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Assoc. Prof. Terence Bartholomew
Clinical Psychologist

About Terry

Terry has more than 20 years of clinical experience, but feels he is always learning from his clients. He works with individual adults and couples, operating within diversity, trauma-informed and social justice frameworks. His therapeutic process is curious, non-judgemental and collaborative​.

Areas of focus

  • Complex trauma

  • Anxiety and depression

  • Relationship issues and family challenges

  • Personality disorders and psychosis

  • Men's issues

  • Self-harm

  • Substance use and addiction

  • Identity, sexuality and gender

  • Neurodiversity

  • Psycho-legal difficulties and transitions

  • Challenges for those working in the performing arts

 

Therapeutic approach

 

Terry sees the broad objective of most therapeutic work as providing a forum for clients to enhance their insight and understanding, contributing to a more value-consistent and satisfying life. His approach is client-centred and collaborative, using rapport, support, validation, pattern recognition, shared problem-solving and challenge to help clients improve their situation, insight and resilience. He draws on a range of modalities as indicated by client and clinical factors, while remaining grounded in psychoanalytic and psychodynamic frameworks:

  • Brief Psychodynamic approaches

  • Functional Analytic Psychotherapy 

  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy

  • Solution Focused Therapy 

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)

  • Trauma-Informed Therapy

  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Schema Therapy

  • Transformational Chair Work

  • Gottman relationship therapy 

  • Integrative couples therapy 

Qualifications & experience

 

Terry has worked in hospital, university, not-for-profit and private practice settings in Australia and overseas. He has taught in graduate psychology programs at numerous Australian and international universities; outside SYP, he coordinates a university Masters program and provides clinical supervision to psychology interns and registrars.

Registrations & memberships

 

  • AHPRA registration: PSY0002275701 — endorsed Clinical Psychologist; board-approved supervisor

  • Member, Australian Psychological Society (APS)

  • Fellow, APS College of Clinical Psychologists

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.

South Yarra Psychology

 

A private psychology practice in South Yarra, Melbourne, offering respectful, confidential therapy for adults, older adolescents and some couples. Our team includes registered psychologists, clinical psychologists and counselling psychologists.


 

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Contact

Level 1, 2 Avoca Street, South Yarra VIC 3141

Phone: 03 9804 5448

Fax: 03 9867 2096

Opening hours

  • Appointments:  Monday to Saturday, including some evenings

  • Reception available: Monday to Friday, 8.45am - 5.15pm

 

Need urgent help?

If you're in crisis or unsafe, call 000 or Lifeline 13 11 14.

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