Sydney Psychologist for Neurodivergent, Queer, & Women’s Mental Health
Hi, I’m Alana
I am a Registered Psychologist and Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician who focuses on Neurodivergent, Queer, and Women’s mental health.
I have spent over 10 thousand hours working as a registered psychologist in Sydney, and my biggest takeaway has been that hardly anyone in our society seems to be living as they could be - and they should be!
My mission is to use my psychological insight, clinical experience, and observational skill to support my clients in building genuine fulfilment and enrichment into their lives.
Interest areas
Neurodivergent, Queer, and Women’s Mental Health are my main interest areas. I also enjoy working with those who are curious, thoughtful, dedicated, and have a tendency towards perfectionism and masking emotional challenges.
Real healing happens in connection - in being seen, heard, and understood.
Dr. Gabor Maté
Relationship Problems
Body Image Dissatisfaction
Burnout and Low Mood
Disordered Eating
Stress and Anxiety
Masking and Perfectionism
Sexuality and Identity
Life Transitions
Existential Questioning
Self-Worth and Confidence
What we can work on:
Anxiety Disorders
Depressive Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Adjustment Disorder
PTSD and C-PTSD
Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder
Binge-Eating Disorder
Bulimia Nervosa
Autistic Mental Health (adults)
ADHD Mental Health (adults)
How we work:
Psychology sessions are provided individually, and begin with an initial assessment phase where goals, approaches and recommendations are discussed with you.
You will be presented with options, guidance, and rationales, but you will always be respected as the leader of your own life.
Early sessions have a light and gentle feel to them and are focused on gaining a deep understanding of who you are and what has been happening for you.
Once we have a good idea of where we need to focus, interventions are delivered with warmth, collaboration, and a steady build towards personal empowerment through applied insight.
Patterns, loopholes, and strengths, are discovered from your first session until your last, and these are highlighted for you in gentle ways throughout.
You will quickly be shown there is no hierarchy in the therapy room, everyone is human, and we are not allergic to humour.
Treatment Modalities:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Schema Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - Enhanced for Eating Disorders (CBT-E)
Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (RODBT)
Research has indicated time and time again that the biggest predictor of therapeutic outcomes is not the modality that is used, but the quality of the therapeutic relationship.
Nevertheless, we have a range of modalities at our disposal, which we can draw from selectively as we tailor our interventions to your goals and needs.
Locations:
8/7 West Promenade, Manly NSW 2095
Level 9/131 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Request a session:
Sessions are available in-person and online
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