Addiction Psychologists and Therapists in Wantirna, VIC
I am a Provisional Psychologist currently completing my Master of Clinical Psychology, with experience supporting clients across the lifespan. I am passionate about helping individuals and couples navigate relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, and life transitions. I tailor evidence-based therapies, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Schema Therapy, to meet each person’s unique needs, drawing on my background in research on parenting, child development, and sexual health.
I am a Provisional Psychologist currently completing my Master of Clinical Psychology, with experience supporting clients across the lifespan. I am passionate about helping individuals and couples navigate relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, and life transitions. I tailor evidence-based therapies, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Schema Therapy, to meet each person’s unique needs, drawing on my background in research on parenting, child development, and sexual health.
My professional background is in community and family services, including mental health and alcohol and drug support.
I have a particular interest in reproductive and maternal mental health, grief and loss, parenting stress, and relationship challenges, as well as broader emotional and relational concerns. I take a trauma-informed, relational approach to therapy - guided by an understanding of how early experiences and relationships influence emotional wellbeing.
My professional background is in community and family services, including mental health and alcohol and drug support.
I have a particular interest in reproductive and maternal mental health, grief and loss, parenting stress, and relationship challenges, as well as broader emotional and relational concerns. I take a trauma-informed, relational approach to therapy - guided by an understanding of how early experiences and relationships influence emotional wellbeing.
Karinya offers high quality professional counselling services to anyone regardless of race, gender, lifestyle, religion, or status.
Karinya offers high quality professional counselling services to anyone regardless of race, gender, lifestyle, religion, or status.
As a psychotherapist I create a field, I prepare the ground and the conditions, I set processes in motion, I resonate and synchronise with the rhythm of the person. I help the person to centre inside, to anchor in the body, in the present and in reality. What I am most interested in is the relationship people have with themselves. Most problems that occur in interpersonal relationships have to do with conflict within us. My work is about lowering fears, taking small and big courageous steps, regaining the capacity to love, rebuilding trust in ourselves so that we can find and follow our path.
As a psychotherapist I create a field, I prepare the ground and the conditions, I set processes in motion, I resonate and synchronise with the rhythm of the person. I help the person to centre inside, to anchor in the body, in the present and in reality. What I am most interested in is the relationship people have with themselves. Most problems that occur in interpersonal relationships have to do with conflict within us. My work is about lowering fears, taking small and big courageous steps, regaining the capacity to love, rebuilding trust in ourselves so that we can find and follow our path.
Hi, I'm Dan. I am currently on leave and am not accepting new clients (from Nov 2025 to Feb 2026). I apologise for the inconvenience.
I am the principal psychologist and director at In Balance Psychology Clinic. I am very passionate about the profession. My top priority is as a therapist is for each and every client to experience an environment of warmth and respect throughout their therapeutic journey. I work with individuals, tailoring treatment to specific needs. Seeking help is a very important one, therefore you will be met where you are, listened to, and provided with targeted strategies for making real change.
Hi, I'm Dan. I am currently on leave and am not accepting new clients (from Nov 2025 to Feb 2026). I apologise for the inconvenience.
I am the principal psychologist and director at In Balance Psychology Clinic. I am very passionate about the profession. My top priority is as a therapist is for each and every client to experience an environment of warmth and respect throughout their therapeutic journey. I work with individuals, tailoring treatment to specific needs. Seeking help is a very important one, therefore you will be met where you are, listened to, and provided with targeted strategies for making real change.
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I support adults facing issues like anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, addiction, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, perfectionism, and life transitions.
I often use Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), an evidence-based approach that helps people understand and work with their emotions rather than push them away. It can be a powerful and fruitful way to achieve healing. However, I always ensure that we don't close the door on other ways of working that help my clients find a way forward with their problems.
I support adults facing issues like anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, addiction, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, perfectionism, and life transitions.
I often use Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), an evidence-based approach that helps people understand and work with their emotions rather than push them away. It can be a powerful and fruitful way to achieve healing. However, I always ensure that we don't close the door on other ways of working that help my clients find a way forward with their problems.
