Dr Carla Smyth
Clinical Psychologist

About Carla

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Carla is a warm and compassionate psychologist who aims to help people build rich and meaningful lives. Believing a strong therapeutic relationship is the foundation for positive change, she first focuses on making sure the partnership between therapist and client is the right fit.

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Areas of focus

 

Carla has a particular interest in providing individual therapy to adults experiencing:

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• Anxiety

• Perfectionism

• Challenges adjusting to life transitions or other change

• Relationship problems (in individual therapy only)

• Challenges and concerns associated with the environment and sustainability space

• Low self-esteem

• Grief and loss 

• Depression and mood disorders

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Therapeutic approach

 

Carla provides a collaborative and supportive space to help clients safely explore, understand and gently challenge their belief systems and patterns of behaviour — including understanding how earlier life experiences contribute to current difficulties. She works with clients to foster insight and growth, and teaches practical skills and strategies for wellbeing. Committed to ongoing professional development, Carla draws on evidence-based approaches including:

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• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Mindfulness-based approaches

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Qualifications & experience

 

Carla completed a Bachelor of Arts with first-class honours in Psychology before completing a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, followed by further intensive training and supervision to gain her area-of-practice endorsement as a clinical psychologist. Her experience spans community mental health, hospital and private practice settings, including delivering individual therapy for the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, and she has developed and delivered numerous group therapy programs.

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Registrations & memberships

 

• AHPRA registration: PSY0001485793 — endorsed Clinical Psychologist

• Member, Australian Psychological Society (APS)​

• ​Fellow, APS College of Clinical Psychologists

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Fees & rebates​

 

Medicare rebates may be available with a referral and Mental Health Treatment Plan issued by a GP. Private health rebates may also be available depending on your health insurance policy. View fees and rebate information on our Fees & Rebates page.

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View fees and rebate information.

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