Dr. Joseph Scopelliti - Consultant Clinical &
Health Psychologist
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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| Contact Name |
Joseph Scopelliti |
| Address |
66 Kennedy Street
Castlemaine
Victoria 3450
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| Phone | 03 5470 6912 | | Fax | 03 5470 6912 |
SERVICES
Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention. The capacity to give one’s attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing. It is almost a miracle. It is a miracle.
SERVICES
• Clinical, counselling and health psychology:
• Assessment, consultation, and psychological therapy.
• Mindfulness-based meditation integrating stress
reduction and cognitive therapy.
• Services for children, adolescents, adults and groups.
• Clinical supervision.
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
I am a second generation Italian-Australian living in the central Victorian town of Castlemaine with my wife, three children and dog (Olive)..
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
I have been studying, practicing, and teaching psychology since 1980. My formal education has been undertaken in Australia, the UK and Italy. I have worked as a Clinical Psychologist in a range of settings, including: community rehabilitation, community mental health (in both child & adolescent and adult services), acquired brain injury, and hospital and community based medical services.
THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
My clinical work is informed by a broad range of influences including formal training in a number of therapeutic modalities. These include: brief psychodynamic psychotherapy, narrative approaches, cognitive therapy, and mindfulness-integrated therapies. In recognition of the uniqueness and diversity of human experience, including, social, cultural, and contextual factors, I do not adhere strictly to any single model of therapy; instead, my general approach is a wholistic one that seeks to integrate knowledge derived from Western philosophy / psychological science with that found in Eastern wisdom traditions.
MEDICARE REFERRALS
Medicare funded psychological therapy is available for the following conditions:
PTSD and other traumatic stress conditions
Anxiety disorders
Depression
Bipolar disorder
Psychotic disorders
Panic disorder
Sleep problems
Phobias
Obsessive compulive disorder
Drug use disorders
Grief
loss and bereavement problems
Illness is not an unfortunate incident, but a phase of life with its own time and meaning.- Jim Cotter (1990). Healing – More or Less
CONFIDENTIALITY & PRIVACY
Client information is strictly confidential and will only be used for the purpose for which it is collected. Privacy is in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act 2000 and the Health Records Act 2001.
FEES
Fees will be on a fee-for-service basis and must be paid at the end of each consultation. Medicare-referred clients will be billed as per the fee set for Specialist Clinical Psychological Therapy. A gap payment will be discussed prior to the initial consultation and negotiated with clients according to their circumstances. Bulk billing is available for low income or disadvantaged clients.
APPOINTMENTS
Appointments can be made by calling: (03) 5470 6912 or by fax to the same number.
Be yourself
Life is precious as it is.
All the elements for your happiness are already here.
There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle.
Just be.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
BSc.(Hons.), M.A., MPsychClin.), Dip.Clin.Hyp., PhD, MAPS
Counselling, Psychotherapy
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