You may be experiencing something that has recently become overwhelming, or you may have been living with the same patterns, emotions or difficulties for many years. Sometimes people know exactly what they want help with — at other times, they simply recognise that something isn’t working.
Rather than applying the same therapeutic model to every client, Emma draws upon multiple evidence-based approaches, and different approaches may be used at different stages of therapy.
CBT explores the relationship between thoughts, emotions and behaviours. It can help identify unhelpful thinking and behavioural patterns and develop practical strategies for responding differently.
Particularly useful in treating anxiety, depression, perfectionism, avoidance and a range of other psychological difficulties.
CBT-E is an evidence-based psychological treatment specifically developed for eating disorders, focused on understanding and modifying the psychological and behavioural processes that maintain symptoms.
Depending on the individual, treatment may address eating patterns, restrictive behaviours, binge eating, compensatory behaviours, body image, over-evaluation of shape and weight, perfectionism, low self-esteem and interpersonal difficulties.
Sometimes our current difficulties are connected to patterns that developed much earlier in life. Schema Therapy explores longstanding emotional needs, beliefs and coping patterns from childhood, adolescence and significant relationships.
Particularly valuable when someone understands their difficulties intellectually but continues to find themselves repeating the same emotional or relationship patterns.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing is an evidence-based trauma therapy designed to assist the brain in processing distressing memories that may continue to feel emotionally present. It is used in the treatment of PTSD and other trauma-related difficulties.
The aim is not to erase what happened, but to reduce the emotional intensity so the memory can feel like something that happened in the past, rather than something that continues to dominate the present.
Depending on individual needs, therapy may also incorporate Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), DBT-informed strategies, Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), Motivational Interviewing, behavioural interventions, mindfulness-based approaches, psychoeducation, trauma-informed interventions, and emotion regulation and executive functioning strategies.
Emma is a Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician with a special interest in the assessment and psychological treatment of eating disorders and disordered eating, incorporating CBT-E alongside broader psychological care.
Eligible clients referred under an Eating Disorder Treatment and Management Plan may access Medicare rebates for up to 40 psychological treatment sessions over a 12-month period.
$250 consultation fee applies to full fee-paying clients and clients attending under a Mental Health Treatment Plan (MHTP). With a valid MHTP, the Medicare rebate is $149.05, leaving a gap of $100.95. Private clients are welcome and do not require a referral. Eligible clients may also access services through EDTPs, TAC, WorkCover, NDIS and private health insurance.
Full fee / MHTP: $250
Medicare rebate $149.05
Gap $100.95
You do not need to have everything figured out before your first appointment. Initial sessions provide an opportunity to discuss what has brought you to therapy, what you have been experiencing, and what you would like to change. Together, we can develop a treatment plan that reflects your needs and goals.
