Psychologists and Therapists for Elderly in Smithfield, NSW
Hi. I’m Colleen Nicholas. I’m an Art Therapist, Sandtray Therapist, Interactive Drawing Therapist and Counsellor. I offer expressive therapies in addition to talk therapy, because sometimes words are not enough. It can be difficult to find words to express what we are thinking, feeling or experiencing. Sometimes we are not aware of the “real issue” that’s causing our distress.
Hi. I’m Colleen Nicholas. I’m an Art Therapist, Sandtray Therapist, Interactive Drawing Therapist and Counsellor. I offer expressive therapies in addition to talk therapy, because sometimes words are not enough. It can be difficult to find words to express what we are thinking, feeling or experiencing. Sometimes we are not aware of the “real issue” that’s causing our distress.
Helping families, couples, and individuals break cycles of conflict and reconnect through trauma-informed, whole-system care. I'm Georgette Melki, a qualified social worker and family therapist, and I’m here to help you find your way back to balance.
Ready to take the first step? Call or email today for a free 15-minute consultation. We'll discuss what you're looking for and see if we're the right fit.
Helping families, couples, and individuals break cycles of conflict and reconnect through trauma-informed, whole-system care. I'm Georgette Melki, a qualified social worker and family therapist, and I’m here to help you find your way back to balance.
Ready to take the first step? Call or email today for a free 15-minute consultation. We'll discuss what you're looking for and see if we're the right fit.
Are you facing ongoing challenges and feel you’ve exhausted all options? This may be the time to take a new step forward. I offer counselling in English, Assyrian, Chaldean, and Arabic, providing a culturally safe and supportive space to explore meaningful solutions and create lasting change.
My practice focuses on individual therapy tailored to each client’s unique needs. With a migrant background, I bring a deep understanding of the emotional impact of migration and settlement experiences.
Are you facing ongoing challenges and feel you’ve exhausted all options? This may be the time to take a new step forward. I offer counselling in English, Assyrian, Chaldean, and Arabic, providing a culturally safe and supportive space to explore meaningful solutions and create lasting change.
My practice focuses on individual therapy tailored to each client’s unique needs. With a migrant background, I bring a deep understanding of the emotional impact of migration and settlement experiences.
We support individuals going through challenging periods in their lives and seeking guidance, clarity, and emotional support. Including. NDIS participants, Workers Comp. and Victim Services Clients.
Many clients come to therapy when they feel:
• Overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or emotional pressure
• Stuck in unhelpful patterns of thinking or behaviour
• Struggling with relationship or family difficulties
• Impacted by past trauma or difficult life experiences
• Experiencing low confidence, self-doubt, or loss of direction
• Coping with addiction, recovery, or behavioural challenges
• Navigating life transitions or personal change
We support individuals going through challenging periods in their lives and seeking guidance, clarity, and emotional support. Including. NDIS participants, Workers Comp. and Victim Services Clients.
Many clients come to therapy when they feel:
• Overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or emotional pressure
• Stuck in unhelpful patterns of thinking or behaviour
• Struggling with relationship or family difficulties
• Impacted by past trauma or difficult life experiences
• Experiencing low confidence, self-doubt, or loss of direction
• Coping with addiction, recovery, or behavioural challenges
• Navigating life transitions or personal change
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I work with adults who feel stuck in their relationship with food, their body, or themselves. Many come to me caught in cycles of eating for comfort and then criticising themselves for it, or exhausted by the constant mental chatter about what they ate or should have eaten. Others struggle with anxiety, emotional overwhelm, or a persistent sense of not being enough. What brings them here is often years of trying harder — and still ending up in the same place.
I work with adults who feel stuck in their relationship with food, their body, or themselves. Many come to me caught in cycles of eating for comfort and then criticising themselves for it, or exhausted by the constant mental chatter about what they ate or should have eaten. Others struggle with anxiety, emotional overwhelm, or a persistent sense of not being enough. What brings them here is often years of trying harder — and still ending up in the same place.
Dr Evelyn Gasparillo works with adult from 18 to 80+. You can count on her professional skills to help you with a wide range of psychological and mental health concerns such as: • Depression and other mood related issues • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • Anxiety, panic attacks and phobias • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder • Adjustment Disorder • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) • Self-esteem issues • Anger management • Grief and Loss • Sleep Problems • Work related stress • Significant life transitions and acculturation issues. • Chronic pain.
