Psychologist

Qualifications:

• BA
• BBEH SCI
• GRAD DIP APP PSYCH

Professional Memberships:

• APS Australian College of Clinical Psychologists (ACCP)

Registered for Medicare?

• YES:

Consulting Address

Suite 1009
1 Queens Road
MELBOURNE 3004

 

Contact

• Phone: 9863 9317
• Mobile: 0411 981 782
• Fax: 8612 4906

• Email: dowsek@optusnet.com.au

• Generalised Anxiety
• Social Anxiety
• Depression
• Post - Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Self-Esteem
• Stress and Coping
• Grief and Loss
• Relationships

• Adults
• Adolescents
• Children

• Individuals
• Groups

• No

• Weekdays 9 am - 6 pm
• After hours if requested
• Saturday if requested
• Home visits locally

• Consultations $120 per session (first session is 1.5 hours)
• Medicare rebates apply: $75 rebate
• Bulk billing for low income clients

Therapeutic Techniques Used

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Hypnotherapy
• Psychodynamic
• Family therapy

Outline of Treatment approach:

My approach is to help clients know that their feelings are normal given their experiences, their family background and who they are. By discovering this clients then begin to see that they are not going mad and there may be help.

Psychoeducation and supportive therapy are used throughout along with specific techniques.

My personality is to work with the clients in a warm and genuine way, both of us working as a team toward an improvement.

I have been working with clients in private practice since 1999 and have seen more that 500 clients and families. I began working with traumatised children in 1994 and now work with adults adolescents and families. My work covers just about everything from complex problems to life crises. Anxiety and panic are common problems in my work and are generally amenable to treatment. The goal for most people is to manage their reactions to events and people while others want to live a life where they are less bothered by on-going tension.

I work very closely to a CBT model but include a number of relaxation techniques where indicated. I am a very active therapist and where, appropriate, engage clients in role play and techniques that do not require discussion. I am also a hypnotherapist and find this a very useful tool.

I have had a lot of success in self esteem building. I am able to identify small things that have not been noticed by the client and develop greater awareness of themselves as a capable and unique person of real worth. I see this as fundamental to working with clients suffering from anxiety disorders.