Psychology Clinic
The Psychology Clinic provides mental health services to the community and also functions as a teaching and training facility for postgraduate students in the Master of Psychology (Clinical) program at USC. Through their training in the Psychology Clinic, Intern Psychologists develop knowledge and skills necessary to work as professional clinical psychologists.
The Intern Psychologists are in their 5th year of professional training, are registered (with probationary conditions) with the Psychologists Board of Queensland and hold Blue Cards.
All clinical work undertaken by Intern Psychologists in the Psychology Clinic is supervised by highly qualified and experienced staff who are registered with the Psychologists Board of Queensland and are members (or eligible for membership) of the Australian Psychological Society College of Clinical Psychologists.
Psychological services
The Psychology Clinic offers a range of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) which has been shown, through extensive research over many years, to be a very effective treatment for a wide range of problems. The range of psychological problems that can be managed in the Psychology Clinic include:
- depression
- anxiety, stress, panic attacks and phobias
- relationship problems
- adjustment difficulties
- grief and bereavement
- stress and trauma
- anger management
- alcohol and cannabis misuse
- cognitive assessment
Psychological services are available to adults, adolescents and children. The Psychology Clinic is happy to provide assessments and recommendations in collaboration with GPs, clinicians and other therapists who may continue to work with the children, adolescents or adults who attend the clinic.
Before commencing treatment each psychologist develops, in consultation with the client, a detailed, individualised treatment plan.
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