Clinical Psychologists in Neutral Bay

Where people usually start

Most people don’t arrive with a diagnosis. They come because work is getting on top of them, a relationship isn’t working, or something just feels off. Those are the symptoms. Together we work out the cause, and that’s what we treat.

1. Anxiety, work stress, and burnout

   Stressed, anxious, and putting things off

   This is where most people start: pressure at work, worry that won’t switch off, procrastination, low mood, and burnout. Often what’s underneath is perfectionism, standards so high that nothing ever feels finished and rest feels like failing. Seeing that pattern is often where things start to shift.

   Individual therapyCognitive-Behavioural TherapyGeneralised anxietyBurnoutOvercoming perfectionismUnrelenting standards

   

2. Relationships, breakups, and infidelity

   When a relationship is falling apart and you’re not sure why

   Arguments that go in circles, a partner who has pulled away, an affair, or a breakup you can’t get past. You may not know why your relationships keep going wrong. Often it is an attachment pattern that can be understood and changed, on your own or as a couple.

   Individual therapyCouples therapyEmotionally Focused TherapyAttachment stylesInfidelityAfter a breakup

   

3. Emotion dysregulation and BPD

   When emotions arrive too fast and too big

   Intense feelings, relationships that swing from close to broken, and urges that are hard to explain to anyone. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, the best-researched treatment for borderline personality disorder, builds skills that hold up under pressure.

   Individual therapyDialectical Behaviour TherapyBPD symptomsArticles on emotion regulation

   

4. OCD

   Thoughts that won’t let go, rituals that take over

   Checking, cleaning, counting, seeking reassurance, or intrusive thoughts you would never act on but can’t stop having. Exposure and Response Prevention, the first-line psychological treatment for OCD, is at the centre of how we treat it.

   Individual therapyOCD treatmentCognitive-Behavioural TherapyArticles on OCD

   

5. Teenagers and their families

   Teenagers under pressure, and the parents trying to help

   Self-harm, overwhelming emotions, school refusal, and the weight of exams and the HSC. We see young people from 14 and work with their parents too, because change lasts longer when home is part of it.

   Adolescent therapyFamily therapyAttachment-Based Family TherapySelf-harm workshops for parents

   

6. First responders

   For police, paramedics, and emergency workers

   Cumulative stress, critical incidents, shift work and broken sleep, and the job following you home. We have worked with many police officers and paramedics and understand the culture and challenges of the job.

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Something else? We see adults, couples, and families for a wide range of concerns. See all services