About
Damian is a registered Clinical Psychologist in private practice on the Gold Coast. He completed his Master of Clinical Psychology at Griffith University (Gold Coast) at the end of 2020. He completed his clinical registrar program at the end of 2023 through a combination of private practice and working with Queensland health services. During this time, He also completed a 3-year core training in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). He also completes ongoing trainings and supervision in ISTDP practice.
Damian is passionate about helping people reach their best potential with a client-centred approach. He strives to create an open, warm, safe, and collaborative therapeutic environment where difficult challenges can be explored and addressed with empathy, sensitivity, empowerment, and understanding to achieve the client’s therapy goals. Damian is also passionate about supporting people from the LGBTIQAP+ community.
Areas of practice and services:
Damian’s work involves providing psychological therapy for a wide range of mental health and emotional problems. He has experience supporting people with the following diagnoses or difficulties:
· Anxiety
· Phobias
· Depression
· Trauma (including complex trauma)
· Relationship difficulties and
Attachment Issues
· Grief and loss
· Pain
· Anger difficulties
· Medically unexplained, somatic, or
functional neurological symptoms.
· LGBTIQAP+ mental health
Services not provided:
· Eating Disorders
· Neurocognitive, Cognitive, Memory, and
Learning assessments
· Work Cover or NDIS
· Couples or Family counselling
· Drug and Alcohol Counselling
· Schizophrenia, Psychosis, and Bi-polar
disorders
· Court, Legal, or Forensic matters
Therapeutic Approaches
Damian primarily practices from an Intensive Short-Term Dynamic (ISTDP) approach. He has also had training in cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment, and dialectical behavioral therapies.