ABOUT TALIA
Talia is a Psychologist with over 20 years of experience, and is a Board- Approved Supervisor. She completed her training in South Africa and Australia, and obtained her Master of Psychology in 2004. Talia is a registered Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), with a practice endorsement in the area of Counselling Psychology. She is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and a Fellow of the APS College of Counselling Psychologists, and a member of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPI). Talia is an Advanced Level Individual Schema Therapist, certified by the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST). Talia is a credentialed Eating Disorder Mental Health Professional and is a member of the Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) as well as an associate member of the Australian & New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society (ANZMOSS).
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.
Profile
Background
Talia has worked various settings including school, government and forensic, and began working in private practice in 2007. Talia provides assistance to high functioning individuals dealing with difficulties that arise in the usual course of living, such as adjustment, bereavement, relationship issues, and work problems. Talia works with individuals experiencing issues affecting self esteem and body image, and treats anxiety and depressive disorders. Talia has a special interest in disordered eating, specifically in assisting individuals to understand and work through the emotional issues underlying their use of food. Talia is informed in the area of bariatrics and bariatric surgery, and provides pre and post surgery psychological support.
Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.
Qualifications
Master of Psychology (Counselling), Monash University
Honours in Applied Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Bachelor of Arts ( Psychology and English), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Professional Memberships
- Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Area of Practice Endorsement- Counselling Psychology
- Psychology- Board Approved Supervisor
- Member of the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST)
- Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)
- Fellow of the APS College of Counselling Psychologists
- Member of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPI)
- Member of the Australian & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED)
- Associate Member of the Australian & New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society (ANZMOSS)
Change is about noticing what is not working and stepping out of the familiar, imprisoning patterns.