Modalities Practiced

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CBT is a structured psychological therapy aimed at identifying and changing one's unhelpful thoughts and beliefs so as to improve our feelings and choices in behaviours/actions. It also utilises behavioural experiments to test the reality of our thoughts and beliefs, structured problem solving techniques, thought monitoring forms, and chain analysis strategies to assist in recognising unhelpful patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

DBT is structured skills-based therapy aimed at improving coping skills, emotion regulation skills, and interpersonal communication skills. The 4 core components or Modules of DBT skills programmes are Distress Tolerance, Affect Regulation, Mindfulness Skills, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. As it was originally designed DBT is experienced in a group therapy setting, however, the skills can also be learned in an individual format (if group sessions are not accessible or recommended), and each module can stand alone depending on what is individually required.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACT is a mindfulness based treatment approach that explores how our emotions, thoughts, and beliefs can take us away from leading a satisfying life based on our individual values. Through the practice of mindfulness meditation we can learn to stay present in our here and now, and to accept our feelings, situations and ultimately ourselves, and learn strategies such as defusion to then approach our thoughts and feelings in a way that allows us to choose actions consistent with our values.

SCHEMA Therapy

Schema Therapy was developed by Jeffrey Young and combines elements of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), Gestalt Therapy, and object relations theory. A schema is our internal blueprint for how we understand the world around us, other people, and ourselves, and is therefore typically formed in our early childhood years. Schema Therapy helps people to identify the schemas that are potentially leading to unhelpful patterns in their lives, or as Jeffrey Young calls them, Life Traps. Once these are identified we can then explore how these patterns are related to our childhood/adult needs, the ways we have learnt to adapt to our experiences, and that the emotional states we find ourselves experiencing.

Schema Therapy has been shown to help someone experiencing personality difficulties, such as Borderline Personality Disorder, Eating Disorders, and also chronic Depression.

Health At Every Size® (HAES®) / Non-diet

The clinicians at our practice value practicing according to a non-diet or HAES approach when assisting with weight and health concerns for our clients.

Head to the HAES Australia website to learn more: https://www.haesaustralia.org.au/What-is-HAES