Psychodynamic Psychologists and Therapists in Melbourne, VIC
Many people reach a point where past experiences, trauma, or life transitions feel too heavy to manage alone. In my practice, I offer a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental space to explore emotional dysregulation, grief, and patterns shaped by difficult family dynamics. Together we work toward clarity, self-understanding, and meaningful change, helping you navigate life with balance. I bring a depth-oriented approach informed by trauma work, Jungian psychology, and decades of clinical experience. You’ll find me down to earth, easy to talk to, and committed to providing a confidential space in a realistic 90-minute timeframe.
Many people reach a point where past experiences, trauma, or life transitions feel too heavy to manage alone. In my practice, I offer a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental space to explore emotional dysregulation, grief, and patterns shaped by difficult family dynamics. Together we work toward clarity, self-understanding, and meaningful change, helping you navigate life with balance. I bring a depth-oriented approach informed by trauma work, Jungian psychology, and decades of clinical experience. You’ll find me down to earth, easy to talk to, and committed to providing a confidential space in a realistic 90-minute timeframe.
Hi, I’m Aiden. I work with individuals navigating Anxiety, Trauma, ADHD, ASD, Depression, and social difficulties; as well as those who simply feel misunderstood or out of place in their own lives. Whether your concern is clearly defined or harder to articulate, our work begins with taking your experiences seriously and constructing a cohesive understanding of them.
Hi, I’m Aiden. I work with individuals navigating Anxiety, Trauma, ADHD, ASD, Depression, and social difficulties; as well as those who simply feel misunderstood or out of place in their own lives. Whether your concern is clearly defined or harder to articulate, our work begins with taking your experiences seriously and constructing a cohesive understanding of them.
Paula-Jane is an accredited mental health counsellor and sex therapist working with individuals and intimate couples; providing care for a diverse range of issues and concerns. The greatest joy of her role is seeing people leaving her care feeling content, lighter and calm within themselves and hope for their future. Paula-Jane is committed to holding a space that is calm accepting trusting safe and welcoming, allowing you to feel at ease and move at a pace comfortable to you. Welcoming all people from different communities, lifestyles and abilities.
Paula-Jane is an accredited mental health counsellor and sex therapist working with individuals and intimate couples; providing care for a diverse range of issues and concerns. The greatest joy of her role is seeing people leaving her care feeling content, lighter and calm within themselves and hope for their future. Paula-Jane is committed to holding a space that is calm accepting trusting safe and welcoming, allowing you to feel at ease and move at a pace comfortable to you. Welcoming all people from different communities, lifestyles and abilities.
Berty is a dedicated and experienced counsellor committed to providing safe, supportive, and affirming counselling for all individuals seeking support. As a queer and neurodivergent person, Berty brings lived experience and an additional layer of empathy to her practice.
She has experience supporting individuals facing a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, complex trauma, life transitions, emotional dysregulation, ASD, ADHD, gender dysphoria, disordered eating and personality disorders.
Berty is a dedicated and experienced counsellor committed to providing safe, supportive, and affirming counselling for all individuals seeking support. As a queer and neurodivergent person, Berty brings lived experience and an additional layer of empathy to her practice.
She has experience supporting individuals facing a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, complex trauma, life transitions, emotional dysregulation, ASD, ADHD, gender dysphoria, disordered eating and personality disorders.
I also integrate Attachment Theory, Circle of Security, and Psychodynamic Therapy to explore relationship patterns and emotional dynamics.
I’m Claudiana, a Mental Health Social Worker and Psychotherapist dedicated to helping individuals navigate life’s challenges, build resilience, and cultivate emotional well-being. With a warm and understanding approach, I provide a safe, non-judgmental space where you can explore your thoughts and emotions freely.
With specialized training in psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and ISTDP (Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy), I tailor therapy to your unique needs.
I also integrate Attachment Theory, Circle of Security, and Psychodynamic Therapy to explore relationship patterns and emotional dynamics.
I’m Claudiana, a Mental Health Social Worker and Psychotherapist dedicated to helping individuals navigate life’s challenges, build resilience, and cultivate emotional well-being. With a warm and understanding approach, I provide a safe, non-judgmental space where you can explore your thoughts and emotions freely.
With specialized training in psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and ISTDP (Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy), I tailor therapy to your unique needs.
As a holistic counsellor and psychotherapist, I support adults experiencing anxiety, overwhelm, navigating major life transitions and living with the legacies of trauma. I help people reconnect with their inner strengths and resources, and build a steadier, more grounded relationship with themselves and others.
