Psychological Counselling For Adults, Teens and Children
Individual Clinical Psychology
Sometimes the problem is clear.
Sometimes it is not.
You may know that you are anxious, depressed, burned out or struggling in a relationship.
Or you may simply know that something keeps repeating despite considerable effort to change it.
I work primarily with adults whose difficulties are complex enough that generic advice or a single technique is unlikely to be sufficient.
That includes people dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, burnout, relationship difficulties, major transitions, longstanding behavioural patterns and situations in which several explanations overlap.
Understanding Before Intervening
Clinical Psychology is not simply the delivery of techniques.
Before deciding what to do, I want to understand what is happening.
That may involve biological, psychological, developmental, relational, occupational and environmental factors.
For one person, anxiety may be the central problem.
For another it may be secondary to trauma, ADHD, chronic overwork or a relationship that has become unsafe.
Depression may be an illness in its own right, a response to loss or burnout, or part of another psychological pattern.
Repeated relationship conflict may be relational, but it may also involve ADHD, trauma, attachment, family history, emotional regulation or competing life demands.
The treatment should follow the formulation.
The person should not have to fit the technique.
Areas I Commonly Work With
My work includes adults dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, ADHD, stress, burnout, grief, relationship difficulties, compulsive or repetitive patterns, life transitions, identity questions and complex diagnostic uncertainty.
I also work with people who function very well in many parts of life but have one or two areas that repeatedly create significant difficulties.
A Broad Clinical Background
My professional work across more than three decades has included Clinical Psychology, couples and family systems, psychological assessment, educational psychology, ADHD and learning differences, university teaching, supervision and organisational leadership.
That breadth is particularly useful when the problem crosses categories.
The aim is not to make things unnecessarily complicated.
It is to avoid making them falsely simple.
How Treatment Works
Some people attend for a focused consultation around a specific decision or problem.
Others need a more sustained period of psychological treatment.
At the beginning we clarify:
What are we trying to change?
What appears to be maintaining the problem?
What would meaningful improvement actually look like?
How frequently should we meet?
How will we know whether treatment is working?
The treatment plan can then be reviewed rather than assuming either that therapy should continue indefinitely or that everything should be resolved in six appointments.
Clinical Psychology Appointments
Standard appointment: $300 / 60 minutes
Eligible individual treatment may attract a Medicare rebate with an appropriate referral.
In-person: Narara, Central Coast NSW
Telehealth: Australia-wide
Dr Scott Terry Provides The Advice You Need
Sometimes life can be challenging and you may need help to get back on track. Here are a few of the many issues Dr Terry can help with:
Coping with ADD/ADHD
Find out if you have ADHD, how to manage it and make the most of it.
Anxiety and Panic Attacks
Learn how to reduce your anxiety and reconnect with your body during panic attacks.
Depression
Getting back to basics like exercise, eating well, and sleeping well can help. Finding your purpose in life can also help.
Bipolar Issues
We can give you advice on how to gain some balance in your life.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Find out how to stop letting OCD control all aspects of your life.
PTSD
Just because you have suffered traumatic events doesn’t mean you can’t use that trauma to help you grow and progress.
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Registered Psychologist
Dr Scott Terry is a registered clinical psychologist in Australia with many years of experience counselling a wide range of clients.
Medicare and rebates
Medicare rebates may apply to eligible individual therapy sessions when you have a valid Mental Health Treatment Plan or other eligible referral.
Your GP usually refers you for an initial set of sessions and can refer you for additional sessions if needed. Couples therapy, family therapy, and business partner counselling are privately billed services.
Dr Scott Terry Also Provides Sessions For Children And Teens / Adolescents
If your child feels anxious, depressed or if are facing other issues, we can help. And if your doctor refers your child with a Mental Health Care Plan, you will be able to get a Medicare rebate for at least six sessions a year.