Dr Evelyn Gasparillo works with adult from 18 to 80+. You can count on her professional skills to help you with a wide range of psychological and mental health concerns such as: • Depression and other mood related issues • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • Anxiety, panic attacks and phobias • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder • Adjustment Disorder • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) • Self-esteem issues • Anger management • Grief and Loss • Sleep Problems • Work related stress • Significant life transitions and acculturation issues. • Chronic pain.
Feeling stuck in your relationship, struggling with anxiety, depression, or trying to make sense of life's challenges? Bryan McDade is a registered counsellor based in Picton, NSW, serving individuals and couples across Camden, Tahmoor, Bowral, Mittagong, and Bargo. With 19 years of experience, Bryan helps you understand the stories shaping your life, strengthen your relationships, and find practical strategies for lasting change. Ready to take the first step? Reach out today.
Feeling stuck in your relationship, struggling with anxiety, depression, or trying to make sense of life's challenges? Bryan McDade is a registered counsellor based in Picton, NSW, serving individuals and couples across Camden, Tahmoor, Bowral, Mittagong, and Bargo. With 19 years of experience, Bryan helps you understand the stories shaping your life, strengthen your relationships, and find practical strategies for lasting change. Ready to take the first step? Reach out today.
I am a registered psychologist dedicated to supporting adults as they navigate life’s challenges, gain deeper self-awareness, and cultivate the hope and courage needed to make meaningful changes. My work focuses on helping clients build healthier patterns of thinking and behaving, strengthen their relationships, and move toward a more grounded and fulfilling life. I also have specialised experience supporting clients who are healing from trauma and its ongoing effects. For more information about the issues I'm able to help with, please refer to my website.
I am a registered psychologist dedicated to supporting adults as they navigate life’s challenges, gain deeper self-awareness, and cultivate the hope and courage needed to make meaningful changes. My work focuses on helping clients build healthier patterns of thinking and behaving, strengthen their relationships, and move toward a more grounded and fulfilling life. I also have specialised experience supporting clients who are healing from trauma and its ongoing effects. For more information about the issues I'm able to help with, please refer to my website.
Are you feeling stuck or overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or unclear goals? You’re not alone. My name is Efi, and I work with individuals who are ready to better understand their thoughts, break unhelpful patterns, and regain a sense of control and direction.
In our work together, I support you to build insight, develop practical coping strategies, and create meaningful, lasting change.
My approach is collaborative, grounded, and tailored to help you move toward a more balanced and fulfilling life aligned with your values.
If you're ready to make a change, I’m here to support you.
Are you feeling stuck or overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or unclear goals? You’re not alone. My name is Efi, and I work with individuals who are ready to better understand their thoughts, break unhelpful patterns, and regain a sense of control and direction.
In our work together, I support you to build insight, develop practical coping strategies, and create meaningful, lasting change.
My approach is collaborative, grounded, and tailored to help you move toward a more balanced and fulfilling life aligned with your values.
If you're ready to make a change, I’m here to support you.
Feel paralysed by anxiety, depression, OCD loops or a mind that won’t switch off? I’m a psychologist with 13+ years of experience who helps adults and older teens (16+) face fears, quiet self-criticism and rebuild a life that feels genuinely meaningful.
Feel paralysed by anxiety, depression, OCD loops or a mind that won’t switch off? I’m a psychologist with 13+ years of experience who helps adults and older teens (16+) face fears, quiet self-criticism and rebuild a life that feels genuinely meaningful.
Emily is passionate about supporting older adults to live their best lives. She is a registered psychologist, an AHPRA-endorsed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Neuropsychologist, a member of the Australian Psychological Society and Fellow of both the APS College of Clinical Psychologists and the APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists. Emily holds an honours degree in Psychology (1st class) and a master’s in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology of Cognitive Disorders. Emily is fluent in English and French.
Emily is passionate about supporting older adults to live their best lives. She is a registered psychologist, an AHPRA-endorsed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Neuropsychologist, a member of the Australian Psychological Society and Fellow of both the APS College of Clinical Psychologists and the APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists. Emily holds an honours degree in Psychology (1st class) and a master’s in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology of Cognitive Disorders. Emily is fluent in English and French.
If you’re struggling with relationship difficulties, emotional pain or feeling stuck, therapy can help you find a way forward. I work with couples, families, adults, parents and adolescents in a calm, neutral space.
