Consultant Psychologist in Byron Bay and Tweed Heads.
Creating positive change in your life. Health fund rebates and Medicare rebates apply.
I have success in working with:
| emotional difficulties | self-worth and self-esteem |
| self-sabotage | anxiety |
| depression | grief |
| relationship problems | fears |
| stress | parenting difficulties |
| self-esteem | phobias |
| traumas | personal growth |
| substance abuse | life transition issues |
This is done using CBT, EMDR, and other modalities that are scientifically proven to create rapid and lasting beneficial change in your life. Basically clients only see me for one reason: that there is something in their life that they do not like - that they are not happy with - and want to change, yet do not know how to change it. Together we change it.
That is what I do: you come to see me to create positive change in your life.
Pregnant? Wanting pregnancy support?
DID YOU KNOW that you may receive 3 Medicare-funded sessions with our registered psychologist, Luciana Cruz, for any problems, experience of crisis, processing unplanned pregnancy, being at risk, undergoing other pregnancy and postnatal issues.
Enquire: 1300 358 385.
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SERVICES
Welcome to Alchemy Psychology ServicesCreating Positive Change in Your Life!
About Us John Kotroni - BSc., (Psych) (Hons), M Psych, MAPS
Since graduating with honours in psychology in 1989 from the University of New South Wales, John has developed rich and deep life experience as well as professional psychological experience. John’s areas of expertise include emotional problems, workers compensation and rehabilitation cases, fear reduction, resolving grief, depression, self- esteem issues, successful management of stress and anxiety, the successful treatment of traumatic experiences, self-esteem, work performance, court reports, anger management, resolution of family and relationship discord, child and adolescent issues, sexual abuse, interpersonal conflict and personal growth.
John has undergone specialist training in the areas of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, anger management and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), suicide prevention, coping with grief, anxiety, parenting, critical incident stress management and trauma debriefing, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotional Release Counselling, cross- cultural awareness, management of fears and phobias as well as dealing with occupational stress. As part of his Masters in Psychology program John has completed research into adolescent boys and their sense of community, and is confident and capable dealing with this often-difficult transition period.
A key strength is John’s thorough understanding of psychological issues gained through years of study, training and practice working in community mental health settings and private practice. In addition to John’s strong clinical experience and practice, there is a strong emphasis placed not only on the individual but also the individual within their environment. With experience in community and health psychology John takes a holistic approach to healing: gently assisting healing to occur at a deep, lasting, and satisfying level.
John uses the latest scientifically validated psychological techniques such as EMDR.
 Donna Czupryna - Professional Certified Coach (PCC with the International Coach Federation), Registered Intern Psychologist, Master of Transpersonal Psychology, PGDip Psych, Dip Transformational Life Coaching, BSc(Psych), Cert IV Workplace Training & Assessment
(Available Mon-Fri, in Tweed Heads, Fri Byron Bay)
Donna is recognized as a leader in her field, bringing a weight of Sydney-based experience spanning over a decade of full-time coaching (private practice, corporate); coach training/mentoring (Nature Care College, Institute of Transpersonal Coaching); workshops; and retreats for personal and professional development (Vision Quest Foundation). This experience rides on the back of another decade in the mental health field in both Australia and America.
A highly-qualified coach, Donna is working on her NSW Psychologist registration requirements and offers supervised counselling to combine with her existing coaching practice.
Donna combines insightful listening skills, compassion, and highly attuned presence with effective techniques to assist people to move forward and upward. She is known for piercing through complexity to identify and alchemize the heart of a matter, resulting in significant shifts for her clients. She has a natural ability to hear the language of a person’s soul journey, illuminating wisdom and meaning to their human story. In group trainings and 1:1, she stongly, intuitively, and gently holds the space, evoking deep exploration and higher awareness.
Donna has held a long-time love of Northern NSW and has followed her heart to now reside in the region, her work now expanded between Tweed, Byron and Sydney, with international involvements.