We may feel overwhelmed with negative thoughts and memories from our past and fears about the future. Often no amount of arguing with ourselves seems to help. Maybe you've tried therapy before but the underlying problems are still there. Perhaps you're fed up with telling your story again and again.
With the right therapies, from an experienced Counsellor, we can be free from the past's hold on our present and future wellbeing.
As an experienced Counsellor, EMDR Practitioner and a Clinical Hypnotherapist, I can work with you to be all you can be.
We may feel overwhelmed with negative thoughts and memories from our past and fears about the future. Often no amount of arguing with ourselves seems to help. Maybe you've tried therapy before but the underlying problems are still there. Perhaps you're fed up with telling your story again and again.
With the right therapies, from an experienced Counsellor, we can be free from the past's hold on our present and future wellbeing.
As an experienced Counsellor, EMDR Practitioner and a Clinical Hypnotherapist, I can work with you to be all you can be.
I work with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or caught in patterns they can’t break—particularly around substance use, mental health, and emotional regulation.
I provide evidence-based support across AOD, mental health, and behaviour change. My approach combines Schema Therapy, other counselling modalities, psychoeducation, and practical strategies, tailored to you. I focus on accountability, skill-building, and helping you create sustainable change that holds under pressure.
I work with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or caught in patterns they can’t break—particularly around substance use, mental health, and emotional regulation.
I provide evidence-based support across AOD, mental health, and behaviour change. My approach combines Schema Therapy, other counselling modalities, psychoeducation, and practical strategies, tailored to you. I focus on accountability, skill-building, and helping you create sustainable change that holds under pressure.
I have been working as a Counsellor and Psychotherapist in Private Practice since 2011. My aim is to create spaces of trust for clients to explore the intricacy of their own lives, to identify the fullness and complexity of their experience, to come to terms with themselves, and to release behaviour which no longer serves them. My work is Humanistic, Person Centred and Emotion Focused, and I use the integrative approaches of my training as entry points for us to language, feel, and honour, all that we carry deeply within us.
I have been working as a Counsellor and Psychotherapist in Private Practice since 2011. My aim is to create spaces of trust for clients to explore the intricacy of their own lives, to identify the fullness and complexity of their experience, to come to terms with themselves, and to release behaviour which no longer serves them. My work is Humanistic, Person Centred and Emotion Focused, and I use the integrative approaches of my training as entry points for us to language, feel, and honour, all that we carry deeply within us.
In Brunswick, Bundoora and Whittlesea Victoria. Check my website for more information on locations.
Let's discover your story together and understand why it feels as though you're stuck and look for ways to move forward. We can demystify your anxiety, depression, ADHD, or other challenges to find out what they are and where they have come from, and apply grounded strategies with support to help you make changes, move forward, and start kicking goals.
In Brunswick, Bundoora and Whittlesea Victoria. Check my website for more information on locations.
Let's discover your story together and understand why it feels as though you're stuck and look for ways to move forward. We can demystify your anxiety, depression, ADHD, or other challenges to find out what they are and where they have come from, and apply grounded strategies with support to help you make changes, move forward, and start kicking goals.
My name is Johan Torsteinsrud, and my private practice is called Human Puzzles. I am a PACFA-certified professional counsellor who works mostly with international clients, with over ten years of experience in helping people from all walks of life find their way through life’s many challenges. My counselling sessions are conducted online. This provides a convenient and safe way for people to access support without the added stress of travelling to an office. I strive to create a safe space for all genders, races, cultures, bodies, sexual orientations, family constellations, and relationships.
My name is Johan Torsteinsrud, and my private practice is called Human Puzzles. I am a PACFA-certified professional counsellor who works mostly with international clients, with over ten years of experience in helping people from all walks of life find their way through life’s many challenges. My counselling sessions are conducted online. This provides a convenient and safe way for people to access support without the added stress of travelling to an office. I strive to create a safe space for all genders, races, cultures, bodies, sexual orientations, family constellations, and relationships.
I specialise in supporting clients with addiction and physical health condition along with mental health concerns.
I support you in building holistic and balanced routine. I support in building emotional mastery, in building healthy coping mechanisms, sustained growth, build resilience under pressure. In short, I will show you the way out emotionally and physically when you are going through tough life and health situations.
