans-generationally, and its relationship to attachment, anxiety, depression and physical illness.
Julie also enjoys working with clients who are interested in exploring their creative, cultural and spiritual relationship with themselves and others.
In her individual practise, Julie uses an eclectic mix of psychodramatic techniques, art therapy, small figure work, role training, analysis, dream analysis and where appropriate, transpersonal counselling. She encourages clients to experientially engage with their creative selves as a means to promote integration, healing and transformation.
| | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. |
| | | Phone: |
0414 297 403 | | Email: |
lisamareemuscara@gmail.com
| | Profession: |
Paediatric, Educational
& Developmental Psychologist | | Expertise: |
Lisa has had over 14 years extensive experience in psychological, cognitive
and educational assessments of children, adolescents and families presenting
with a range of emotional, developmental, behavioural and learning needs.
Lisa also has particular interest and experience working with separated and
blended families, parents and their children. She believes in a holistic approach
and working with the family. Lisa is passionate about emotional intelligence
and is an accredited facilitator of emotional intelligence parenting programs,
placing an emphasis in assisting families and children in understanding and regulating
their emotions.
Over the years Lisa been practicing as a psychologist she has been fortunate enough
to work in a range of settings including schools, hospital based mental health teams,
Private Clinics and specialist child welfare settings within the local governments.
Lisa has had extensive experience and postgraduate training in the treatment of trauma,
anxiety, depression and behavioral issues with children and adolescents.
Lisa is a registered Medicare Provider for generalist psychology. She is also
a registered psychologist with The Early Intervention Service Provider,
helping children with Autism related disorders scheme. She is part of a consortium
of early intervention providers that collectively and collaboratively provide
multidisciplinary services, which allows families of eligible children having
access to a funding package of up to $12,000 for therapy.
| | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. |
| | | Phone: |
0411 319 990 | | Email: |
pmanderson1@optusnet.com.au
| | Profession: |
Psychologist & Life Coach / Vocational Counsellor | | Expertise: |
Marie has a personal interest in the natural therapies and takes a holistic
view of mental health and emotional wellbeing. She has a degree in the Behavioural Sciences (Psychology), is an associate member of the Australian Psychological Society, and is a registered Psychologist. She is currently undertaking a Doctorate in Health Psychology at La Trobe University and has 20 years experience in HR, training, and occupational rehabilitation.
Marie draws on evidence based strategies to treat a range of mental health
imbalances including anxiety, panic, phobias, assertiveness, depression, post natal depression, eating disorders, life transition, loss and grief, pain management, parenting issues, rehabilitation/ injury counseling, relaxation, relationships, self-esteem, stress, skill development, social skills deficits, vocational, and weight management.
As a Life Coach, Marie supports her clients to challenge their self-limiting beliefs, to help them to explore their passions, and to achieve their personal and vocational goals.
Initial consultations entail an exploration of the presenting problem and a comprehensive history taking. Marie works collaborately with her clients and is an advocate for striking a balance in all areas as a way forward to attaining good mental and physical health.
Rebates: Medicare, WorkCover, TAC, and Health Insurance status.
| | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. |
| | | Phone: |
0417 104 746 Phone contact preferred | | Email: |
melissajnoonan@gmail.com
| | Profession: |
Psychologist & Counsellor:
Medicare Provider | | Expertise: |
Self-Esteem, Body Image, Trauma, Stress Management, Relaxation, Relationship Issues (including same sex), Transgender Issues, Alternative & Spiritual Lifestyles, Interest in Complementary Health, Social Justice, Anxiety & Depression, Grief & Loss.
Therapeutic Approaches: Client-Centred, Humanistic, and Outcome Informed. Trained in Voice Dialogue, CBT, Strength-based work & Psycho-education.
| | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. |
| | | Phone: |
0403 95 88 03 | | Email: |
Nicole.Lee@sendalpsychology.com.au www.sendalpsychology.com.au
| | Profession: |
Registered Psychologist, Associate Professor in Addiction, Clinical Trainer, Member of the Australian Psychological Society | | Expertise: |
I have been a registered psychologist since 1992 and have had extensive experience in providing high level psychological services
for a wide range of problems including substance use, anxiety, depression, stress, chronic pain, sexual health and relationship issues.
