WHAT CAN A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST HELP WITH?

Lesley offers the best possible care and evidence base treatment methods. She can assist with the following concerns:

• Worry and anxiety, including:
  • Panic and phobias
  • Separation anxiety
  • Social anxiety and shyness
  • Health anxiety
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • Worry
  • Work stress
  • Study stress and perfectionism

• Depression and low mood, including supporting symptom management in bi-polar disorder
• Parenting and peri-natal support
• Carer support
• Assertiveness
• Sleeping difficulties
• Grief and loss
• Managing chronic pain and fatigue
• Other concerns – call for a confidential discussion.

WHAT DOES TREATMENT INVOLVE?

Evidence shows that one of the biggest factors in successful psychological treatment is if there is a good fit between the therapist and the client. Lesley provides a supportive, understanding and listening ear.

Lesley’s philosophy is that the process of psychological therapy is a collaborative one. The therapist assists the client by providing skills, encouragement and sometimes an alternative perspective; but the client is always the expert and the driver of his/her own life.

Lesley uses tools which have a strong evidence base behind them. Her training is solidly based in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) but she also utilises other approaches including Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), Mindfulness and where appropriate, a dash of humour.

Most sessions will involve learning new skills and strategies which are then practised between sessions.

B PSYCH(HONS), M PSYCH(CLIN), MAPS

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LESLEY SMYTH – CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Lesley Smyth is an experienced clinical psychologist who treats a broad range of psychological issues. She is committed to providing top quality evidence based care to people in Western Sydney. Lesley works primarily with adults and adolescents but will also see school children with anxiety or mood issues.

Her particular area of interest is anxiety. If you are worried, stressed, nervous, scared or frightened and this is stopping you from doing what you want or need to do then Lesley would like to help! Lesley is also passionate about helping seniors engage with life. Anxiety and depression are NOT a normal part of growing older.

She has a Masters degree in clinical psychology.

Lesley is registered Medicare provider, with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), and the Anxiety Practitioners Network (APN). Lesley regularly participates in training and professional development to continue to deliver best practice evidence based treatments.

In addition to Lesley’s private practice, she worked at the Centre for Emotional Health at Macquarie University, a world renowned centre for research and treatment excellence in anxiety disorders and related emotional health concerns for over a decade. Lesley also has experience working in community mental health, and the private and public hospital systems.

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