Sydney

The Hills Clinic

At The Hills Clinic we specialise in providing high quality mental health care with positive patient outcomes. We are a 85 bed hospital, fully accredited by Global-Mark.

Pychiatrists, Medical, Nursing and Allied Health professionals provide expert care to manage and treat a wide range of mental health disorders. We offer a holistic approach with treatment provided in a safe, supportive environment for inpatients, day patients and outpatients.

Our evidence-based treatment, comfortable facilities, and skilled and experienced staff, enhance the quality of care and health outcomes for our patients.

Our specialised services include:

• Sub-acute adult psychiatry
• Inpatient therapy program
• Veterans services mental health
• Young Adult services
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) inpatient and day programs
• CBT-based programs
• A broad range of day therapy programs to support ongoing recovery and wellness.

We accept patients with private health insurance and uninsured self-funded patients. We also welcome eligible veterans’ and war widows under our Tier 1 provider relationship with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA).

We have designed our mental health facility to deliver care in the least restrictive manner. This allows patients to feel relaxed and comfortable, with patient safety our first priority.

We also have an active Consumer and Carer Committee, that plays a key role in improving the experiences and care we provide our patients.

website: thehillsclinic.com.au

The Anxiety Clinic

Dr Jodie, Founder & CEO of The Anxiety Clinic, is one of the world’s leading experts in anxiety, mindset and resilience.

Dr Jodie has developed the groundbreaking and internationally acclaimed methodology, the Mind Strength Method™ to conquer anxiety, stress and burnout and achieve happiness, wellbeing and success. Now captured in her bestselling book, The Mind Strength Method: Four Steps to Curb Anxiety, Conquer Worry and Build Resilience, it’s helping thousands of people around the world.

Dr Jodie and her team of Clinical and Registered Psychologists, offer leading-edge, evidence-based therapy for adults, kids and teens.

We are a heart-driven team, passionate about making a difference in the lives of people of all ages experiencing anxiety, stress, mood and behavioural challenges.

website: www.theanxietyclinic.com.au

Lissa Johnson

Needless to say, anxiety is a normal and inevitable part of human experience. We all know what it feels like to be nervous – even extremely anxious – about events such as a job interview, public speaking, a date, or some other challenging situation. A certain amount of anxiety can be helpful as it provides energy, excitement, and focus for the task. However, in a significant proportion of people anxiety can become incessant, extreme, and out of proportion to the situation, despite the person’s best efforts to stay calm. When anxiety interferes significantly with a person’s life or wellbeing it is often referred to as an anxiety disorder.

As a practice we offer expertise in providing treatment and counselling for anxiety and anxiety disorders. We ensure that we remain abreast of recent developments in the understanding and treatment of anxiety, and Lissa has travelled interstate and overseas to attend seminars and workshops from world leaders in anxiety research and treatment.

What is the difference between anxiety treatment and general counselling?

Although they overlap in many ways, psychological treatment for anxiety disorders is somewhat different to general counselling or therapy. Anxiety disorder treatment involves acquiring specific knowledge, skills and strategies relevant to particular anxiety conditions. While this takes place in the context of an individualised therapy process, anxiety treatment goes beyond general anxiety management skills such as relaxation. It involves learning what causes and maintains your particular anxiety disorder for you, and how to overcome it.

website: www.lissajohnson.com.au

Sydney Anxiety Disorders Practice

Results from the 1997 Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing revealed that 9.7%, or nearly 1.3 million, of adult Australians suffer from an anxiety disorder in any 12-month period. In response to this identified need, the Sydney Anxiety Disorders Practice (SADP) was established in 1998 with the aim of providing evidence-based psychological assessment and treatment services to adults suffering from anxiety disorders and other anxiety-related problems.

SADP is managed by Jonathan Gaston, Rachel Guthrie, Sally Neary & Brian O’Grady: four Clinical Psychologists with long-standing experience and expertise in the treatment of anxiety disorders.

