Psychodynamic & Evidence-Based Anxiety Treatment for Adults in Melbourne

If you’re feeling constantly overwhelmed, stuck in cycles of worry, emotionally exhausted, or unable to switch off, anxiety therapy can help you understand not just what you’re feeling, but why it keeps happening.

I’m a Clinical Psychologist offering anxiety therapy for adults in Melbourne, with consulting rooms in Prahran and Hawthorn. I work with adults experiencing anxiety, chronic stress, people-pleasing, relationship difficulties, panic symptoms, and trauma-related anxiety using a relational psychodynamic approach, alongside practical CBT strategies where helpful.

Anxiety Can Look Different Than People Expect

Anxiety is not always obvious panic attacks or nervousness. Many adults experiencing anxiety appear highly capable on the outside while internally feeling:

  • Constantly “on edge”
  • Overthinking conversations and decisions
  • Emotionally overwhelmed
  • Burnt out from always coping
  • Unable to relax or switch off
  • Fearful of disappointing others
  • Self-critical or perfectionistic
  • Struggling with sleep or physical tension
  • Avoiding conflict or difficult emotions
  • Feeling disconnected from themselves or others

Over time, anxiety can affect relationships, work, self-esteem, emotional regulation, and overall quality of life.

Therapy offers a space to slow down, understand these patterns more deeply, and develop new ways of relating to yourself and others.

Anxiety Therapy with a Clinical Psychologist in Melbourne

As a Clinical Psychologist, I provide therapy for adults experiencing:

  • Generalised anxiety
  • Social anxiety
  • Panic attacks
  • High-functioning anxiety
  • Perfectionism
  • Work stress and burnout
  • Relationship anxiety
  • Attachment-related anxiety
  • Trauma and PTSD-related anxiety
  • Emotional overwhelm
  • Chronic worry and rumination

I work with adults from diverse cultural backgrounds and also offer sessions in Bahasa Indonesia.

A Psychodynamic Approach to Anxiety Therapy

Many people try to manage anxiety by simply controlling symptoms. While coping strategies can be useful, anxiety often has deeper emotional and relational roots.

Psychodynamic therapy helps explore:

  • Long-standing emotional patterns
  • Attachment experiences and relationships
  • Unconscious beliefs about self-worth and safety
  • Emotional conflicts beneath anxiety
  • The ways anxiety may function as protection
  • Repeated relational or behavioural patterns

Rather than only focusing on symptom reduction, psychodynamic therapy aims to create deeper and more lasting change by understanding the underlying drivers of anxiety.

Together, we work to build insight, emotional awareness, self-understanding, and greater capacity to navigate difficult feelings and relationships.

Integrating CBT Strategies When Helpful

Alongside psychodynamic therapy, I may also incorporate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) strategies where appropriate.

CBT can help with:

  • Identifying anxious thought patterns
  • Managing avoidance behaviours
  • Developing grounding and coping strategies
  • Reducing panic symptoms
  • Improving emotional regulation
  • Building practical tools between sessions

Therapy is tailored to your individual needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.

Anxiety Therapy in Prahran & Hawthorn

I offer in-person psychology sessions in:

  • Prahran
  • Hawthorn

Online therapy is also available for adults across Melbourne and Australia.

What to Expect in Therapy

Starting therapy can feel daunting, especially if you are used to coping on your own.

Early sessions focus on:

  • Understanding your current difficulties
  • Exploring patterns in emotions, relationships, and coping
  • Clarifying therapy goals
  • Building a safe and collaborative therapeutic relationship

Therapy is not about being judged or “fixed.” It is a space to better understand yourself, process difficult experiences, and create meaningful psychological change.

Book an Anxiety Therapy Appointment in Melbourne

If you are looking for anxiety therapy in Melbourne with a Clinical Psychologist who offers a thoughtful, relational, and evidence-based approach, you are welcome to get in touch.

Appointments are available in Prahran, Hawthorn, and online.