Adults Counselling in Essendon, VIC

Ashveen’s approach is warm, compassionate, and curious. She is a registered psychologist with experience working with children, teenagers, and adults from different cultural and socio-economic backgrounds across schools, private practices, and universities. Ashveen strives to improve her clients' wellbeing by providing holistic support tailored to each individual's needs and circumstances. She works collaboratively with clients to develop and achieve therapy goals, with a focus on harnessing client's strengths.

I am a Psychologist with over 20 Years experience treating a wide range of mental health issues. I help my clients develop a holistic mind-body approach to improve their mental heath & develop the tools they need to cope with all of life’s challenges. I take the time to listen & get to know you, to hear your story & what has lead you to access counselling. I work collaboratively with you to help you understand your symptoms, their causes & maintaining factors, & develop a treatment plan that best suits your individual needs. I also continue to support you with a recovery and relapse prevention plan once you are feeling well.

Dr Germaine Gergis, is a board-endorsed Clinical Psychologist, Supervisor and Lecturer with many years' experience in delivering high quality assessments and treatment to infants, children, adolescents and adults , and their families. Germaine has worked across private and public sectors helping those who have presented with a diverse range of mental health issues and neurodevelopmental disorders. She has extensive experience in working with mood & anxiety disorders, OCD, trauma-related disorders and personality disorders. Speciality roles include infant mental health & autism spectrum disorders, including providing second opinions.

My work is built upon over six years of experience and thousands of client interactions around the country, across the public, private and non-for-profit sector. I work with young adults , adults , and older adults , presenting with a range of mental health issues including trauma, anxiety and mood related disorders, identity and existential issues, vocational uncertainty, grief and loss, personality disorders, and anger management issues.

Sian is a warm, empathetic, and approachable general psychologist, whose primary therapeutic focus is the relationship that she forms with her clients. Sian is a person-centred therapist and has a strong appreciation for the uniqueness of each client. As such, Sian utilises various modalities to best meet her client's individual needs and desired outcomes through evidence-based assessment and intervention. Sian likes to work collaboratively with her clients, to ensure that they always recognise their own expertise and that intervention is always guided by them and their comfort levels.

Livia is a clinical psychologist and has a range of experience working with patients with varying difficulties and diverse backgrounds. She has a specific interest in working with adults experiencing difficulties with depression, anxiety, postnatal depression and trauma. She primarily practices from psychodynamic framework which means that she’s interested in exploring, understanding and gaining insights into your mental health and relationship with both yourself and others.

Maria has special interests in working with trauma, anxiety, rapid mood changes and adjustment difficulties. She is also particularly interested in assessing ADHD in adults and children. She also works with depression, low self-esteem, personality disorders and assessing behavioural issues in young children. She works with both couples and individuals across the lifespan, from young children right through to adulthood. Maria aims to create a non-judgemental space for all clients to achieve their therapeutic goals.

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I provide diagnostic asssessments to children 6yr+ & Counselling services to individuals aged 13yrs+. I have a keen interest in working with depression, anxiety (generalised and social), anger, excessive gaming and perinatal anxiety and depression in men. I also have an interest in supporting clients through big life transitions, relationship difficulties and enjoys working with neurodiverse adolescents & adults . I also enjoy working with males and reducing the stigma associated with men seeking help.

I am a Provisional Psychologist who has worked in multiple settings with children, adolescents and adults for over 9 years including working within the Department of Education specialising in Autism support. My passion is working with children and being a mother myself, enables me to bring a nurturing yet informative perspective into my work with clients.

Stephanie is a registered clinical psychologist who specialises in working with adolescents and adults with emotional difficulties. Her therapeutic focus is to create a safe space to allow people to think about their emotional experience as well as better understand themselves and reasons that they might feel lost, unfulfilled, anxious or unhappy. She works with people with chronic emptiness, overwhelming emotions or emotional instability. Furthermore, she has an interest in people who have had a sibling or parent with a chronic health issue or disability, perfectionistic traits, procrastination as well as trauma and grief and loss.

Tigist Kebede is Naarm (Melbourne) based Black Counsellor, who employs trauma informed, decolonizing and intersectional frameworks into her practice and advocacy. She specificalised in working with adults with particular interest in culturally responsive clinical practice. Tigist has experience working forensic, non-profit and health sector. She has a history with working with racial trauma, sexual assault, family violence and refugee trauma.

Life can be very tough and stressful and sometimes we need some professional help. I am committed to the care of clients ranging from adolescents, adults , the elderly and couples. I strongly believe in the importance of a well-matched client-therapist relationship. I counsel people with a range of problems which includes depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, interpersonal relationships, personal skills development and self-esteem. I have experience in conducting assessments and preparing reports for the courts and migration issues. I am also fluent in Vietnamese. I offer Telehealth and face to face counselling.

Sophia has an interest in working with adolescents and adults who are experiencing mood and anxiety disorders, phobias, drug and alcohol addiction, adjustment difficulties, emotional dysregulation, and behavioural difficulties. She also works with low self-esteem, personality disorders, and interpersonal difficulties.

Sigrid is a compassionate and engaging psychologist who assists clients to overcome a range of presenting concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma, phobias, mood disorders, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and attachment issues. Sigrid assists clients to achieve their wellbeing goals through a person-centred, evidence-based approach, incorporating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment Theory and Motivational Interviewing into her practice. She tailors interventions to suit each clients individual needs and works with youth through to adults .

Hi! My name is Mel and I am a Clinical Psychologist with 10 years of experience. I enjoy working with individuals 16+ years presenting with anxiety disorders, eating disorders, mood difficulties, emotional difficulties, low self esteem, adjustment and life stressors, burnout, trauma and body image. I believe that we all have strengths that we draw upon and help us function in the world and it my job to help you identify what these are and how to utilise them. Outside of seeing clients, I also really enjoy supervising other psychologists as a board approved supervisor. I am a ANZAED eating disorder credentialed psychologist.

I work with adults to support them with a range of issues relating to identity, mood, anxiety, emotional regulation and interpersonal issues. Using a developmental focus, I work with people to consider how challenges have developed and where they want to be in the future. A key part of my practice is affirming people's identities, whether this relates to neurodiversity, gender, sexuality, relationship types, race and/or other factors. This ensures that we build towards goals that are determined by the person and align with who they are.

Lavinia is a registered psychologist with over 13 years experience working in community mental health and forensic settings. She works with adults who experience anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma, grief, addiction, other mental health issues or life difficulties in general.

Stan is a registered clinical psychologist with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and membership of the Australian Psychological Society. He has 12 years of training and experience and can speak in both Greek and English languages. He also has experience in working with children, adolescents, adults , older adults , and couples