SADP is committed to providing treatments that are short term, cost effective and scientifically validated.

The Sydney Anxiety Disorders Practice is committed to providing individual treatments that are short-term, cost effective and scientifically validated. The major treatment approach used is ‘Cognitive Behaviour Therapy’ (CBT), which has consistently been shown to have the most robust evidence supporting its efficacy for the psychological treatment of anxiety disorders. CBT is a skills-based approach which concentrates on three essential components:
Symptom management to decrease anxiety and increase effective coping.

Challenging unhelpful thought patterns that cause and maintain anxiety problems.

Changing behaviour to reduce avoidance and ensure that a person is able to function socially, occupationally and in all other areas of their life.

We are a group of highly-effective Clinical Psychologists with post-graduate clinical training, and many years of experience in treating anxiety disorders. We are empathic clinicians, committed to improving people’s mental health. We have up-to-date knowledge regarding research into anxiety treatment and only use evidence-based psychological intervention.

website: www.sadp.com.au

Angus Munro Clinical & Consulting Psychologists

If you’re struggling with a mood or anxiety disorder, you’ve come to the right place. Angus Munro Psychology is a specialist clinic in Sydney that offers assessment and treatment for adults whose anxiety is affecting their health, mood and quality of life. As an established psychological practice we provide right guidance and support to help you manage anxiety, stress, depression and worry. Angus Munro, a renowned clinical psychologist, has also previously been involved in delivering programs at the Anxiety Research Unit at Macquarie University. As part of his interest he has conducted research into individual factors that may influence therapy outcomes in anxiety. We at Angus Munro Psychology are devoted to providing cutting edge, effective and evidence-based psychological treatment programs for those who are suffering from anxiety disorders and mental illness. We offer both face to face and Skype therapy.

We Provide Treatment For:

• Social Anxiety or Social Phobia– fear of social situations and interaction
• Generalised Anxiety Disorder– high levels of non-specific anxiety
• Panic Attacks– sudden and overwhelming feelings of fear and panic
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)– fear and distress following a traumatic experience or loss
• Phobias– excessive fears in relation to specific things or situations
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder– intrusive thoughts and worries that need to be silenced through repetitive actions or compulsions.

website: www.ampsych.com.au

The Menzies Anxiety Centre

Dr Rachel E. Menzies is a practising clinical psychologist and the Director of the Menzies Anxiety Centre in Sydney’s Inner West.
Rachel completed her Honours degree in psychology at the University of Sydney, winning the Dick Thompson Thesis Prize for her work on death anxiety and its relationship with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Rachel then completed her Masters of Clinical Psychology and her PhD at the University of Sydney, and was awarded the Australian Psychological Society (APS) Award for Excellent PhD Thesis, for her research on death anxiety, its role in mental illness, and its treatment.

Rachel is also a member of the Australian Psychological Society, and is a Board-approved supervisor.

Rachel has published extensively on the causes of various disorders, including depression, OCD, panic disorder, illness anxiety, social anxiety, agoraphobia, generalised anxiety disorder and the specific phobias, as well as on gender differences in anxiety.

Rachel was featured in The Conversation Yearbook 2016, a collection of the top 1% of ‘standout articles from Australia’s top thinkers’. Rachel is the lead editor of the book Curing the Dread of Death: Theory, Research and Practice, published in 2018. In 2019, she released her second book: Tales from the Valley of Death: Reflections from Psychotherapy on the Fear of Death.

website: www.rachelmenzies.com

Dr Himalee Abeya

We consider anxiety a ‘disorder’ when it becomes persistent, extremely distressing and interferes with day to day functioning. There are different types of anxiety disorders. For example, someone who fears social contact or is terrified of being with people could have what we call social phobia or social anxiety. Sometimes people have intense and severe anxiety attacks on a continual basis and this could be due to panic disorder. If you have had the experience of repetitive and continued worries all the time you could perhaps have generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). People with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) too experience anxiety. So do you or your loved ones need anxiety treatment or advice in Sydney?

