At Banora Point Psychology, we work with many different presentations including anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, adult ADHD, and memory difficulties. Psychological therapy is tailored to the meet the unique needs of each client. A number of different therapeutic approaches are available. At Banora Point Psychology, therapy draws from a number of evidence-based approaches, including:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CBT involves identifying styles of thinking that contribute to emotional difficulties and unhelpful behaviour patterns and provides the opportunity to work towards more helpful approaches and outcomes. CBT has been researched extensively over several decades and has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of psychological difficulties. Like any new skill, practice is an important part of its success.

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/cognitive-behaviour-therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACT is derived from Relational Frame Theory (RFT), a behavioural approach to language and cognition. It draws strongly from mindfulness traditions, and aims to provide clients with a framework for living a vital life based in living through a commitment to values and through a focus on acceptance of experiences.

https://www.actmindfully.com.au/acceptance_&_commitment_therapy

Mindfulness

Mindfulness has its origins in Eastern philosophies. It is a way of observing thoughts, images and feelings in an accepting way that neither judges, challenges, nor avoids them but simply allows them to be and to pass by. By assisting you to engage in the present moment, it can provide another useful way of managing difficult thoughts, images and feelings.

EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a powerful psychological treatment that has been used effectively for over 20 years. Often disturbing events happen in our lives that stay with us. The brain cannot process information as it ordinarily does. One moment can become ‘frozen in time’ and remembering the trauma may feel as bad as going through it for the first time. EMDR has a positive effect on how the brain processes information. Following an EMDR session, the person no longer relives the trauma. They still recall that an incident happened, but it no longer feels upsetting.

http://emdraa.org/?page_id=1134

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNN1lQ-AHoo  

Addiction Treatment

Ann has an interest in helping those struggling with addiction, and their families. She has completed extensive professional development in the area of addiction and is an accredited Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) practitioner.

Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) (apa.org)

CRAFT Model Expansion In New Mexico (youtube.com)