I use a therapy known as cognitive behaviour therapy (or CBT), which is the most researched psychological treatment in the world, so I know
it is effective. I was involved with the Australian Association for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (AACBT) for over 10 years, including time as
president of the Queensland and Victoria branches and the National President so I have a strong commitment to this therapy. I have seen many
clients make the changes they wanted and quickly with CBT; you should see noticeable changes within a few sessions. It is an empowering therapy
that teaches people to help themselves. I also use motivational interviewing (MI), which helps people to look at and understand their motivations
for change to help improve commitment to change. This is important because change can be hard – think about new year’s resolutions! With CBT and
MI therapy tends to be brief (generally 6-12 sessions) and effects last as long as you keep using what you have discovered through therapy.
It’s the ‘teach a person to fish’ idea. Both therapies are very collaborative and client driven. I hold a PhD in psychology and also work as Associate
Professor and researcher, so my therapy is informed by the latest possible evidence and research. I have developed a number of new treatment programs
that are now used in services across Australia.
| | Fees: |
Medicare registered, no bulk billing.
| | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. | |
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Phone: |
0427 041 284 | |
Email: |
peterpinney@bigpond.com
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Profession: |
Psychologist and trained Family Therapist; MAPS Member of Australian Psychological Society; Medicare Provider; BA (Hons). MEdSt. GradDipFamTher. | | Expertise: |
I have worked within a number of educational, community and health settings over the past 25 years helping people from a range of ages and ethnic backgrounds practically deal with a range of personal and relational issues that have been challenging them and adversely affecting their capacity to live in ways they would like, and experience their life as they would like.
Much of my work has been a response to people’s differing levels of depression and/or anxiety, conflict with partners and/or other family members. .
As well helping people deal with the experience of past trauma and its impact on their present day lives. I have worked a lot in the area of family violence both with perpetrators and male and female survivors. Loss, often profound, and people coping with significant change has been another themes in my work. .
Often ways of coping have created a fresh set of difficulties (eg, gambling alcohol intake, infidelity, absorption in work etc.), as well as making resolution of underlying issues more difficult. .
More recently I have been working with people with chronic health conditions helping them manage their condition as well as deal with the changes in lifestyle and relationships invariably accompanying. Related to this is helping people develop ‘good habits’ in relationship to living and functioning healthily. .
My aim is to help find workable ways of dealing with issues presented. I try to work with people to find solutions that enable them to live in the way, or more in the way that they want to (given that essentially that way will be constructive for them). I try and do this in ways that are simple and practical rather than complicated. If there is a simple solution and we can find it, the simple solution is my preference. Sometimes issues are complicated, are difficult to face and do take time to resolve. If it is to take time and to go slowly, that is the way we go. I am most interested in ‘what will work in this particular situation’.
I think of my therapeutic style as being ’client centred outcome focused’. My style is influenced by solution focussed and narrative therapies, by CBT and CBT approaches, by strategic and systemic family therapies, by early training in psychodrama, and interest in analytical psychotherapy and existential therapeutic approaches. I am trained in EMDR and EFT. .
Where conversational approaches don’t seem effective and where experience seems ‘unexplainable’ and perhaps ‘pre-verbal’ in source, I find approaches like EMDR and EFT particularly effective. .
My therapeutic approach in also influenced by my practice and study of meditation and yoga. .
| | Fees: |
Medicare registered.
| | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. | |
| | | Phone: |
0421 060 757 | | Email: |
sarah@bluexpress.com.au
| | Profession: |
Doctor Health Psychology
DPsych(Health), assocMAPS, ANZICA, ITA | | Expertise: |
Infertility and pregnancy-related issues including miscarriage, termination, childlessness and donor conception. Also general anxiety and depression, and other health related issues. CBT trained, narrative therapy and solution-focused techniques used. I currently hold a combined clinical and research position at Melbourne IVF, work part time at the Infant Clinic in the Parent Infant Research Institute, and work in private practice part-time.
