Dialectical Behaviour (DBT) Psychologists and Therapists in Chadstone, VIC

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Nasia Outsikas
Psychologist, PsyBA General
Serves Area
My style is collaborative, practical, and grounded in therapies like DBT, CBT, EMDR, and mindfulness.
You might feel overwhelmed, stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand, or unsure how to move forward. Maybe you’re dealing with anxiety, people pleasing, overthinking, or feeling like you’ve lost touch with who you are. It’s likely you’re carrying more than most people realise. I’m a psychologist who helps people work through trauma, relationship struggles, risky behaviours, and major life transitions. Therapy with me is about creating a safe space to unpack what’s going on and start feeling like the version of yourself you want to be.
My style is collaborative, practical, and grounded in therapies like DBT, CBT, EMDR, and mindfulness.
You might feel overwhelmed, stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand, or unsure how to move forward. Maybe you’re dealing with anxiety, people pleasing, overthinking, or feeling like you’ve lost touch with who you are. It’s likely you’re carrying more than most people realise. I’m a psychologist who helps people work through trauma, relationship struggles, risky behaviours, and major life transitions. Therapy with me is about creating a safe space to unpack what’s going on and start feeling like the version of yourself you want to be.
(03) 8203 5929 View (03) 8203 5929
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Bayside Counselling & Consultation (Wheelers Hill)
Psychologist, MPsych, MAPS
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Bayside Counselling and Consultation provides psychological support to private and government organisations through Employment Assistance Programs. Our team includes Psychologists and Mental Health Social Worker experienced in the provision of work-based mediation, critical incident debriefing, trauma-focused therapy, the effects of substance abuse in the workplace, anger management, and increasing work attendance and satisfaction. Private counselling is also available in our practice.
Bayside Counselling and Consultation provides psychological support to private and government organisations through Employment Assistance Programs. Our team includes Psychologists and Mental Health Social Worker experienced in the provision of work-based mediation, critical incident debriefing, trauma-focused therapy, the effects of substance abuse in the workplace, anger management, and increasing work attendance and satisfaction. Private counselling is also available in our practice.
(03) 9034 6183 View (03) 9034 6183
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Nenita Batica
Psychologist, MA, PsyBA General
Serves Area
Hi! I’m a registered psychologist and accredited EMDR Practitioner, with a particular focus on supporting women experiencing trauma, emotional overwhelm, relationship difficulties, stress, burnout, and the ongoing impact of difficult life experiences. Many people come to me feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected, and looking for a safe space to make sense of what they’re going through. My approach is warm, calm, and collaborative. As a woman myself, I understand how easy it can be to put everyone else first while losing sight of your own needs. I aim to help clients feel understood, supported, and more like themselves again.
Hi! I’m a registered psychologist and accredited EMDR Practitioner, with a particular focus on supporting women experiencing trauma, emotional overwhelm, relationship difficulties, stress, burnout, and the ongoing impact of difficult life experiences. Many people come to me feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected, and looking for a safe space to make sense of what they’re going through. My approach is warm, calm, and collaborative. As a woman myself, I understand how easy it can be to put everyone else first while losing sight of your own needs. I aim to help clients feel understood, supported, and more like themselves again.
0420 807 463 View 0420 807 463
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Marie Mandicos
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA General
Serves Area
Marie offers a warm, empathic and collaborative approach to psychotherapy and utilises evidence-based treatments to support individuals to reach their identified goals. She has 7-years experience working with a wide range of presentations in community and private mental health sectors. She is most passionate about supporting people to understand, process and manage their emotions in a healthy way. She works mostly with anxiety, borderline personality disorder, depression, relationship problems, life transitions and stress. She supports teenagers (17-years and above) and adults. Marie also offers online and face-to-face groups.
Marie offers a warm, empathic and collaborative approach to psychotherapy and utilises evidence-based treatments to support individuals to reach their identified goals. She has 7-years experience working with a wide range of presentations in community and private mental health sectors. She is most passionate about supporting people to understand, process and manage their emotions in a healthy way. She works mostly with anxiety, borderline personality disorder, depression, relationship problems, life transitions and stress. She supports teenagers (17-years and above) and adults. Marie also offers online and face-to-face groups.
