Services

General Psychological Therapy

At Argyle Psychology, we are skilled at treating a range of mental health issues including anxiety, depression, perinatal mental health issues, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, grief and loss, addiction, eating disorders, chronic pain, adjustment to and psychological management of physical health conditions, and stress. Our clinicians regularly attend conferences and workshops to ensure they maintain and build upon their clinical knowledge and skills, and to ensure our clients get the best outcomes possible.

Our clinicians don't take a 'one-size fits all' approach to psychological treatment - instead, we tailor our services and approach to meet the unique needs and goals of each client. We ensure that the therapeutic approaches we use are evidence-based. This means that the treatments we use have consistently been shown in research and scientific experiments to ease psychological symptoms for clients. Some of the evidence-based treatments we offer include:

• Cognitive behavioural therapy

• Schema therapy

• Acceptance and commitment therapy

• Mindfulness-based approaches

• Dialectical behaviour therapy

• Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)

We also regularly work with clients who have experienced a physical and/or psychological injury as a result of a workplace or motor vehicle accident. We are passionate about returning these clients to pre-injury functioning where possible.

Medico-Legal Assessment

Argyle Psychology can provide medico-legal assessments for a range of legal issues including Child Safety, Family Law and Victims of Crime. We endeavour to provide assessment reports that comprehensively address any terms of reference provided.

Our Principal Clinical Psychologist, Dana Adaway, has previously been appointed as a Single Expert Witness in court proceedings and is familiar with giving evidence in court.

Trauma-Informed Care

Our clinicians strive to provide trauma-informed care to individuals impacted by trauma. This means that we aim to facilitate a sense of safety for the client, and to create opportunities for the client to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment. We use a strengths-based framework to help clients achieve recovery from their trauma.

Argyle Psychology uses evidence-based approaches for the treatment of trauma, including Trauma-focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). We work with a range of trauma-affected individuals including those with acute, chronic and complex trauma.

Our clients include those with trauma stemming from childhood abuse and neglect, sexual assault, exposure to family or community violence, disasters, birth trauma, motor vehicle or workplace accidents, medical trauma, and trauma incurred in one's line of work (i.e. first responders).