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| Fees: |
Medicare registered (also to provide non-directive Pregnancy Support Counselling).
Registered with most health care providers.
| | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. |
| | | Phone: |
0421 605 583 | | Email: |
talevski_t@hotmail.com
| | Profession: |
Clinical Social Worker | | Expertise: |
I have a masters in Clinical Social Work from Melbourne University - Psychodynamic Couples Counselling specialisation. I have practised for 4 years as a "Family Counsellor and Family Support Unit Co-ordinator" for Centacares' Family Services program working with a broad range of complex families presenting with extensive risk factors and mental health/relational/social issues. The last 2.5 years i have worked in the Famliy Relationships Services Program focusing more on couples/marital issues, depression, anxiety, phobias, grief and loss, anger management, trauma etc. Approaches used include psychodynamic/, CBT, narrative, strengths based, humanistic/existential, spiritual/transpersonal. | | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. |
| | | Phone: |
0423 935 454 | | Email: |
vmtcarty@yahoo.com
| | Profession: |
Clinical Psychologist | | Expertise: |
I have worked for over 10 years as a Clinical Psychologist. I studied for my Master of Clinical Psychology at the University of Adelaide in the mid 1990’s and since qualifying as a psychologist have worked with children, adolescents and adults in a therapeutic capacity. I started this work in Adelaide then spent 4 years working as a psychologist in the United Kingdom and for the last 5 years have worked as a Clinical Psychologist in Melbourne. My work in Melbourne has been both within the public (as a Senior Psychologist in Community Mental Health) and private sectors. I am currently only working in the private sector and I see children, adolescents and adults within my work, having worked extensively with both younger people and adults over my professional working years. Although I integrate various therapeutic techniques into my work, I am highly trained in cognitive behaviour therapy. I also draw on other therapeutic perspectives in my work including Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), Narrative therapy and Mindfulness based techniques. I have worked with many clinical problems including Depression, a broad range of anxiety based disorders, PTSD and the psychotic spectrum. I work extensively with trauma, grief and loss and managing stress and mood related problems. I am registered to provide clinical psychology services with medicare and Better Outcomes in Mental Health and am a full member of the APS (clinical college). I have a collaborative working model with clients and aim to transfer skills and knowledge for managing a problem to the client. | | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. |
| | | Phone: |
0412 109 330 Fax 9342 2858 | | Email: |
w.brewer@neuropsych.com.au
www.neuropsych.com.au
| | Profession: |
Associate Professor Warrick Brewer: Clinical Neuropsychologist; | | Expertise: |
Neuropsychotherapy:
Engaging for Six sessions will result in a complete map of current clinical problems that are informed by developmental history; this usually assists clients to regain a sense of control over their current vulnerabilities. Treatment includes full cognitive, clinical and personality assessment, and clients will be provided with a clear summary and management plan to assist them following review at the 6th session.
Main treatment focus is anger management, substance abuse, determining the extent of psychiatric relative to cognitive contribution to current problems, emotion regulation problems, head injury, psychosis, and not coping with stress.
Academic Biography: Following completion of his Psychology Honours at James Cook University of Nth
Queensland in 1991, Warrick completed his Masters in Neuropsychology at the University of Melbourne in 1994, then his PhD in 1999 through the Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria. His clinical and research interests focus on tracking and understanding the development of psychosis from a neuropsychological perspective, with emphasis on olfaction; his work includes an edited book, and over 50 publications, and has attracted media attention along with various national and international awards.
Currently he is an Associate Professor in the University of Melbourne -Department of Psychiatry, located at ORYGEN Youth Health- Parkville, where he leads the clinical and research program in the Neuropsychology Unit. He is also the specialist clinical consultant on the Intensive Case Management (High Risk for homicide/suicide) Team for the EPPIC program. He is funded by the Colonial Foundation and from 2007 from the NH&MRC via a 5 year Career Development Award.
| | Fees: |
Negotiable; Medicare Registered; No Bulk Billing; | | Seeking New Clients: |
Yes. | | Waiting list: |
3 weeks. |
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