(03) 7500 5990 View (03) 7500 5990
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Brett Ruehland
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA General
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
Brett Ruehland supports queer, neurodivergent, and gender-diverse clients, including people navigating ADHD, autism, masking, identity development, relationships, burnout, trauma, and experiences of exclusion or invalidation. He works with clients across a range of presentations including anxiety, depression, trauma-related difficulties, emotional dysregulation, and stress associated with study, work, relationships, and major life transitions. He also has experience supporting people with more complex or long-standing presentations, where neurodevelopmental, emotional, relational, and psychosocial factors intersect.
Brett Ruehland supports queer, neurodivergent, and gender-diverse clients, including people navigating ADHD, autism, masking, identity development, relationships, burnout, trauma, and experiences of exclusion or invalidation. He works with clients across a range of presentations including anxiety, depression, trauma-related difficulties, emotional dysregulation, and stress associated with study, work, relationships, and major life transitions. He also has experience supporting people with more complex or long-standing presentations, where neurodevelopmental, emotional, relational, and psychosocial factors intersect.
(02) 8556 7558 View (02) 8556 7558
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Kenny Dao
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA General
Serves Area
I am trained in multiple modalities (i.e. CBT, DBT, EMDR, ERP, Schema and ACT) and enjoy working with complex presentations.
Welcome to Peach Psychology. I am a registered psychologist, and have practiced across a range of diverse settings since 2019. With my previous therapeutic experience spanning across different age groups, I provide support to children (5+), adolescents, adults and elderly individuals, focusing on assisting each client to identify and work towards their own personal, individual goals.
I am trained in multiple modalities (i.e. CBT, DBT, EMDR, ERP, Schema and ACT) and enjoy working with complex presentations.
Welcome to Peach Psychology. I am a registered psychologist, and have practiced across a range of diverse settings since 2019. With my previous therapeutic experience spanning across different age groups, I provide support to children (5+), adolescents, adults and elderly individuals, focusing on assisting each client to identify and work towards their own personal, individual goals.
(03) 8771 5313 View (03) 8771 5313
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Nina Stevanovic Psychology
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA General
Serves Area
Welcome to my therapy space! I am particularly interested in helping women overcome perfectionism, people pleasing, self-worth challenges and body dissatisfaction. I love to help women explore all the different parts of who they are and who they want to become, through dismantling old stories and belief patterns, and identifying new ways of being. I also offer a space where women are able to discuss sexuality and delve into taboo topics, if that is something that they wish to explore.
Welcome to my therapy space! I am particularly interested in helping women overcome perfectionism, people pleasing, self-worth challenges and body dissatisfaction. I love to help women explore all the different parts of who they are and who they want to become, through dismantling old stories and belief patterns, and identifying new ways of being. I also offer a space where women are able to discuss sexuality and delve into taboo topics, if that is something that they wish to explore.
(03) 7500 5471 View (03) 7500 5471
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Nirvana Psychology
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA General
Serves Area
I’m Shanilka, a registered psychologist and founder of Nirvana Psychology. I provide therapy to individuals across Melbourne, including Oakleigh and Chadstone, with Telehealth available Australia-wide. I work with adolescents and adults, from complex concerns to NDIS, to everyday challenges that come with work, relationships, identity, stress, or major life transitions. My approach to therapy is grounded in patience, compassion, and deep respect for each person’s unique journey. Born and raised in Australia with a proud Sri Lankan heritage, I bring a nuanced understanding of multicultural identity and cross-cultural awareness.
I’m Shanilka, a registered psychologist and founder of Nirvana Psychology. I provide therapy to individuals across Melbourne, including Oakleigh and Chadstone, with Telehealth available Australia-wide. I work with adolescents and adults, from complex concerns to NDIS, to everyday challenges that come with work, relationships, identity, stress, or major life transitions. My approach to therapy is grounded in patience, compassion, and deep respect for each person’s unique journey. Born and raised in Australia with a proud Sri Lankan heritage, I bring a nuanced understanding of multicultural identity and cross-cultural awareness.