I specialise in supporting clients with addiction and physical health condition along with mental health concerns.
I support you in building holistic and balanced routine. I support in building emotional mastery, in building healthy coping mechanisms, sustained growth, build resilience under pressure. In short, I will show you the way out emotionally and physically when you are going through tough life and health situations.
I’m a Clinical Psychologist with a passion for assisting adolescents and adults with anxiety, depression, and all forms of trauma. I have a background in supporting clients with persistent postural perceptual dizziness (PPPD), a physiological disorder that has psychological consequences.
I’m a Clinical Psychologist with a passion for assisting adolescents and adults with anxiety, depression, and all forms of trauma. I have a background in supporting clients with persistent postural perceptual dizziness (PPPD), a physiological disorder that has psychological consequences.
I work with clients who may be experiencing issues with self-esteem, identity and life satisfaction; with many of my clients are queer-identifying or experiencing issues with alcohol abuse.
Life can get difficult at times - whether it be experiences of loss, shame or self-doubt, we can all experience challenges. Sometimes we might need a safe space to reflect and discuss where we are headed or how we are feeling.
I work with clients who may be experiencing issues with self-esteem, identity and life satisfaction; with many of my clients are queer-identifying or experiencing issues with alcohol abuse.
Life can get difficult at times - whether it be experiences of loss, shame or self-doubt, we can all experience challenges. Sometimes we might need a safe space to reflect and discuss where we are headed or how we are feeling.
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My name is Yulia Mitchell and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor, Certified Eco-psychotherapist, Registered EMDR practitioner and qualified Mindfulness-Based-Stress- Reduction Teacher.
My mission is to provide you with a high quality evidence-based and yet very holistic and individually tailored therapy in a safe, compassionate, trauma-informed and nurturing space.
Whether you need a temporary and immediate relief from the challenges you experience or you would like to dive deeper into the existential stuff and really unpack internal processes in a search for meaning - I am here to support you.
Welcome to my professional page!
My name is Yulia Mitchell and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor, Certified Eco-psychotherapist, Registered EMDR practitioner and qualified Mindfulness-Based-Stress- Reduction Teacher.
My mission is to provide you with a high quality evidence-based and yet very holistic and individually tailored therapy in a safe, compassionate, trauma-informed and nurturing space.
Whether you need a temporary and immediate relief from the challenges you experience or you would like to dive deeper into the existential stuff and really unpack internal processes in a search for meaning - I am here to support you.
Healing Centred Counselling provides support for people 18+ who have experienced family, domestic and sexual violence; addiction, and other traumas.
Healing Centred Counselling provides support for people 18+ who have experienced family, domestic and sexual violence; addiction, and other traumas.
I am a trauma-informed and neurodiverse affirming RI-EMDR therapist and clinical supervisor. I seek to create a deepening awareness of self and enhance connection with others. I work primarily in the areas of complex trauma and dissociation supporting individuals and their loved ones. Exploration of the human condition has always intrigued me. I am curious as to the driving force behind why we do what we do and what determines our path in life. In understanding our life’s journey and what shapes it, we can begin to move towards a more content existence - with a balanced relationship with the world and the connections it brings.
I am a trauma-informed and neurodiverse affirming RI-EMDR therapist and clinical supervisor. I seek to create a deepening awareness of self and enhance connection with others. I work primarily in the areas of complex trauma and dissociation supporting individuals and their loved ones. Exploration of the human condition has always intrigued me. I am curious as to the driving force behind why we do what we do and what determines our path in life. In understanding our life’s journey and what shapes it, we can begin to move towards a more content existence - with a balanced relationship with the world and the connections it brings.
I have built my practice treating PTSD, C-PTSD, addiction, anxiety, depression, attachment disorders, and dissociation.
This is not the life you wanted. You are not the person you hoped to become. Your choices and decisions prevent any relief from the constant, nagging anxiety that disrupts your sleep and impacts your health. It may be that the damage of a difficult upbringing is still causing sustained harm to your present relationships, and your all-important sense of self. But whatever the root cause of your suffering, it's always so much harder to overcome alone. I'm here to support you in that struggle as we work to understand and address your unhappiness in a safe, constructive, trauma-informed space.
