About Us
“A little secret about your therapist – Your Therapist doesn’t just hold you in mind for the hour that you sit in front of them. They research topics related to your case outside sessions. Spend hours doing notes and treatment planning for you, and they hold you in mind between sessions. When something they see reminds them of you, they think about you. They talk to their supervisors and colleagues about your case to ensure they’re providing you with the best treatment. It’s more than one hour.”
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Our Psychology Services
Courageous Steps Psychologists Maitland provide evidence-based treatment for Adult Mental Health.
Individual Psychological Services include:
Relationship and Attachment Related Difficulties
Whether you are unsure if your current relationship is meeting your needs, attempting to end a challenging relationship, contemplating a separation, or single but struggle with maintaining healthy relationships then this might be an area to consider seeking assistance with.
Depression and Anxiety
Most of us, at one time or the other, can suffer from episodes of depression and/or anxiety due to life stressors and change. You might also seek assistance when you have struggled for some time with paralyzing anxiety and/or depression.
Life Transitions and Stress Related to Adjustment
The one thing we are assured of is change, but even positive change can bring uncertain and anxious feelings during the time of adjustment.
Grief and Loss
You may not have lost a loved one but loss is still a part of everyday life. Sometimes you need space to allow for you to grieve. Grieving is important and often the more we stop it from occurring the worse it gets.
Adult Survivors of Complex Developmental Trauma
If your childhood was filled with any form of abuse – mental, physical, emotional or sexual – you may have developed Complex PTSD symptoms. Courageous Steps Psychology offer survivors the safest space to continue their healing journey with specialized training and supervision through Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Schema Therapy.
Work related Difficulties
Work related Difficulties that present during your employment can make life incredibly stressful. Whether you experience bullying, confusion regarding career path, or are trying to manage work relationships, Giselle Naidu has years of experience working in Employee Assistance Programs and can assist with a wide range of work-related problems.
Personal Development
Self-Development can be the backbone and value underpinning a healthy life. If you want to gain a better understanding of yourself, your style of relating, or develop skills to assist with effective communication with others, counselling can assist greatly on this journey.
Corporate & Business Psychological Training
Courageous Steps Psychology also offers dynamic training for groups within corporate and business settings that would like to focus on soft skills and improve the mental health of their teams or staff. This could include: communicating with difficulty people, self-care, preventing burnout or effective communication skills.
A broad range of Therapeutic modalities are used, including:
- Relational Psychotherapy (Transactional Analysis)
- Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
- Schema Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Our Psychologists also maintain Continuous Professional Development and supervision to provide a quality service.
To book an appointment please contact us.
We acknowledge that this practice is located on the land of the Wonnarua People, the Traditional Custodians of the Land
and pay our respects to Elders Past, Present and Emerging.
