what i do

psycho-therapy for bpd

• Mentalizing Based-Therapy (MBT)-informed

• Conversational Model-trained

• Good Psychiatric Management-capable

• All of these treatment modalities are effective for helping people to recover from borderline / emotionally unstable personality disorder

sexuality and gender diversity

• Learn to accept and celebrate your sexuality

• Challenge hetero-normativity and internalised queerphobia

• Coming out to family and friends when you’re ready

• Trans and non-binary ally

brief solutions-focused therapy

• Harnessing your knowledge, wisdom and experience and means to

• Conceptualise a preferred future

• Devise and work through the concrete steps needed to realise your goals

• Strengths-based approach to improving your circumstances

• Good grief is expressing and coming to terms with loss

• Comfort and reassurance in a safe space

• You will be sensitively helped to recall what you miss and perhaps also what you do not

• Learn how to live with the pain of your loss

• An empathetic ear for you to discuss life’s difficulties and concerns

• Family/significant relationships

• Work/vocation/education/occupation concerns

• Existential (life) matters

• Dual-diagnosis-informed practice (substance use and mental illness)

• Motivational Interviewing techniques

• Address addictive behaviour and how it impacts on mental health

• Support you to self-refer to substance use/detox/rehab services

• Accredited mental health social worker

• Extensive experience supervising social workers and welfare workers

• Friendly, supportive and critical lens with which to reflect on practice

• Broad fields of practice and interests

• Located in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne

• Easily accessible by public transport

• Consultation via tele-conference (webcam) also available

• Support to NDIS service participants

• Mental health treatment plans via GPs and DVA white card holders