I have built my practice treating PTSD, C-PTSD, addiction, anxiety, depression, attachment disorders, and dissociation.
This is not the life you wanted. You are not the person you hoped to become. Your choices and decisions prevent any relief from the constant, nagging anxiety that disrupts your sleep and impacts your health. It may be that the damage of a difficult upbringing is still causing sustained harm to your present relationships, and your all-important sense of self. But whatever the root cause of your suffering, it's always so much harder to overcome alone. I'm here to support you in that struggle as we work to understand and address your unhappiness in a safe, constructive, trauma-informed space.
She works with couples and individuals around their intimate personal relationships as well as with individuals who experience addiction, anxiety and depression.
From a treatment perspective, Louise adopts a relational approach and is trained in a number of modalities including relational psychotherapy, Gestalt therapy, Schema therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She uses Sue Johnson’s Emotionally Focused Therapy in her work with couples.
She works with couples and individuals around their intimate personal relationships as well as with individuals who experience addiction, anxiety and depression.
From a treatment perspective, Louise adopts a relational approach and is trained in a number of modalities including relational psychotherapy, Gestalt therapy, Schema therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She uses Sue Johnson’s Emotionally Focused Therapy in her work with couples.
My aim is to provide a safe environment where you can openly discuss the challenges you're facing, whether they’re related to your relationships, career, addictions, anxiety and depression, kids or life direction.
As a passionate registered counsellor and psychotherapist in Melbourne, I offer in person and online sessions to help my clients navigate life's challenges, and make the transition towards happier, healthier, and more fulfilling futures.
My aim is to provide a safe environment where you can openly discuss the challenges you're facing, whether they’re related to your relationships, career, addictions, anxiety and depression, kids or life direction.
As a passionate registered counsellor and psychotherapist in Melbourne, I offer in person and online sessions to help my clients navigate life's challenges, and make the transition towards happier, healthier, and more fulfilling futures.
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Addiction Therapists
What is the best therapy for addiction?
Addiction treatment will be tailored to the individual. People seeking help for addiction—whether with a psychotherapist, in an outpatient clinic, or in a residential program—should expect to engage in multiple types of treatments, sometimes including medication. For anyone recovering from addiction, avoiding situations in which one has typically used a substance is essential, as is the support of close connections. Since substance use disorders tend to co-occur with underlying mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression, those must also be addressed as part of any recovery plan.
How long does therapy for addiction take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from addiction. Patients and their families should expect the work to last several months, if not longer. Residential treatment programs may be based on a stay of 30, 60, or 90 days, with continuing work after release, but only about 1 percent of people are treated in such facilities. Ceasing use is just the first step; therapy to help maintain abstinence and effect behavior change must follow. The process of recovery, neuroscience has shown, involves brain cells recovering the capacity to respond to natural sources of reward and restore control over the impulse to use. Another definition of recovery is restoring voluntary control over one’s substance use and retaking all of one’s previous responsibilities.
How effective is drug addiction treatment?
Substance use disorders are treatable and remission is achievable for many who seek recovery; by some estimates, more than three-quarters of people who become addicted to alcohol or drugs recover. But that success rarely occurs quickly or on a set timeline; relapse is not only common, but many therapists and clinicians view it as a normal part of the process—not always a sign that a person has returned to addiction, but a signal that their treatment should be adjusted to help them regain control. Overall, research suggests, five years after the end of substance use, one’s risk of relapse is no greater than that of others who had not faced addiction. Other experts believe that complete abstinence is not the only measure of recovery, and that, through effective treatment, many people can learn to control their use.
How can you get addiction treatment for someone?
The most important factor in recovery from addiction is widely understood to be an individual’s commitment to change. For that reason,“interventions” in which friends and family gather to urge or force someone to begin immediate treatment often backfire; even when such efforts do lead someone to begin treatment, they may be less likely to stay than those who are self-driven. Still, family members can play an important role in supporting an individual who seeks help and can take part in family therapy as one element of a loved one’s treatment.