Imagine if you could live your life with ease.
Life presents challenges to all of us – perhaps a difficult relationship, workplace stresses or painful life transitions. Often we are able to manage these challenges on our own, but sometimes we can benefit from professional support.
Anna Bracks
Clinical Psychologist
BPsych (Hons), MPsychol (Clin), BA/LLB
It’s important that you find a therapist who you feel comfortable talking with.
A free intake call is offered in order to ensure that you feel confident in your choice. I aim to provide a non-judgemental place for you to reflect and create change at your own pace in a process guided by evidence-based psychological practice.
Clinical Psychologist in Northern Beaches
Whether you are dealing with a difficult life transition such as a relationship problem or grief, or you are experiencing depression, anxiety or emotional distress, seeing a clinical psychologist can help you to manage immediate stressors as well as working towards identifying longer-standing patterns of thought and behaviour which may increase vulnerability to mental health difficulties.
Once we are aware of these patterns, it is possible to start changing how we think and behave in order to enhance the quality of our relationships, our work and our lives more broadly.
You don’t have to suffer in silence. Seeking support can help you to improve your psychological wellbeing.
How can seeing a clinical psychologist help? “A clinical psychologist is a psychologist who is an expert in mental health. They have undertaken highly specialised training in the assessment, diagnosis, formulation, and psychological treatment of mental health, behavioural, and emotional disorders across the lifespan.” (The Australian Clinical Psychology Association).
Space and support to find your way
Depression
1 in 7 Australians will experience depression in their lifetime. A number of factors can increase the likelihood of this. A holistic approach addressing psychological and lifestyle factors that contribute to low mood can help you to move forward with your life.
Anxiety
Everyone experiences anxiety from time to time. It’s the body’s natural response to stress. Sometimes this response becomes easily triggered and then prolonged or intense periods of anxiety can occur. Evidence based treatments can help to reduce the severity of anxiety.
Emotional Distress
Some people naturally experience their emotions more intensely than others. Without the tools to manage these feelings, distress can be high and life can feel out of control. Learning strategies to manage strong emotions can help to balance emotional wellbeing.
Relationships
Relationships with partners, family or friends can have a big impact on our emotional health. Sometimes we develop unhelpful patterns that may seem difficult to change. Therapy provides an opportunity to examine these patterns and learn strategies to improve relationships.
Parenting
Parenting can be challenging. Today, multiple stresses on families and children have been related to rising levels of mental illness in young people. Strategies are available to help manage your own mental health, and improve relationships with your children so that your family can flourish.
Workplace stress
Workplace pressures and interpersonal relationships are the most common causes of work-related stress. Learning psychological strategies to manage the expectations of ourselves and others can improve our ability to cope with challenging environments.
“Not until we are completely lost do we begin to find ourselves”
Henry David Thoreau