Anxiety disorders are quite treatable. The best evidence based methods are the use of psychological therapy (talking treatment sometimes known as counseling too) and medication. Often both methods are used in combination. Sometimes behavioural strategies are also used where the aim is to modify behaviour associated with the anxiety condition. Anxiety treatment can help you live a happy and peaceful life.

Apart from the aforementioned, cognitive behavioural treatment is a well-researched method of treating anxiety disorders. This method involves identifying, understanding and then modifying negative or dysfunctional thought patterns. Sometimes simple behavioural techniques like graded exposure to the feared object is used with success too.

Medication is through the use of antidepressants, which have a good profile of reducing anxiety. These tablets take some time to correct the symptoms and it therefore very important to access professional help in understanding your response to treatment.

Dr Abeya, based in Sydney, always takes time to listen to a client’s concerns and commences treatment by providing a good understanding of the condition. The first step towards getting better is to better understand the cycles that work to create your anxiety. After a discussion she will be able to suggest good treatment options to help you and guide you to make the right treatment choices.

website: psychiatristinsydney.com.au

Pynk Health

Anxiety can cause feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and lack of energy, making it difficult to enjoy life. But you don’t have to face this alone.
As a specialist in women’s mental health, Pynk Health understands the unique challenges that women face when it comes to depression. With a compassionate and empathetic approach, she will work with you to develop a customised treatment plan that addresses your specific needs and concerns. Anxiety is not always related to an underlying condition or cause. Instead, stress, relationships, work, financial and emotional concerns can all contribute to it. In Australia, 1 in 3 women will experience this type of anxiety in their lifetime.

We treat the unique circumstances that have contributed to you feeling overwhelmed, unable to cope and have led to psychological distress. From the very first session, your treatment goals are identified, along with a treatment plan that maps out how we will get there together. We support you to implement strategies that not only help in the short term – but for life.

website: pynkhealth.com.au

Equilibrium Psychology

All our therapies are individualised for maximum efficiency and effectiveness. All people and all problems are unique. As such, we do not use a ‘one size fits all’ approach to therapy. We will take the time to get to know you and tailor your therapy appropriately.

We use a variety of effective psychological therapies tailored to your needs. These include:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Interpersonal therapy
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Schema Therapy
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
• Solution Focused Brief Therapy
• Psychotherapy
• Gottman Couples Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Mindfulness Based Therapies
• EMDR
• Clinical Hypnosis

We will do more than just listen to your story. We work with you to understand your difficulties and give you practical strategies and skills to overcome them. We will often recommend exercises or provide reading material for you between sessions that will maximise your progress.

Our friendly receptionists will be able to answer most of your questions. Then, we will book you in for a free 10-minute matching call with our intake counsellor to find the therapist who is the best fit for you.

If you do not get through when you call first time, please leave a message. We return all missed calls within the hour.

website: equilibriumpsychology.com.au

Healthy Mind Clinic

We specialise in delivering evidence-based clinical psychological services. This means we primarily use interventions that have been shown as helpful in scientific research. We work with people to understand what has prompted their concerns, what maintains them and importantly, we teach people the skills they need to overcome them.

Our first line approach is typically cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) as this has strong research support for helping people with common emotional concerns. Depending on what people choose to work on, we may complement this with mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches (for example acceptance and commitment therapy; ACT), schema therapy or dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) .

Our Principal Clinical Psychologist is Dr Adrian Allen. He holds a PhD and Master of Clinical Psychology from the University of New South Wales. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) degree with First Class Honours from Macquarie University.

Adrian holds an endorsement from the Psychology Board of Australia to practice as a clinical psychologist. He is also a Board-approved clinical supervisor to higher degree clinical trainees. His treatment approach focuses on using cognitive behavioural techniques to help clients manage difficulties with trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, grief and health-related concerns. He complements this with mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches. He has experience working with a variety of conditions including posttraumatic stress disorder, body image concerns, panic disorder, agoraphobia, specific phobia (e.g. needle/injection phobia, spider phobia, claustrophobia), social anxiety and shyness, generalised anxiety and worry, obsessive-compulsive disorder, health anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties and insomnia, and psychosis. He spent several years working at the Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. He has worked at the Kiloh Centre at the Prince of Wales Hospital and the Anxiety Treatment and Research Unit at Westmead Hospital.