I also support adults through identity shifts and life transitions, including relationship changes, career shifts, becoming a parent, midlife and other periods of change. This also includes working with adults exploring a late-identified or late-diagnosed neurodivergent identity, including ADHD, Autism and AuDHD.
As a holistic counsellor and psychotherapist, I support adults experiencing anxiety, overwhelm, navigating major life transitions and living with the legacies of trauma. I help people reconnect with their inner strengths and resources, and build a steadier, more grounded relationship with themselves and others.
I also support adults through identity shifts and life transitions, including relationship changes, career shifts, becoming a parent, midlife and other periods of change. This also includes working with adults exploring a late-identified or late-diagnosed neurodivergent identity, including ADHD, Autism and AuDHD.
I work with individuals who feel stuck in patterns of anxiety, self-doubt, or overwhelm and are ready to explore what’s beneath the surface. They may face unresolved trauma, emotional struggles, or relationship challenges. They seek a safe, supportive space to gain clarity and untangle their feelings. Their goal is to feel balanced, connected to their true self, and empowered to navigate life with confidence. They’re motivated by a desire for growth and a deeper sense of peace, authenticity, and fulfillment.
I work with individuals who feel stuck in patterns of anxiety, self-doubt, or overwhelm and are ready to explore what’s beneath the surface. They may face unresolved trauma, emotional struggles, or relationship challenges. They seek a safe, supportive space to gain clarity and untangle their feelings. Their goal is to feel balanced, connected to their true self, and empowered to navigate life with confidence. They’re motivated by a desire for growth and a deeper sense of peace, authenticity, and fulfillment.
Love and Grief. Loneliness. School Can’t. Power Struggles. Doubt. Disenchantment. Impoverishment. Cultures. Identities. Mind-Body Connection. Spiritual Emergence. These are my jams. I work with all ages and faces in beautiful spaces. I want you to get a lot out of therapy, not just a bandaid or another set of textbook rules/strategies to get by, but a way of life that is deeply congruent and satisfying to who you truly are, as well as your own portable home of what I call the 7 Friends of Universal Human Needs: Safety, Support, Truth, Freedom/Creative Expression, Value and Worth, Beauty, and Vibrant Connection to All of Life.
Love and Grief. Loneliness. School Can’t. Power Struggles. Doubt. Disenchantment. Impoverishment. Cultures. Identities. Mind-Body Connection. Spiritual Emergence. These are my jams. I work with all ages and faces in beautiful spaces. I want you to get a lot out of therapy, not just a bandaid or another set of textbook rules/strategies to get by, but a way of life that is deeply congruent and satisfying to who you truly are, as well as your own portable home of what I call the 7 Friends of Universal Human Needs: Safety, Support, Truth, Freedom/Creative Expression, Value and Worth, Beauty, and Vibrant Connection to All of Life.
Via a psychodynamic framework, he helps clients in understanding how their upbringing and development has shaped them, including how they relate to others and how they understand and perceive themselves.
Richard aims to help clients achieve an improved quality of life, working towards a greater sense of personal control. With 20 years’ experience in counselling and clinical settings, he provides a supportive, non-judgmental and confidential space. He works collaboratively with the client in tailoring therapy to their unique set of circumstances. Therapy may range from a few sessions when targeting a specific problem, to medium and longer-term therapy when addressing long-held problematic behaviours, interpersonal patterns and emotion difficulties.
Via a psychodynamic framework, he helps clients in understanding how their upbringing and development has shaped them, including how they relate to others and how they understand and perceive themselves.
Richard aims to help clients achieve an improved quality of life, working towards a greater sense of personal control. With 20 years’ experience in counselling and clinical settings, he provides a supportive, non-judgmental and confidential space. He works collaboratively with the client in tailoring therapy to their unique set of circumstances. Therapy may range from a few sessions when targeting a specific problem, to medium and longer-term therapy when addressing long-held problematic behaviours, interpersonal patterns and emotion difficulties.
Her therapeutic approach integrates a range of evidence-based techniques, including psychodynamic therapy, family systems therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Soorah is a clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience in both the public and private mental health sectors. She is passionate about supporting individuals through life’s challenges by providing a safe and non-judgmental space for personal growth and healing.
Soorah adopts a person-centered approach, ensuring that therapy is customized to meet each individual's unique needs. She prioritizes building a strong therapeutic relationship where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to create meaningful change in their lives.
