Tess Collie
Psychologist
I’m a psychologist who offers a holistic approach to psychology and counselling.
I have been in private practice for over fifteen years and also counselled across a variety of settings including private and public hospital palliative care, Relationships Australia, Queensland Cancer Fund and Kumbari Avenue Special School. I bring a broad range of life experiences to my psychology practice including a previous background as a senior business executive and university lecturer.
By using a combination of EMDR therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, and CBT (especially mindfulness based), I work together with my clients towards their therapeutic goals, such as to develop healthier and more effective coping strategies, resolve adverse life experiences, increase self-awareness, experience better relationships, and live meaningful and fulfilling lives.
“The deeper the mud, the more beautiful the lotus blooms.”
How I Can Help
It’s my goal to create a comfortable, safe environment, where we’ll work to achieve your goal together
Trauma & PTSD
The effects of the trauma can persist even if the events happened a long time ago.
Anxiety
A person experiencing anxiety often has persistent negative and distressing thoughts.
Depression
Around one in five people will experience feeling depressed at some point in their life.
Cancer Support
The cancer journey can be demanding physically, mentally and emotionally on the patient and those around them.
Stress
Stress can affect many aspects of our lives such as our work performance and relationships.
Grief Counselling
Grief is most often thought of in relation to the death of a loved one, but it can also relate to any kind of loss.
Awards And Prizes
University Medal
Griffith University 1999
Australian Psychological Society Prize
in Psychology 1999
Psychology Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor’s Degree
Griffith University 1999
Griffith University Award for Academic Excellence
B.Psych with Honours 1999
Pearson Education Australia Award
for Academic Excellence 1999
Patience Thoms Honours Scholarship
1998 Scholarship
Golden Key International Honour Society Scholarship
1997 Scholarship
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