In addition to working with his clients, Adrian is a lecturer for the NSW Institute of Psychiatry, a Conjoint Lecturer for the School of Psychiatry and the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales and is a member of the WHO Global Clinical Practice Network. He is also actively involved in developing anxiety treatment programs and conducting research into anxiety disorders at St Vincent’s Hospital and the University of New South Wales. He has published his research in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and regularly presents his research at national and international conferences. He appears regularly featured in the media for his expertise in psychology and mental health.

website: healthymindclinic.com.au

Sydney Phobia Clinic

Sydney Phobia Clinic is Australia’s first and leading private clinic for the psychological treatment of specific phobias. With structured programs designed and delivered by clinically-trained psychologists, in addition to numerous other specifically developed or sourced resources, Sydney Phobia Clinic is able to offer clients the very best in clinical treatment.

Having an uncommon phobia is not uncommon! We have manualised programs for the 12 most common phobias (see below!) as well as a program for more unusual phobias! Our structured programs involve 5 sessions over 5-10 weeks. In these sessions you will learn about what happens in your brain when you experience distress and anxiety, acquire powerful skills to combat these effects, and practice the skills in the complete safety of virtual simulations.

Corrie is the Clinical Director and the principal Clinical Psychologist. Corrie holds a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and Master of Psychology (Clinical) from Western Sydney University, and a PhD from UNSW. She has experience across psychological presentations and has worked in the area of severe anxiety presentations and phobias for more than 10 years. Before opening Sydney Phobia Clinic, Corrie worked for 8 years as Clinical Psychologist at Sydney Obsessive Compulsive and Anxiety Disorders Practice (SOCAD). As such, OCD and related concerns are still a strong area of practice for Corrie. Corrie is a registered supervisor, providing supervision for anxiety and OCD related presentations, as well as to training psychologists. Corrie has a PhD from UNSW in the schools of psychology and aviation. Corrie is the national lead clinical psychologist for Flight Experience Global managing the delivery of fear of flying programmes across Australia.

website: www.sydneyphobiaclinic.com.au

Sydney Emotional Fitness

Anxiety treatment at Sydney Emotional Fitness consists of counselling in Sydney with methods that are ground breaking and scientifically researched. In the process of resolving your experience of anxiety, our methods aim to equip you with lasting skills and tools that promote emotional health, resilience and well being.

Principal Psychologist Scott Wright established Sydney Emotional Fitness Psychologist, Counselling and Coaching Services with a dual purpose in mind. Firstly, we aim to offer the best in scientifically based psychologist and counselling services and, secondly, to help you develop insight, tools, and skills for lasting emotional fitness and resilience.

We aim to assist you to not only address your current concerns but to bounce back from future difficulties and challenges so that you can move forward with vitality in your life.

When working with our qualified psychologists and coaches you may find yourself learning to:

• Gain insight into your challenges
• Manage painful and unhelpful thoughts and feelings
• Escape the cycle of harmful habits
• Build more rewarding relationships
• Direct your actions toward effective behaviours
• Find more fulfilment in work and in life generally
• Move beyond your fears, defences, and insecurities
• Reduce stress

When working with our psychologists, we ensure that we understand the cause of your problems and devise a treatment plan to address your unique concerns. Together we will work towards assisting you let go of your struggles in life, identify your values and goals, and commit to acting in a way that will further assist you in having the life you want.

At Sydney Emotional Fitness our psychologists practice in accordance with the professional and ethical codes of conduct outlined by the Psychology Board of Australia and the Australian Psychological Society.

website: www.sydneyemotionalfitness.com.au