(03) 8771 5863 View (03) 8771 5863
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Nasseema Baidwan
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA - Clin. Psych
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
My therapeutic approach is compassionate, empathetic, and grounded, with a warm, down-to-earth style. I place great value on building a strong, trusting relationship, working collaboratively with you to support your goals. I strive to create a safe, inclusive, and neurodiversity-affirming space, where every individual is respected, understood, and supported without judgment, allowing your unique strengths and experiences to guide your journey.
My therapeutic approach is compassionate, empathetic, and grounded, with a warm, down-to-earth style. I place great value on building a strong, trusting relationship, working collaboratively with you to support your goals. I strive to create a safe, inclusive, and neurodiversity-affirming space, where every individual is respected, understood, and supported without judgment, allowing your unique strengths and experiences to guide your journey.
(03) 7500 5204 View (03) 7500 5204
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Tanja Ben-Meir
Counsellor, ACA-L1
Serves Area
I enjoy working with individuals and couples and have a passion for empowering you on your path forward. Many of my clients are navigating couples / relationship dynamics or are processing lingering impacts of past experiences. Often high-functioning and thoughtful, they find themselves stuck between who they are and who they want to be. If you are hoping to feel more secure in yourself and/or your relationships, if you are seeking to reconnect or find meaning, if you are looking to learn to respond to life's challenges with greater clarity and confidence, I can support you on your journey.
I enjoy working with individuals and couples and have a passion for empowering you on your path forward. Many of my clients are navigating couples / relationship dynamics or are processing lingering impacts of past experiences. Often high-functioning and thoughtful, they find themselves stuck between who they are and who they want to be. If you are hoping to feel more secure in yourself and/or your relationships, if you are seeking to reconnect or find meaning, if you are looking to learn to respond to life's challenges with greater clarity and confidence, I can support you on your journey.
(03) 9118 9020 View (03) 9118 9020

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Breeanna Cross
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA - Health Psych.
1 Endorsed
Rosanna, VIC 3084
Breeanna is a registered and endorsed clinical health psychologist and credentialed eating disorder therapist. Breeanna is the director of Mind Your Health Centre in Rosanna. She enjoys providing evidence based treatment to a variety of people with mood and anxiety problems; pain management concerns; physical or psychological injury or illnesses; disordered eating, body image and weight management issues; life changes; grief and loss; parenting and relationship problems; performance and supporting health care professionals; assisting with academic and career issues.
Breeanna is a registered and endorsed clinical health psychologist and credentialed eating disorder therapist. Breeanna is the director of Mind Your Health Centre in Rosanna. She enjoys providing evidence based treatment to a variety of people with mood and anxiety problems; pain management concerns; physical or psychological injury or illnesses; disordered eating, body image and weight management issues; life changes; grief and loss; parenting and relationship problems; performance and supporting health care professionals; assisting with academic and career issues.
(03) 8592 7075 View (03) 8592 7075
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Corey Ferguson
Psychologist, PsychD, PsyBA Prov
Brunswick, VIC 3056
I use a mix of therapeutic approaches, including ACT, DBT, IFS, and parts of CBT, to ensure my practice is neuro-affirming and engrained in lived experience.
Hi, I'm Corey (He/Him), I'm a passionate registered psychologist dedicated to supporting neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a queer and neurodivergent clinician, my personal experiences help me deeply empathise with the challenges my clients face. I have extensive experience with a wide range of issues, including ADHD, gender identity, gender dysphoria, dissociative disorders, mood disorders, family and relationship conflicts, and complex trauma and abuse.
I use a mix of therapeutic approaches, including ACT, DBT, IFS, and parts of CBT, to ensure my practice is neuro-affirming and engrained in lived experience.
Hi, I'm Corey (He/Him), I'm a passionate registered psychologist dedicated to supporting neurodivergent and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a queer and neurodivergent clinician, my personal experiences help me deeply empathise with the challenges my clients face. I have extensive experience with a wide range of issues, including ADHD, gender identity, gender dysphoria, dissociative disorders, mood disorders, family and relationship conflicts, and complex trauma and abuse.
