our services

we provide therapy at every stage of the lifespan. for the perinatal period, infants, children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families.

At Melissa Kent Psychology, we are highly trained and experienced in working with people throughout the lifespan - from working with individuals in the perinatal period, during childhood, through adolescence, into adulthood and later years. We even offer therapy and doula services for end of life issues.

We work with families and couples, and we also and provide DBT group skills training.

therapy for adults

Therapy is a collaborative treatment based on the relationship between a psychologist or social worker and a client. It can help relieve distress, and improve functioning and wellbeing. 

 

 

therapy for children & adolescents

Psychologists and social workers can help children and adolescents cope with such problems as anxiety and depression, hyperactivity, conflicts with parents, divorce or a parent's death. 

perinatal and infant mental health

Perinatal and infant mental health go hand in hand and can be described as the mental health and emotional wellbeing of women, their infants, partners and families. The relationship between a parent and their infant is of key importance to perinatal and infant mental health.

end of life support

We can offer support, options and education to the dying and those around them, to have their end of life unfold in alignment with their wishes, and to preserve their quality of life, well being and self-worth up to and beyond the end of life as we know it.

therapy for families

Family relationships are viewed as important for good mental health. Family therapy seeks to reduce distress and conflict by improving the systems of interactions between family members.

couples therapy

Couples therapy is a means of resolving problems and conflicts that couples have not been able to handle effectively on their own. It involves both partners sitting down with a trained professional to discuss their thoughts and feelings.

DBT SKILLS GROUPS

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills training groups are offered in 8-week modules, incorporating weekly 90-minute sessions. DBT skills help people develop a life worth living. View our 2018 DBT Skills Group calendar here.

we provide evidence-based treatment 

evidence-based treatment means we match your individual concerns with the treatment that will work.

We are experienced in delivering the following treatments:

Cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT)

interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)

dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)

prolonged exposure (PE) therapy

dbt prolonged exposure protocol (dbt pe)

familybased treatment for eating disorders (the maudsley model)

enhanced CBT (CBT-E) for eating disorders

For more detailed information about what these different treatments involve, please visit our FAQs page.

treatment for borderline personality disorder

Melissa is extensively trained and experienced in delivering individual and group-based therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder. She mainly uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), which is the gold standard psychological treatment for BPD, but also draws on Schema-Focused Therapy as required. She is particularly interested and experienced in treating co-occurring BPD and PTSD, and is the only clinician in Australia who has trained with The Linehan Institute in the USA, in treating these two conditions together. To make an appointment with Melissa, please contact our client relations team. 

treatment for eating disorders

Kathryn is trained and experienced in two evidence-based treatments for Eating Disorders - Family Based Treatment , and CBT-E. These treatments are effective treatments that involve therapy with either just the individual, or the individual and their family. These treatments are aimed at reducing symptoms and distress, restoring functioning, and for adolescents, restoring their natural developmental trajectory. Kathryn has a particular interest in working with families and early intervention. For more information about how we treat Eating Disorders, or to make an appointment with Kathryn, please get in contact with us.

birth and end of life

doula services

Traditionally, a doula was a woman offering non medical support and information to other women and their partners during childbirth and the post natal period. 'Doula' is a Greek word that came to mean “woman’s servant”.

We believe that a doula is a support and information bank for anyone navigating their way through life, not just the first breath but also the last. Birth and end of life doulas offer non medical support and information through all life’s transitions.

Sacha is a qualified birth and end of life doula as well as an accredited mental health social worker. If you would like to utilise Sacha's skills in any of these areas, please contact us.

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