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Psychology and Mental Health Services - Your questions answered

Are you struggling with mental health issues? You’re not alone.

People in western Sydney and beyond face unique challenges. With rising living costs and navigating a post-Covid world, many are feeling the strain of mental health issues. If stress, anxiety, and depression are affecting you, you don’t have to go through it alone.

At Bridges Counselling, we understand mental health. Our experienced psychologists and therapists offer effective treatments tailored to address the specific challenges faced by adults and children in western Sydney. We can help you get support, learn strategies, and reframe how you see your world.

Choosing to see a psychologist or therapist trained in mental health can be daunting.

Our experienced team is here to help you navigate your challenges safely and methodically, guiding you toward a better life and positive outcomes.

With two clinics, we offer a range of psychologists and therapists, each with unique approaches to suit your specific needs.

Psychology Services Parramatta

Psychology Services Norwest

Booking form

(02) 9683 1444

Questions about our psychological services

Do I need a psychiatrist or a psychologist?

The fields of psychology and psychiatry are often confused.Psychiatrists are GP’s who have completed extensive training to specialise in medications and can prescribe a wide range of medications, whereas psychologists and counsellors don’t.

Psychiatrists are usually not extensively trained in counselling or psychotherapy. If you are wondering if you should see a psychiatrist, your regular GP is the best place to start for a discussion and referral.

Do you teach coping strategies?

Absolutely. You don’t have to be suffering from a mental health concern to seek counselling. Coping skills learned in therapy can empower you to better manage life challenges, such as:

Anger management
Assertiveness, boundaries, communication
Chronic pain management
Coping with emotions
Career counselling
Disability
Grief and loss
Life coaching
Life and work transition
Relationship issues
Self-esteem
Stress
Student issues
Transcultural issues
Women’s issues
Workplace-related issues

What issues can your psychologists help with?

Our psychologists are trained to deal with almost every possible mental health issue. From our experience, the most common cases are [in alphabetical order]:

Addictions
ADHD
Adult mental health issues
Adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Alcohol and drug use issues
Anxiety, OCD, panic attacks and phobias
Attachment difficulties
Depression and depressive disorders
Dissociative disorders
Domestic violence
Eating disorders
Emotional, physical and sexual abuse
Gambling addictions
Impulse control difficulties
Peri and post natal depression
Personality disorders
PTSD
Rape and adult sexual assault
Schizophrenia
Self-harm
Sex addictions
Sleep disorders
Suicidality
Trauma, past and present

What are your centre’s therapeutic approaches?

People are complex. The emphasis of our work is client focused.

Our mental health therapy is respectfully, collaboratively and sensitively tailored to each client, whether individual, couple or family.

Your psychologist or counsellor will aim to truly understand your issues, and walk beside you. They seek to inspire hope with the goal of a more meaningful life.

We treat you as a person, not as a diagnosis to be treated.

We draw upon a wide range of evidence-based approaches used in the profession:

ACT – Acceptance and Commitment therapy
Attachment Theory
CBT – Cognitive Behaviour Therapy – including it’s many variations
DBT – Dialectical behaviour therapy
EFT – Emotionally Focused Therapy
EFTC – Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples
EMDR – Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
Gestalt Therapy
Gottman Family Therapy
Internal Family Systems
IPT – Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Mindfulness
Narrative Therapy
Schema Therapy
Somatic Therapy
Systems Theory including Bowen Family Systems Theory
Trauma-informed Therapy

Our mental health services

Anxiety and depression counselling

Depression and anxiety symptoms can be quite debilitating if left untreated. 1 in 8 people experience anxiety and depression every day in Australia. Our experienced psychologists are here to help you manage your emotional well-being.

Read more about Anxiety and depression counselling

Child and family counselling

Youth and young adults often face unique issues in their life seasons: the social, emotional and biological changes can be complex and often make life hard to navigate. Our psychologists understand the complexity of young adults and can help them find the answers to their needs and questions.

Teens and youth counselling

Child therapy differs from adult counselling. Children require creativity and play to learn. Our child Psychologists often use expressive therapies to enable children to externalise their issues and develop long-lasting solutions.

Sexual abuse counselling

Understanding the emotional responses of sexual abuse and trauma can help you better manage its impact. Our team of experienced psychologists and counsellors provides confidential counselling to victims of sexual abuse in our safe professional environment, to help you build resilience and empower you to move forward.

Psychological assessments

Psychological assessments are used for educational, employment or legal purposes. Tests can also be used for funding assessments such as disability support. Our psychologists often use tests, questionnaires and other assessment tools to measure and observe client’s behavior.

Trauma / grief counselling

Grief and trauma can be difficult experiences to come to terms with and process. Expert assistance can help you make sense of your experiences and learn the skills to deal with tough emotions. You don’t need to go through this alone with the experienced psychologists nearby.

Adolescent and family counselling

From time from time teenagers feel overwhelmed and not capable to communicate their feelings. Adolescent counselling can help them learn to cope with their life-stressors. Our family psychologists can also help improve the communication and connections within the family.

Counselling women’s issues

Various issues can impact women’s mental health. Sexuality, fertility, relationship issues, motherhood, workplace-related issues and emotional issues are just some of them. Our empathetic female psychologists provide the support for variety of women’s issues.

Workcover

Workplace accidents and bullying are too common. People often need support in regard to their traumatic experiences at work. Coping with the stress and changes following an injury is hard. Our experienced psychologists and social workerscan help you deal with the emotional trauma caused by workplace events.

Telehealth counselling

We are so used to video meetings now. Our psychologists provide video counselling for all sessions or just some.

Easy booking process

Ring for a free consultation

Discover the ease of booking an appointment with us. Our experienced Practice Managers will guide you through the process and answer any questions you may have during a free 15-minute consultation.

Choose a therapist

Our Practice Managers will explain your options and guide you in making an informed decision about which therapist is best suited to your needs.

Choose a time

Choose a convenient time, including after hours. We offer both in-person and telehealth meetings. Generous concessions are available for those facing financial difficulties.

Cross to a better life

Ring us for a free phone consultation.

Booking form

(02) 9683 1444

Psychology and Mental Health Services - Your questions answered

Are you struggling with mental health issues? You’re not alone.

Questions about our psychological services

Do I need a psychiatrist or a psychologist?

Do you teach coping strategies?

What issues can your psychologists help with?

What are your centre’s therapeutic approaches?

Our mental health services

Anxiety and depression counselling

Depression and anxiety symptoms can be quite debilitating if left untreated. 1 in 8 people experience anxiety and depression every day in Australia. Our experienced psychologists are here to help you manage your emotional well-being.

Child and family counselling

Child and family counselling

Teens and youth counselling

Teens and youth counselling

Sexual abuse counselling

Sexual abuse counselling

Psychological assessments

Psychological assessments

Trauma / grief counselling

Trauma / grief counselling

Adolescent and family counselling

Adolescent and family counselling

Counselling women’s issues

Counselling women’s issues

Workcover

Workcover

Telehealth counselling

Telehealth counselling

Easy booking process

Ring for a free consultation

Choose a therapist

Choose a time

Cross to a better life

Ring us for a free phone consultation.

(02) 9683 1444

enquiries@bridgescounselling.com.au

Bridges Counselling Parramatta

Bridges Counselling Hills District

Monday – Friday 10 AM – 5 PM