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DR Chai nge
CLINICAL DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

D CLIN PSYCHOLOGY/M SCIENCE, B Psych (HONS)

Taking that first step is the most difficult part in therapy. Our goal is to engage and support our clients to understand and process their emotions and manage their behaviour. Therapy does not exist without a safe and supportive relationship and commitment to change. From years of experience, it is my view that most things are rarely black or white – only perspectives that may hold us frozen in an unhelpful place. Therapy is to improve our insight and increase our awareness of our own perspectives and that of others to improve our journey through life.

With over 16 years’ experience working in mental health, I remain an easy going and flexible practitioner and believe it is important to continue to be curious and open minded. My experience includes working with people from all ages and backgrounds to support their journey to wellbeing. My goal is to engage and connect with our clients to foster a strong and therapeutic relationship. I am trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT); however, I am informed of and practice techniques including Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT), attachment theory, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, emotion-focused therapy, and schema therapy. My past research has included exploring and improving family therapy training in undergraduate students and how to the improve the effectiveness of therapy.

My areas of specialty include:

  • Panic Attack Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result of trauma/abuse
  • Depression, grief counselling, and adjustment/transition in life
  • Relationship counselling
  • Stress management
  • Workplace harassment and bullying
  • Family therapy
  • Working with adolescents, adults, and older adults

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DR Joanna HO
CLINICAL DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST

D CLIN NEUROPSYCHOLOGY/M SCIENCE, B PSYCH (HONS)

Dr Joanna Ho is a Clinical Neuropsychologist with over 16 years’ experience working in hospital inpatient and outpatient settings. She has specialised in conducting neuropsychological assessments within mental health, particularly for adults and older adults, and has worked with people presenting with dementia, acquired brain injury, mental illness, and neurological conditions. She is a compassionate practitioner with a wealth of clinical experience in adapting neuropsychological assessments to suit the needs of clients, including those with additional sensory or physical needs. Joanna provides supervision to Clinical Neuropsychology Registrars and Provisional Psychologists. Her research interests include memory rehabilitation and improving access to information resources for mental health consumers.

Publications

  • Ho, J., Wells, K., Jacek, S., Francis-Taylor, R., & Halliday, G. (2023). Clinician by day, filmmaker by night: The development of a consumer inspired educational electroconvulsive therapy video. Australasian Psychiatry: bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 31(3), 353-355. https://doi.org/10.1177/10398562231158920
  • Shin, S., Ho, J., Francis-Taylor, R., Wells, K., Halliday, G., Jacek, S., & Lah, S. (2022). Effect of an Educational Video and Information Pamphlet on Knowledge and Attitudes About Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Randomized, Blind, Controlled Study. The journal of ECT, 38(3), 211–217. https://doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000000848
  • Jacek, S., & Ho, J. (2021). The importance of neuropsychology in mental health. InPsych, 43(4).
  • Wells, K., Scanlan, J. N., Gomez, L., Rutter, S., Hancock, N., Tuite, A., Ho, J., Jacek, S., Jones, A., Mehdi, H., Still, M., & Halliday, G. (2018). Decision making and support available to individuals considering and undertaking electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): A qualitative, consumer-led study. BMC Psychiatry, 18, 236. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-018-1813-9
  • Ho, J., Epps, A., Parry, L., Poole, M., & Lah, S. (2011). Rehabilitation of everyday memory deficits in paediatric brain injury: Self-instruction and diary training. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 21(2), 183-207. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2010.547345

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