Together, we explore what is happening in your relationships and the patterns that keep you feeling stuck. You can learn to become less reactive, think more clearly and respond differently when things feel difficult. Therapy can help you understand yourself and others more deeply, build resilience and develop new ways of relating—so that what once felt impossible to manage becomes more manageable.
If you’re struggling with relationship difficulties, emotional pain or feeling stuck, therapy can help you find a way forward. I work with couples, families, adults, parents and adolescents in a calm, neutral space.
Together, we explore what is happening in your relationships and the patterns that keep you feeling stuck. You can learn to become less reactive, think more clearly and respond differently when things feel difficult. Therapy can help you understand yourself and others more deeply, build resilience and develop new ways of relating—so that what once felt impossible to manage becomes more manageable.
I am a Zurich-trained Jungian Analyst and I enjoy working with a very wide range of clients. Over my decades in practice, this has included medical and aviation professionals (who sometimes have a hard time finding a safe space to talk), gay and lesbian clients, those facing death - their own or that of someone close, and those men and women, sometimes quite young, trying to find themselves and stay true whilst making their way in a confusing and demanding world. Artists and writers are also very welcome.
I am a Zurich-trained Jungian Analyst and I enjoy working with a very wide range of clients. Over my decades in practice, this has included medical and aviation professionals (who sometimes have a hard time finding a safe space to talk), gay and lesbian clients, those facing death - their own or that of someone close, and those men and women, sometimes quite young, trying to find themselves and stay true whilst making their way in a confusing and demanding world. Artists and writers are also very welcome.
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by negative emotions, reacted by losing your temper with a loved-one and then felt sorry, lost, & helpless? Unresolved problems or traumatic experiences can result in a wide range of physical, emotional & behavioural issues such as appetite, insomnia, stress, anxiety, depression, reaching for the booze or even domestic violence. Inevitably, these situations take a toll on you personally & on all your close relationships, leading to further negativity & additional problems, you just know that something is wrong & changes must be made. Behavioral/Emotional/Conflicts/issues don't occur overnight!
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by negative emotions, reacted by losing your temper with a loved-one and then felt sorry, lost, & helpless? Unresolved problems or traumatic experiences can result in a wide range of physical, emotional & behavioural issues such as appetite, insomnia, stress, anxiety, depression, reaching for the booze or even domestic violence. Inevitably, these situations take a toll on you personally & on all your close relationships, leading to further negativity & additional problems, you just know that something is wrong & changes must be made. Behavioral/Emotional/Conflicts/issues don't occur overnight!
Tracey is a registered psychologist with 20 years’ clinical experience across public, private and hospital settings, supporting adults with a wide range of mental health concerns. Her approach is warm, collaborative and evidence based.
Tracey is a registered psychologist with 20 years’ clinical experience across public, private and hospital settings, supporting adults with a wide range of mental health concerns. Her approach is warm, collaborative and evidence based.
It's not always easy to know where to start when you're struggling, and you don't have to figure it out by yourself. I'm Vicky, and at the heart of my practice is a simple belief: when people feel understood, they're free to grow into who they want to be, on their own terms. I work with individuals who experience a variety of challenges including ADHD, anxiety, Autism Spectrum Disorder, complex trauma, emotion regulation difficulties, and low mood and motivation.
It's not always easy to know where to start when you're struggling, and you don't have to figure it out by yourself. I'm Vicky, and at the heart of my practice is a simple belief: when people feel understood, they're free to grow into who they want to be, on their own terms. I work with individuals who experience a variety of challenges including ADHD, anxiety, Autism Spectrum Disorder, complex trauma, emotion regulation difficulties, and low mood and motivation.
Qualified experienced counsellor and supervisor. Supervision for level 2 and under, probation, students, new counsellors. AOD, CBT, and DBT. Safe and confidential, understanding and supportive.
Qualified experienced counsellor and supervisor. Supervision for level 2 and under, probation, students, new counsellors. AOD, CBT, and DBT. Safe and confidential, understanding and supportive.
I work with Adults.
Many, but not all of my clients are Business Executives/Owners, or Professionals.
They often have a mix of personal & professional/workplace difficulties they need help with.
Anxiety and depression are common. As are relationship issues & loss. The problem may involve unrecognised personality issues or challenging emotions like anger, guilt & shame.
It may be that there are unconscious ways of functioning/relating that cause us unnecessary pain and suffering, which are amenable to therapy.