 Aaron McLouglin - B.SocSc., Master NLP Prac, Dip Clinical Hynotherapy
Mission: Inspiring People Towards Personal Fulfilment
Values: Fun, curiosity, investigation, honesty and integrity.
Helping people to make Rapid Inspired Change using powerful Positive Mind Techniques is my passion.
I am a registered Clinical Hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitioner seeing clients in Byron Bay and the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales.
I work as a motivational coach primarily because I get a real buzz out of helping people change their lives. I love seeing the look of surprise when someone has made a significant change and they can feel it deep down. I still get a surprise myself.
Qualifications:
- Diploma of Clinical Hypnotherapy (Osmosis Academy New Zealand)
- Master Practitioner NLP (Transformations New Zealand)
- Bachelor Social Sciences - Psychology - (Waikato Univertsity)
Memberships:
- AHA (Australian Hypnotherapy Association)
- NZHRB (New Zealand Hypnotherapists’ Registration Board)
- NZAPH (New Zealand Association of Professional Hypnotherapists) - President
- NZANLP (New Zealand Association of Neuro Linguistic Programming)
“Fascination: the fingers of love that tickle our hearts into animation”
I am the author of The Fascination Principle and Rapid Inspired Change.
The Fascination Principle and an attitude of curiosity form the basis of my work. This powerful framework enables people to reframe the way they look at their lives, their symptoms and addresses a simple way by which they can take control and create positive outcomes.
 El Raj Psychologist, Master of Psych (Clin), MAPS
Memberships: Australian Psychological Society (membership no: 027016), Associate Member of the College of Clinical Psychology of the Australian Psychological Society with expectations of becoming a full member by mid 2011.
El is committed to deliver the best quality evidence-based assessment and treatment and offers BULK BILLING for Mental Health Care Plans with no gap payment.
El offers Medicare Funded PREGNANCY COUNSELLING for any perinatal issue or concern. All women within 12 months of a pregnancy are eligible for this service.
In addition, El serves clients with a wide variety of psychological issues specifically:
- Anxiety (OCD, PTSD) and Depression Disorders,
- Mood Disorders (Bipolar),
- Substance Abuse Disorders (dependence issues, motivational issues),
- addressing exposure as treatment of choice for Avoidant and Escape Defenses,
- Relationship issues/Couples therapy,
- Grief and Loss Issues,
- Personality Disorders specifically Borderline Personality Disorder/Traits,
- Forensic issues,
- Occupational Assessments and motivational issues related to going back to work.
El also has an interest in administering Neuropsychological, intelligence, personality assessments; WMS-IV, WAIS-IV, and Personality Assessment Inventory. She has experience working in two prisons in Queensland, working for Queensland Health and New South Wales Health Departments, including case management and in acute care, crisis assessment teams. She has also worked at an employment company with clients with barriers to work.
"EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) therapy has emerged as a procedure to be reckoned with in psychology.... Almost a million people have been treated....
Also, further research appears to support the remarkable claims made for EMDR therapy."
- Reported in The Washington Post, July 21, 1995 |
"Where traditional therapies may take years, EMDR takes only a few sessions."
- Reported in The Stars and Stripes, February 12, 1995 |
"New type of psychotherapy seen as boon to traumatic disorders."
- Reported in The New York Times, October 26, 1997 |
EMDR
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a scientifically validated integrative psychotherapy. It is based on the philosophy that human beings are capable under appropriate conditions of naturally moving toward greater health and integration. EMDR is used to resolve disturbing emotional material secondary to traumatic or disturbing events, as well as a means of creating positive emotional states, in order to facilitate natural growth and healing processes.
In the broadest sense, EMDR is intended to alleviate human suffering and assist individuals and human society to fulfill their potential for development while minimizing risks of harm in its application. For the client, the aim of EMDR treatment is to achieve the most profound and comprehensive treatment effects in the shortest period of time, while maintaining client stability within a balanced family and social system.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
B. Sc. (psych)(hon) M.Psych. MAPS
MAP
Counselling, Hypnotherapist, Life Coaching, NLP, Psychotherapy
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