Dr Maya Flexer
Psychotherapist, PsychD
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
6/442 New South Head Road, Double Bay, NSW 2028
Let's Connect 0459 416 726
Maya works with children and young people aged 0-25, and their families, to help with:
Low mood and depression, anxiety and stress, self-esteem, identity and personal development, grief and bereavement, divorce and family conflict, friendships and relationships, transitions, difficulties in learning and distractibility, neurodevelopmental difficulties, autism, trauma, developmental difficulties (eg. feeding, toileting and boundaries), behavioural problems, anger issues, sleeping difficulties, separation anxiety and attachment difficulties, OCD, eating disorders, phobias, impulsivity and addiction.
Maya is a Child and Adolescent Psychologist and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, with fourteen years’ experience in child, adolescent and young people’s mental health and development. Maya has worked in in a variety of settings, including the education, inpatient, charities, private practice and the national health service (NHS).
Maya’s approach is tailored to the needs of the child and family. The psychoanalytic approach involves meaning making and exploration, sometimes using play and art. Clients are supported to understand themselves in depth, and this approach helps alleviate internal pain, shift behaviour and unhelpful patterns, and address mental health difficulties.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $200
Dr Maya Flexer
Psychotherapist, PsychD
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Association of Child Psychotherapists Maya Flexer
- In Practice for 4 years
- DPsych in Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Graduated 2021
- Membership with Association of Child Psychotherapists 4927 / 2024
- Degree/Diploma from University College London in Psychology and language sciences (MSc) MSc Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology / 2013
- Degree/Diploma from Royal Holloway University of London in Psychology BSc Psychology / 2011
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Dr Maya Flexer
Psychotherapist, PsychD
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or 0459 416 726
Expertise and Interests
Practice Areas
- Addiction
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioural Issues
- Bereavement
- Child
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Divorce
- Eating Disorders
- Family Conflict
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Teen Violence
- Trauma and PTSD
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Integrative
- Play Therapy
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
Dr Maya Flexer
Psychotherapist, PsychD
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or 0459 416 726