I work with Adults.
Many, but not all of my clients are Business Executives/Owners, or Professionals.
They often have a mix of personal & professional/workplace difficulties they need help with.
Anxiety and depression are common. As are relationship issues & loss. The problem may involve unrecognised personality issues or challenging emotions like anger, guilt & shame.
It may be that there are unconscious ways of functioning/relating that cause us unnecessary pain and suffering, which are amenable to therapy.
I’m Hoda Hannaway, a compassionate and dedicated Accredited Social Worker and Counsellor with over 15 years of experience supporting individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan—from children to the elderly.
I hold a Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Counselling) & a Master of Social Work (Qualifying). As a registered member of the AASW, I adhere to the highest ethical standards & evidence-based practices. My approach is trauma-informed, person-centered, & solution-focused, tailored to help clients build resilience and find strength in their unique journeys.
I’m Hoda Hannaway, a compassionate and dedicated Accredited Social Worker and Counsellor with over 15 years of experience supporting individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan—from children to the elderly.
I hold a Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Counselling) & a Master of Social Work (Qualifying). As a registered member of the AASW, I adhere to the highest ethical standards & evidence-based practices. My approach is trauma-informed, person-centered, & solution-focused, tailored to help clients build resilience and find strength in their unique journeys.
Specialised psychotherapy for ADHD in adults, or for those who present neurodiverse characteristics. I work on adjustment of symptoms or challenges, relationship dynamics (Gottman Method), and psycho-affective and sexual topics.
In-person in Sydney CBD and online Australia-wide and international. Bilingual therapy. Sesiones disponibles en español e inglés.
I help clients build self-awareness, develop coping tools, and create meaningful, lasting change. I believe therapy should feel practical and relaxed, where we get to learn how to implement tools that are tailored to our needs.
Specialised psychotherapy for ADHD in adults, or for those who present neurodiverse characteristics. I work on adjustment of symptoms or challenges, relationship dynamics (Gottman Method), and psycho-affective and sexual topics.
In-person in Sydney CBD and online Australia-wide and international. Bilingual therapy. Sesiones disponibles en español e inglés.
I help clients build self-awareness, develop coping tools, and create meaningful, lasting change. I believe therapy should feel practical and relaxed, where we get to learn how to implement tools that are tailored to our needs.
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FAQ - About Therapy for Seniors
Is one ever too old for mental health therapy?
Individuals of all ages can benefit from mental health therapy. Indeed, older adults in particular may benefit from the social and psychological support a therapist can provide; the topics that older adults address in therapy may simply differ from those of younger clients. Seniors should seek out a therapist who has experience working with older individuals and who is well-versed in addressing common concerns among elderly individuals, such as depression, anxiety, loneliness, and physical mobility challenges.
How is counselling for elderly different from counselling for other age groups?
In general, counselling offers an opportunity for clients to process difficult life events and develop coping skills they can use outside of the therapy session. Therapists who specialise in working with elderly clients generally have the same framework but may place a special emphasis on specific topics, such as caregiver relationships and reducing loneliness. They may be specially equipped to deal with certain physical conditions or facilitate discussion surrounding end-of-life topics. Counselling for the elderly may also place a greater emphasis on social work-type topics to ensure that geriatric clients have access to necessary resources, such as food, a safe home environment, and healthcare.
How can therapy improve the quality of life of aging individuals?
Therapy for aging adults can greatly improve quality of life by providing an opportunity for them to process difficult emotions related to end-of-life, navigate relational or caregiver challenges, and develop coping skills for common mental health conditions, like anxiety or depression. Subsequent reductions in negative emotions and mental health disorder symptoms can make day-to-day living much more manageable for aging adults and those that care for them. The ongoing relationship with a trusted therapist can also help seniors combat loneliness and provide a sense of structure for their routine.
What are the qualities to look for in therapists who see seniors?
Seniors counsellors, like mental health counselors in general, should be kind, empathetic, skilled at listening, and knowledgeable about their particular area of expertise. Counsellors specialising in working with the senior population should be very familiar with the aging process in general and the common conditions that the elderly can face, such as dementia, depression, loneliness, and/or physical illness. Many senior counsellors are also well-equipped to help caregivers and families navigate the aging process of their loved ones, and they may draw on Interpersonal Therapy to help facilitate improved interactions between seniors and those that care for them.