David J Delaney
Psychology Services
0481881427
davidjdelaneypsychology@outlook.com
At David J Delaney Psychology, we offer tailored Mental Health services, to enhance your overall well-being.
Services include: assessment, counselling, mindfulness skills training, stress reduction workshops, customised to suit your individual needs (even for shift workers, please ask!).
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David has a unique background in emergency services, health and university education which inform his practice, especially in the areas of:
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Trauma
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Mood changes
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Challenges related to complex surgery, and cardiac surgery in particular.
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Managing stress, and sleep disturbance​, and more..
Are you ready?
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Welcome
The only real truism of life, is that it doesnt give us a reverse gear. We can only go forward.
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At our practice we embrace this notion:
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Kierkegaard: Life Can Only Be Understood Backwards, But It Must Be Lived Forwards
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About David
David is an AHPRA registered general psychologist, having completed a Master of Psychology (Counselling Psychology) and has experience with a diverse range of mental health concerns, including:
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anxiety (and panic),
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depression,
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grief and loss,
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substance use,
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post-traumatic stress,
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older adult psychology
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relationship issues,
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stress management,
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perinatal mental health
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chronic health conditions and pain
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family violence (Experience with Victoria Police as a Senior Instructor teaching Family Violence to recruits).
David has experience in face-to-face, telephone counselling, telehealth, and extensive experience in working with a range of presentations and ages, from 7 to 99 yrs!
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Mental Health Education:
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In addition to counselling, he has significant experience in teaching mental health
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Significant experience full-time teaching at the tertiary (university) and TAFE levels developing and managing mental health units of study for undergraduate nurses at all levels.
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As such, David with a wealth of knowledge of therapeutic strategies in mental health, as well as a sound understanding of psychopharmacology (medications) and other medical treatments.
Health and First Responder Sector Experience:
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decades-long experience in health, from a nursing perspective, as he has been a qualified critical care nurse (emergency, intensive care and hospital management) and registered with AHPRA for many years.
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years of experience working with members of VicPol. Worked as a Senior Instructor to recruits at the Victorian Police Academy, in the Centre for Family Violence.
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Given this unique depth of experience, David has a strong interest in the needs of healthcare staff (nurses, doctors, paramedics, etc) as well as other frontline staff such as police, fire and defence forces.
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As a counsellor, David has utilised psychodynamic, interpersonal, cognitive-behavioural (CBT), narrative and reminiscent approaches. He describes his core approaches as CBT and humanistic.
At the heart of change, is building a strong, trusting relationship.
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Once we have that, your recovery journey has already begun.
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Lets roll up our sleeves and get to work on your journey to recovery!