Hello, and Welcome.
As a clinical psychologist I offer assessment, psychotherapy and counselling for adults and seniors, in three main areas.
First, I provide general psychological services, including assessment and treatment, for a range of problems, for example anxiety, depression, psychological trauma, adjusting to chronic health conditions, or interpersonal concerns.
Second, I have extensive knowledge and experience in cardiovascular health and psychology. I have worked with many people after heart attacks, angioplasty, or heart surgery; with cardiac arrhythmias; congenital heart problems; cardiomyopathy; or heart failure.
Third, I offer psychological approaches to help people with healthy habit and behaviour change. Research shows that mental health, behaviour and lifestyle habits affect physical / medical health; and vice versa. Healthy lifestyle habits promote overall health, quality of life, functioning, and reduce future risks of chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This area includes stress management skills, quitting smoking, moderating or stopping alcohol use, implementing and sustaining exercise or dietary changes.
The purpose of this website is to inform you about my expertise and the services I offer, to communicate something about my professional identity, and to assist you to decide whether a psychologist might be helpful to you.
To ensure your privacy, I recommend that you contact me by telephone or text directly. Please do not include personal details in email, since it is not secure.
My Approach
In meeting you, I would first need to learn about your main concerns and reasons for seeking an appointment. I would also want to learn something about your life, background and personality, so that together we could develop a larger picture in which to view your concerns. We would typically start with psychological assessment in the first session or two, usually involving interviewing, history-taking, and one or more standardized psychometric questionnaires.
From assessment we would move on to psychological treatment. I draw from two general approaches: psychodynamic psychotherapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy. Both of these address current personal issues, and have been supported in scientific research.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy emphasizes personal meaning, insight, and the importance of the therapeutic relationship. Personal history, including childhood experiences and relationships, and unconscious psychological processes, make important contributions to current patterns of perception, thought, emotion, behaviour and relationships in adulthood.
Cognitive-behavioural therapy, or CBT, also emphasizes personal meaning. CBT focuses on the importance of thoughts and beliefs which affect patterns of emotion, behaviour and relationships.
Psychological Services for
- Stress
- Low self-esteem or self-confidence
- Anxiety and panic
- Depression
- Relationship and interpersonal challenges
- Psychological trauma (e.g. post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD) or reactions to traumatic situations such as injuries or accidents
- Reactions or adjustment to health conditions e.g. heart disease, diabetes, COPD
- Psychological approaches for healthy behaviour and habit change