Her therapeutic approach integrates a range of evidence-based techniques, including psychodynamic therapy, family systems therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Soorah is a clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience in both the public and private mental health sectors. She is passionate about supporting individuals through life’s challenges by providing a safe and non-judgmental space for personal growth and healing.
Soorah adopts a person-centered approach, ensuring that therapy is customized to meet each individual's unique needs. She prioritizes building a strong therapeutic relationship where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to create meaningful change in their lives.
Bright Psych provides a comprehensive psychological service for adolescents and adults.
Bright Psych provides a comprehensive psychological service for adolescents and adults.
Hi! I’m Fatma (she/her), I am a passionate and driven clinician eager to bring my skills in mental health and the community to support your needs. I have hands-on experience working within a crisis mental health setting with adults as well as with youth, children, and families. I am a committed individual who believes in providing compassionate and effective mental health support tailored to your specific needs. I aim to use my skills to contribute to positive outcomes suited to your goals and desires. My approach combines empathy, dedication, and a deep commitment to making a tangible difference in the lives of those I work with.
Hi! I’m Fatma (she/her), I am a passionate and driven clinician eager to bring my skills in mental health and the community to support your needs. I have hands-on experience working within a crisis mental health setting with adults as well as with youth, children, and families. I am a committed individual who believes in providing compassionate and effective mental health support tailored to your specific needs. I aim to use my skills to contribute to positive outcomes suited to your goals and desires. My approach combines empathy, dedication, and a deep commitment to making a tangible difference in the lives of those I work with.
Are you trying to manage the impacts of difficult family relationships but are struggling? Do you suspect you are neurodivergent but aren't sure whether you want a diagnosis? Are you a young queer person finding your way? Perhaps you have an invisible disability. Perhaps you are harder on yourself than on anyone else, and it's exhausting. Or your nervous system is dysregulated, and you need new skills to soothe it. I can help.
Hello and welcome <3 I'm a master's-qualified counsellor and psychotherapist with a warm, calming presence, who uses body-based approaches and talk therapy to support your unique self as you adapt to change.
Are you trying to manage the impacts of difficult family relationships but are struggling? Do you suspect you are neurodivergent but aren't sure whether you want a diagnosis? Are you a young queer person finding your way? Perhaps you have an invisible disability. Perhaps you are harder on yourself than on anyone else, and it's exhausting. Or your nervous system is dysregulated, and you need new skills to soothe it. I can help.
Hello and welcome <3 I'm a master's-qualified counsellor and psychotherapist with a warm, calming presence, who uses body-based approaches and talk therapy to support your unique self as you adapt to change.
I’m not your everyday therapist. I help people break free from old patterns, reconnect with themselves, and create real change. My approach goes beyond traditional talk therapy—I blend psychotherapy with somatic and alternative methods to get to the root of what’s keeping you stuck. Whether you’re navigating a relationship breakdown, stuck in old patterns, or searching for a stronger sense of self, this work goes beyond talking—it’s about feeling, shifting, and truly changing. If you’re ready to break free from what’s been holding you back, let’s dive in.
I’m not your everyday therapist. I help people break free from old patterns, reconnect with themselves, and create real change. My approach goes beyond traditional talk therapy—I blend psychotherapy with somatic and alternative methods to get to the root of what’s keeping you stuck. Whether you’re navigating a relationship breakdown, stuck in old patterns, or searching for a stronger sense of self, this work goes beyond talking—it’s about feeling, shifting, and truly changing. If you’re ready to break free from what’s been holding you back, let’s dive in.
I offer tailored counselling by phone or video for people navigating neurological conditions and age-related cognitive changes, as well as for their adult children coping with their parents' evolving health challenges. I will collaborate with your medical professionals by providing comprehensive clinical assessments and reports. As an associate of the Parkinson's Unit, Concord Hospital, Sydney, and a former practitioner at Dementia Australia, I have clinical experience with neurodegenerative conditions. My goal is to empower you with practical coping strategies, guided meditations, and an enhanced understanding of cognitive health.
I offer tailored counselling by phone or video for people navigating neurological conditions and age-related cognitive changes, as well as for their adult children coping with their parents' evolving health challenges. I will collaborate with your medical professionals by providing comprehensive clinical assessments and reports. As an associate of the Parkinson's Unit, Concord Hospital, Sydney, and a former practitioner at Dementia Australia, I have clinical experience with neurodegenerative conditions. My goal is to empower you with practical coping strategies, guided meditations, and an enhanced understanding of cognitive health.
