Kelly is a Clinical Psychologist with experience working across a range of settings including forensic, occupational, education, mental health and private practice. She is experienced in working with a broad range of mood and anxiety disorders, addictions and personality disorders. Kelly has previous experience in providing group therapy in custodial settings to treat violent behaviour and substance misuse. She also has sound knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture, having grown up in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and working in the Criminal Justice System in the same region.
When working with adults, Kelly draws on a range of evidence based treatment approaches including Mindfulness based ACT, DBT and CBT, Narrative Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Schema Focused Therapy and interpersonal neurobiological therapy techniques. In working with children, families and couples, Kelly has a strong focus on emotions, attachment and child development as well as focus on the family system to improve safety, security and trust. Kelly specialises in the treatment of trauma, specifically using EMDR therapy. She is an Accredited EDMR Practitioner and Full Member of EMDRAA.
Kelly is registered with AHPRA with endorsement to practice in the area of Clinical Psychology. She is also a member of the APS and is a Fellow of the College of Clinical Psychologists (FCCLP).
As a Clinical Psychologist, Kelly has completed 8 years of full-time mental health education, training, and supervised practice to help clients gain a better understanding of themselves and issues requiring psychological treatment. Being a bespoke service, clients will receive individualised psychological treatment along with high levels of confidentiality and ethical standards.
Examples of specific areas Clinical Psychology services provided:
• Anxiety – panic, phobias, fears, feelings of uncertainty, irritability, nervous habits, shyness
• Depression – feelings of sadness, sleeping problems, lack of motivation
• Stress – worry, feeling of being out of control, feelings of guilt
• Addictions – illicit drug use, alcohol, smoking
• Coping with grief and loss
• Supporting children and adolescents to regulate emotion and behaviour
• Parenting teenagers
• Managing anger and emotions – mood swings, aggressive behaviour, unpredictability
• Family Therapy
• Couple Therapy
• Trauma and abuse - PTSD, complex PTSD, dissociation
BA (Psych) Hons, MPsych (Clinical),
FCCLP MAPS
EMDRAA Accredited Practitioner
Level 1 Suite 9A, 19 Napoleon Promenade,
VASSE WA 6280
(Rear car park access)
Phone: 0407 192 609
Email: kgibsonpsych@bigpond.com
ABN: 75 090 115 248
Medicare Provider No: 4373003T
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