Evidence-based. EMDR Therapy. Gottman Method Couples Therapy. CBT.  

 Welcome to Live Better Psychology!

At Live Better Psychology, you receive evidence based therapy for PTSD, childhood trauma, anxiety/depression and alcohol/drug abuse with a good dose of empathy and loving care from Max, my highly trained therapy dog. Max is a standard Groodle who has just had his 7th birthday.

I am deeply committed to seeing my clients achieve positive and permanent psychological change. My clinical interests include EMDR, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, treating PTSD in Police and other first responders, EMDR for the treatment of depression, childhood trauma, complex PTSD and addiction.

I have many years of experience as a consultant psychologist. To give you a hint, I first opened my private practice in 2003 which may help you guess my age too!

The therapy work that you will do will be based on a treatment plan that is tailored to your unique needs because as people, we are all unique, right?! This way you can achieve results faster.

I will explain to you the different evidence based treatment options that I can offer you so that you can decide which therapy approach or combination of approaches you like the best based on your therapy goals.

I will help you to clarify your therapy goals clearly as this sets you up for the best chance at achieving positive and permanent psychological change.

You get to choose from several different types of evidence based therapies. I have advanced training in CBT, EMDR, ACT, Schema Therapy, and CPT and I am a Gottman Certification Candidate. 

If you prefer to see me via telehealth, I have special software for EMDR. Research shows that there is no difference in outcomes between face to face and telehealth sessions for EMDR. The same goes for other psychological therapies too. What is the most important for you to achieve your goals is your willingness to undergo the therapy, your desire to change, the therapeutic relationship you have with me and my fidelity as a therapist to the treatment protocols.

If you want to see me in person, my clinic is located at Woollahra Whole Health in the heart of the Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. The clinic is in a lovely terrace house that is centrally located close to the Sydney CBD. It’s also not too far to travel from the Inner West. I even have clients who travel down to see me from the Central Coast, NSW. There is plenty of free street parking and Westfield and Wilson carparks, buses and railway are nearby.

If you want to see me by telehealth, then you can see me from anywhere. I have clients who video in from work, the car, home and overseas. Basically, you can see from anywhere. You would not believe how many kitchens, lounge rooms and bedrooms I have remotely been in!  As long as the internet connection is good, we are good to go. 

I hope you will join me (and my therapy dog!) on this transformative journey of healing and personal growth. 

If you want to find out more, call 1800 883 926 or email me at hello@livebetterpsychology.com.au to book a free introductory 15min phone call. 

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