(02) 9159 6647 View (02) 9159 6647
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Access Health Online BULK BiLLING (Telehealth)
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA - Clin. Psych
Online Only
Free Bulk Billed Psychology sessions for all Australians via Telehealth or Video. Many clinicians to chose from, all with their own areas of specialities. No wait times! Get your MHCP referral from us too with our Bulk Billed Telehealth GP.
Free Bulk Billed Psychology sessions for all Australians via Telehealth or Video. Many clinicians to chose from, all with their own areas of specialities. No wait times! Get your MHCP referral from us too with our Bulk Billed Telehealth GP.
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Matthew Jackson
Psychologist, PsyBA General
Hawthorn, VIC 3122
Matt uses multiple treatment modalities from Dialectical Behavioural Therapy to Schema Therapy, ACT, Internal Family Systems, and Compassion-Focussed Therapy.
Matt has worked as a registered Psychologist in private practice, community settings, and hospitals. Matt has experience with personality disorders (specifically Borderline Personality Disorder), as well as sexuality and gender diversity, transition and grief, anxiety and depression, trauma, workplace stress and burnout, and general wellbeing. Matt’s interests lay within these areas and predominately works with adults. He loves to get to know his clients and tailor treatment to meet their needs. In therapy, Matt is not afraid to go where our minds are scared to and begin to heal that inner-child within us all.
Matt uses multiple treatment modalities from Dialectical Behavioural Therapy to Schema Therapy, ACT, Internal Family Systems, and Compassion-Focussed Therapy.
Matt has worked as a registered Psychologist in private practice, community settings, and hospitals. Matt has experience with personality disorders (specifically Borderline Personality Disorder), as well as sexuality and gender diversity, transition and grief, anxiety and depression, trauma, workplace stress and burnout, and general wellbeing. Matt’s interests lay within these areas and predominately works with adults. He loves to get to know his clients and tailor treatment to meet their needs. In therapy, Matt is not afraid to go where our minds are scared to and begin to heal that inner-child within us all.
(03) 9131 8787 View (03) 9131 8787
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Charlotte Chapman
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA General
Balwyn, VIC 3103
Hi, I’m Charlotte and I’m a Clinical Psychologist. My therapeutic style is warm, relaxed, and engaging. I enjoy connecting with my clients and getting to know them as individuals so that I can tailor treatment to meet their individual needs.
Hi, I’m Charlotte and I’m a Clinical Psychologist. My therapeutic style is warm, relaxed, and engaging. I enjoy connecting with my clients and getting to know them as individuals so that I can tailor treatment to meet their individual needs.
(03) 9830 2220 View (03) 9830 2220
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Greta Ludwig Psychology
Psychologist, PsyBA General
Online Only
Greta is a passionate therapist who provides an authentic, honest and trusting space where life's experiences can be shared. I work from the biopsychosocial model of health, which is essentially looking at how our biology (for example, genetics, physiology, physical injury), psychological factors (for example, emotions, beliefs, temperament), social factors (for example, cultural background, social support, family dynamics) interact.
Greta is a passionate therapist who provides an authentic, honest and trusting space where life's experiences can be shared. I work from the biopsychosocial model of health, which is essentially looking at how our biology (for example, genetics, physiology, physical injury), psychological factors (for example, emotions, beliefs, temperament), social factors (for example, cultural background, social support, family dynamics) interact.
(03) 4236 3217 View (03) 4236 3217
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Dr Stephanie Shippen
Psychologist, PsyBA - Clin. Psych
Prahran, VIC 3181
Being human can be hard. You may feel alone in your struggles. It's important to have a place where you can let your guard down, acknowledge what you're facing, and begin healing. I love providing clients with this type of support. I help clients get to know themselves more deeply. I enjoy working with clients to identify and overcome barriers, prepare and cope with life transitions, heal from trauma, tend and befriend feelings, cultivate self-acceptance and self-compassion, build healthy relationships, and foster meaning and purpose in their life.