I draw on Cognitive Behavioural and Psychodynamic approaches, tailoring my work to each client’s needs.
I draw from Cognitive Behavioural and Psychodynamic modalities in my therapeutic work, tailoring the techniques to each client. I focus on balancing between supporting clients to make practical changes to everyday life to support their needs, as well as unpacking previous experiences and how they affect the client’s current day-to-day life.
I draw on Cognitive Behavioural and Psychodynamic approaches, tailoring my work to each client’s needs.
I draw from Cognitive Behavioural and Psychodynamic modalities in my therapeutic work, tailoring the techniques to each client. I focus on balancing between supporting clients to make practical changes to everyday life to support their needs, as well as unpacking previous experiences and how they affect the client’s current day-to-day life.
I use a person-centred and trauma-informed cognitive behavioural approach in my work, which also includes EMDR and elements of ACT, DBT, Schema and psychodynamic therapies.
My lived experiences with grief and loss generated interest in pursuing a career in clinical psychology and grief, loss, and trauma. My areas of speciality are prolonged grief disorder, complex and traumatic grief, and disenfranchised grief -this is an area I am currently researching as part of my DPsych (Clinical) thesis.
I use a person-centred and trauma-informed cognitive behavioural approach in my work, which also includes EMDR and elements of ACT, DBT, Schema and psychodynamic therapies.
My lived experiences with grief and loss generated interest in pursuing a career in clinical psychology and grief, loss, and trauma. My areas of speciality are prolonged grief disorder, complex and traumatic grief, and disenfranchised grief -this is an area I am currently researching as part of my DPsych (Clinical) thesis.
I am an individual and relationship therapist. My great passion is to hold a sacred space for individuals and couples to find long-term healing and to live confident, grounded and authentic lives. I specialise in relationship therapy, trauma, grief and loss, anxiety and depression, and life transitions. As a holistic practitioner, I adopt a 'whole body' & 'whole world' approach, with consideration of the body, mind, soul & spirit, our surrounding environment and relationships. Holistic work enables a path to be walked together.
I am an individual and relationship therapist. My great passion is to hold a sacred space for individuals and couples to find long-term healing and to live confident, grounded and authentic lives. I specialise in relationship therapy, trauma, grief and loss, anxiety and depression, and life transitions. As a holistic practitioner, I adopt a 'whole body' & 'whole world' approach, with consideration of the body, mind, soul & spirit, our surrounding environment and relationships. Holistic work enables a path to be walked together.
Maddison specializes in trauma, relational issues, emotional processing and attachment complexities (anxious/avoidant/disorganised). Maddison offers a warm, safe place for exploration to help with uncertainty, challenging emotions and experiences that issues can elevate. Maddison helps clients achieve their goals and come home to themselves by using an eclectic approach and offering a grounded therapeutic space for exploration. Maddison helps clients explore their subconscious and get to the root cause, so that clients can feel the positive effects of long-lasting change.
Maddison specializes in trauma, relational issues, emotional processing and attachment complexities (anxious/avoidant/disorganised). Maddison offers a warm, safe place for exploration to help with uncertainty, challenging emotions and experiences that issues can elevate. Maddison helps clients achieve their goals and come home to themselves by using an eclectic approach and offering a grounded therapeutic space for exploration. Maddison helps clients explore their subconscious and get to the root cause, so that clients can feel the positive effects of long-lasting change.
Psychoanalysis in Melbourne. If a psychoanalyst is in a position to listen, then the patient - the one said to be 'in analysis', is certainly in a position to speak. Nevertheless, there is very little that is certain about being in a position to speak, especially speaking under the directive of the fundamental rule: Say whatever comes to mind, censor nothing, no matter how insignificant, Idiotic, perverse, or crazy you think it is. Proceeding in this manner for a while would it be at all surprising if we came to learn something?
Psychoanalysis in Melbourne. If a psychoanalyst is in a position to listen, then the patient - the one said to be 'in analysis', is certainly in a position to speak. Nevertheless, there is very little that is certain about being in a position to speak, especially speaking under the directive of the fundamental rule: Say whatever comes to mind, censor nothing, no matter how insignificant, Idiotic, perverse, or crazy you think it is. Proceeding in this manner for a while would it be at all surprising if we came to learn something?
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