Dr Salena
Psychologist, PsychD, PsyBA - Clin. Psych (she, her)
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Dr Salena is a warm and dedicated Clinical and Counselling Psychologist committed to supporting individuals with anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, OCD, relationship difficulties, self-esteem concerns, and broader emotional wellbeing. She also has extensive expertise in eating disorders and body image concerns.
With more than 20 years of experience across Australia and the UK, Dr Salena brings a depth of clinical knowledge grounded in evidence-based practice. Her therapeutic approach is both insightful and practical, ensuring that each session offers meaningful understanding as well as practical skills for everyday applicability.
Dr Salena has been professionally trained to provide multiple therapies including: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT and CBT-E), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Parts Work Therapies, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Maudsley Family Based Therapy (FBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR).
Dr Salena believes strongly in the transformative power of the therapeutic relationship and invests much time and energy into ensuring that clients feel safe, contained and deeply validated in therapy. Her focus is to support people to go beyond surface level understanding and really deep dive into what pain and unhelpful patterns keep them stuck.
Call or Email Dr Salena Bhanji now for a free 15 minute consultation - (02) 8503 4157
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $265
Payment Methods
Bank transfer, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- ACA Health
- Australian Unity
- Bupa
- CBHS Health
- CUA Health
- Defence Health
- GMHBA
- Health Partners
- Medibank Private
- Medicare Rebates
- Mildura
- Peoplecare
- Teachers Health
Dr Salena Bhanji
Psychologist, PsychD, PsyBA - Clin. Psych
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (02) 8503 4157
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Salena Bhanji
- In Practice for 18 years
Education and Years In Practice
Dr Salena Bhanji
Psychologist, PsychD, PsyBA - Clin. Psych
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (02) 8503 4157
Expertise and Interests
Top Expertise
- Anxiety
- Women's Issues
- Coping Skills
Practice Areas
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Trauma and PTSD
- Weight Loss
Dr Salena Bhanji
Psychologist, PsychD, PsyBA - Clin. Psych
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (02) 8503 4157
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behaviour (DBT)
- Eclectic
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Person-Centred
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic
- Schema Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Trauma Focused
Dr Salena Bhanji
Psychologist, PsychD, PsyBA - Clin. Psych
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (02) 8503 4157
Location
Dr Salena Bhanji
Psychologist, PsychD, PsyBA - Clin. Psych
Call for a free consultation now - (02) 8503 4157