Looking for a therapist who is down-to-earth and who works to understand you? I am a psychologist working in Browns Plains and in Brisbane City, offering effective evidence-based therapies that help you to feel more at ease, to understand your inner landscape, and to assist you in feeling more grounded in every day life. .
SERVICES
Belinda Barnes is a registered psychologist whose philosophy is about being “down-to-earth”, and warm and welcoming to those who wish to engage in therapy.
Belinda has two practice locations in Wickham Terrace, Brisbane City, and also at the Browns Plains Family Practice, Browns Plains.
Belinda is known to be easy to talk to, non-judgemental, open and empathic, and will try to understand your perspective and inner world as accurately as possible. During the course of therapy Belinda tends to focus on underlying emotions, the origins of these feelings and in also changing self-destructive patterns throughout life.
Belinda has expertise in treating trauma, complex PTSD and developmental trauma, in young people and adults, and also an in-depth knowledge in treating depression, anxiety, chronic pain and relationship difficulties.
She uses a variety of approaches such as mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) or psychodynamic approaches in her work. She has treated clients in the areas of child protection, vocational rehabilitation, university counselling services, private practice and hospital and community health settings.
Belinda is able to assist clients with a variety of issues. Some of which include:
- Anxiety and Stress
- Depression
- Pain Management
- Mood disorders such as Bipolar
- Post traumatic stress
- Issues related to abuse and domestic violence
- Sexuality Issues
- Work problems or bullying
- Anger management
- Personality Disorders
- Self harm and emotion regulation
- Grief and loss
- Self esteem and self development issues
A session lasts for just under an hour. Most people feel anxious when they first attend counselling, so that’s normal. It’s nerve wracking meeting someone new, as you wonder if you can trust them or if you will feel comfortable enough talking to them.
Belinda will do her best to make you feel at ease, and there is no need to tell absolutely everything in the first session, but the best results are achieved over time if you can be as honest as you can. The first session is spent getting to know each other, and learning about the issues that brought you to counselling, and then deciding together where to go to from there together.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
Bachelor of Psychology with Honours, Griffith University
Currently 5th Year Doctorate of Clinical Psychology, Queensland University of Technology
Counselling, Psychotherapy
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