Being human can be hard. You may feel alone in your struggles. It's important to have a place where you can let your guard down, acknowledge what you're facing, and begin healing. I love providing clients with this type of support. I help clients get to know themselves more deeply. I enjoy working with clients to identify and overcome barriers, prepare and cope with life transitions, heal from trauma, tend and befriend feelings, cultivate self-acceptance and self-compassion, build healthy relationships, and foster meaning and purpose in their life.
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Garth at Melbourne Inner West Psychology
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA General
Footscray, VIC 3011
Helping you with anxiety, depression, stress & overwhelm, challenging experiences (you may wish not to talk about), and chronic pain. Garth works with adults of all ages, backgrounds, and orientations. The goal of therapy is to help you resolve your issues, sort your sh!t out, improve your relationships, make hard decisions (if needed), move forward, and build a better future for yourself. If you need a different approach and want help with major depression, anxiety, OCD, addictions, life changes, relationship issues, taking the next step, or chronic pain, then Garth can help.
Helping you with anxiety, depression, stress & overwhelm, challenging experiences (you may wish not to talk about), and chronic pain. Garth works with adults of all ages, backgrounds, and orientations. The goal of therapy is to help you resolve your issues, sort your sh!t out, improve your relationships, make hard decisions (if needed), move forward, and build a better future for yourself. If you need a different approach and want help with major depression, anxiety, OCD, addictions, life changes, relationship issues, taking the next step, or chronic pain, then Garth can help.
0466 597 472 View 0466 597 472
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Rebecca Cheney - Inspired Change Psychology
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA General
Frankston, VIC 3199
Rebecca works with adolescents and adults from her consulting rooms in Frankston and also offers online sessions Australia-wide. She provides a welcoming and supportive space where clients can talk openly about what they are experiencing.
Rebecca works with adolescents and adults from her consulting rooms in Frankston and also offers online sessions Australia-wide. She provides a welcoming and supportive space where clients can talk openly about what they are experiencing.
(03) 5910 7003 View (03) 5910 7003
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Esther Davis Psychology
Psychologist, PhD, PsyBA - Clin. Psych
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
As a fellow human, I deeply understand that pain and suffering, although normal, can be exquisitely hard. I provide a safe space for you to explore the struggles in your life and how your backstory affects you today. Together we can discover and establish the story you want to lead going forward; one in which you can be at rest and flourish.
As a fellow human, I deeply understand that pain and suffering, although normal, can be exquisitely hard. I provide a safe space for you to explore the struggles in your life and how your backstory affects you today. Together we can discover and establish the story you want to lead going forward; one in which you can be at rest and flourish.
(02) 4214 4075 View (02) 4214 4075
Dialectical Behaviour (DBT) Therapists
Who is DBT for?
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is designed for people who experience extreme emotional suffering because they lack the skills of emotion regulation and distress tolerance. The basic affliction can underlie a wide range of conditions, from borderline and other personality disorders to PTSD and treatment-resistant anxiety and depression. The therapy is helpful to those whose emotional reactivity is so intense it is disruptive to everyday functioning and leads to frequent crises.

Why do people need DBT?
The ability to regulate emotions is a core psychological skill that enables people to function in life and pay attention to the world outside themselves; it is consistently associated with well-being. DBT is designed to help people learn how to manage and regulate their emotions. Originally developed to treat people with borderline personality disorder whose extreme emotional suffering led to self-harming behaviour and suicide attempts, the therapy is now applied to other conditions involving emotion dysregulation, particularly when other treatments have failed.

What happens in DBT?
Individuals meet weekly with their therapist to discuss their experiences relating to moods, behaviour, and skills. Using checklists they maintain, they review emotional experiences and positive practices they engage in. The diaries help individuals discern what led up to a specific problem encountered, this is followed by discussion of the consequences of their actions. In addition, individuals may meet in class-like small groups to learn skills such as mindfulness, emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

How long does DBT last?
Because it is intended to establish long-lasting behavioural change among those with persistent problems, DBT is designed to last six months to a year. DBT includes both weekly sessions of individual therapy and weekly skills-training sessions conducted in small groups. Studies of DBT have documented improvement within a year of treatment, particularly in controlling self-harmful behaviour; nevertheless, individuals may require therapy for several years.