Please contact me to discuss lower cost counselling options during this difficult financial climate.
Finding self compassion is often the first step in moving towards improved mental health. My goal is to provide a safe, ethical and non-judgemental space where the client always comes first.
I will honour your story and listen with compassion. Together we will collaborate to help reach your goals.
Dr Melanie Strang is a registered psychologist who supports adults. She uses a combination of therapy modalities including:
- Internal family systems
- Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)
- Emotion-focused therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Supportive and person-centred psychotherapy
- Cognitive behavioural therapy and
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Neuro-divergent affirmative practice
- Trauma informed practice
She see adults with a range of concerns including but not limited to: depression, anxiety, stress, OCD, low self esteem, grief, parenting, perinatal depression and anxiety, relationship concerns, transition issues, autism spectrum, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex PTSD, developmental and attachment trauma.
Melanie also has an interest in seeing couples who are seeking to create a more secure and safe relationship.
With an initial career in medicine (in particular, psychiatry), Melanie has a broad and deep understanding of mental health. She is the author of Motherlove: Embracing the ups and downs of becoming a new parent.
She recently wrote a book for children called, Alfie, Gibson and Teaspoon. Both books can be found on Amazon.
Melanie has also created an online animal assisted therapy course for parents to use with their children at home, to teach emotion regulation incorporating the family dog! https://www.udemy.com/course/managing-your-childs-emotions-using-your-family-dog
Qualifications:
- Graduate Diploma of Psychology Advanced (Monash University)
- Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Monash University)
- Diploma of Counselling (Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors)
- Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery - Bsc./MBBS (University of NSW)
Some of the further training Melanie has completed:
- EMDR training part 1 and 2
- Emotion Focussed Therapy for Individuals part 1 training
- Relationships Australia Couples Therapy training
Professional memberships:
- Australia Health Practitioners Regulation Agency-AHPRA
- Australian Psychological Society- APS
- Australian Association of Psychologists inc- AAPi
- Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia- PANDA
She also runs animal assisted therapy sessions for children. See: https://bowwowbuddies.mystrikingly.com/
Fees
Clients with a Mental Health Care Plan will be able to claim a rebate of $96.65. This means that most clients will have an out of pocket gap of around $120
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PO Box 7105, Brighton, VIC, 3186
12A Hodder Street, Brighton East
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