Louise is a trauma-informed clinical psychologist and has experience in treating a wide range of mental health presentations / concerns. Louise recognises that most peoples’ experience of poor mental health is not neatly defined and people may more readily connect with particular symptoms as they relate to their current experience.
Louise has a special interest in developmental (childhood) trauma, complex trauma and personality disorder.
Adjusting to stressful life changes
Aggression
Anger
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Attachment related anxiety
Anxiety
Behaviours of concern
Bipolar Affective Disorder Type II
Borderline Personality Disorder
Chronic impulsivity
Co-dependency
Coping skills
Communication difficulties
Depression
Dissociation
Distress intolerance (difficulty managing intense emotions)
Emotional difficulties
Family conflict
Fears of abandonment
Feeling numb / detached
Grief and loss
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Impulse control
Infidelity
Low self-esteem / poor self-worth
Narcissistic personality disorder
Personality disorder
Poor frustration tolerance
Relationship difficulties
Self-harming related behaviours
Sexual assault
Stress and burnout
Suicidal ideation
Support for abusive relationships / family violence
Substance use issues
Traumatic experiences
Violence
Louise uses a range of evidence based therapeutic approaches to suit her clients’ needs and therapeutic goals including;
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Eye Movement and Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
Mentalisation-based Treatment (MBT) approaches
Mindfulness
Psychodynamic approaches
Schema Therapy
Trauma-informed approaches