Lisa understands some colloquial Italian.

Lisa offers individual therapy to those 10 years and older in the areas of depression, anxiety, stress, adjustment, interpersonal concerns, bullying, self-esteem and motivation, and more…

Approach

I have been registered as a Psychologist since 2010. I offer a caring, friendly and creative way of helping clients. I use an individualised strengths based approach to therapy, involving awareness of behaviour, thoughts, and feelings, while promoting self-compassion and self-awareness. I use evidence based psychological treatments for best outcomes, and with client collaboration. I have mental health training in suicide intervention skills, and health training in cultural awareness. I have Italian heritage and I understand some colloquial Italian language. I have an interest in creative therapies including art and music.

I have many years of experience working within youth mental health at headspace and a youth health service. My experience includes  both individual therapy and group therapy, having worked with young people at risk, and facilitating group therapy within a private hospital specialising in adult mental health.  I also have previous experience within occupational recruitment as well as in conducting clinical psychological research in early parenting and family support. 

I offer Psychology talking therapy while using approaches to empower people to understand their own wellbeing.

CLIENT I SEE:  Children (10yrs +), Adolescents, Young Adults, Adults

Specific Areas of Work:

• mood disorders

• anxiety disorders including worry, generalised anxiety, social anxiety, performance anxiety, panic disorder, specific phobias, OCD concerns

• suicidal thoughts

• self-harm

• anger management

• crisis management

• stress including school, study, work, career

• emotion regulation

• adjustment difficulties

• grief and loss

• relationship difficulties (individual)

• friendship and interpersonal difficulties

• family conflict (individual)

• separation and divorce

• bullying concerns

• self-esteem and confidence concerns

• sexuality

• body-image concerns

• binge eating

• sleep difficulties

• motivation difficulties

Approaches I use:

• CBT

• CBT-E

• ACT

• DBT

• Motivational Interviewing (MI)

• Narrative Therapy

• Solution-focussed Therapy

• Relaxation

• Mindfulness

• Exposure and Response Prevention

• Crisis Intervention and Risk Management

• Strengths-based approach

• Skills Training

• Psycho-education