Saltwater Psychology
& Consulting
Saltwater Psychology & Consulting provides personalised, evidence-informed psychological services tailored to each individual's unique experiences, strengths, goals, and circumstances. A compassionate, collaborative, and client-centred approach is taken to create a safe and supportive space where clients can feel heard, understood, and empowered to navigate challenges, improve wellbeing, and work towards meaningful and lasting change.
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Based in Newport on Sydney's Northern Beaches, services are available through office-based appointments, telehealth, home visits, walk-and-talk sessions, and outreach appointments. Outreach services are available across the Northern Beaches, North Shore, Central Coast, Newcastle, and Hunter regions.
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Support is available for adolescents, adults, older adults, families, organisations, and support teams across a broad range of presentations, including anxiety, mood difficulties, trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions, disability, chronic health conditions, neurological conditions, and complex presentations requiring multidisciplinary support.
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Appointments are available through private funding without a referral, Medicare, private health insurance, SIRA (Workers Compensation), Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA), and NDIS self-managed and plan-managed funding.
Holly is also an approved Work and Development Order (WDO) sponsor, and registered Behaviour Support Practitioner.
Psychology on the Northern Beaches
Presentations Seen
Neurodegenerative Conditions, Memory & Cognitive Concerns
e.g., Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington’s Disease, MCI, and brain fog
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Pain & Functional Neurological Conditions
e.g., chronic pain, FND, CRPS, and somatic symptom presentations
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Psychosis & Related Presentations
e.g., schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder
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Mood & Anxiety Disorders
e.g., depression, bipolar, and anxiety disorders (generalised, social, phobias, panic, OCD)
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Trauma related presentations
e.g., PTSD, complex trauma, dissociation, personality related difficulties, and birth trauma (both genders)
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Mental Health Concerns Associated with Medical Conditions and Disability
e.g., autoimmune disorders, cancer, TBI, genetic conditions, stroke, and intellectual disability
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Women’s Mental Health
e.g., perinatal mental health, PMDD, and menopause
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Neurodevelopmental Conditions
e.g., ADHD, and autism
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Adjustment, Burnout & High-Demand Environments
e.g., workplace stress, burnout, perfectionism, life transitions, and study related stress
Assessments
Diagnostic assessment for a range of mental health presentations, as well as capacity and risk assessments including guardianship-related matters, selected forensic assessments, firearms assessments, pre-surgical psychological assessments, and gender-affirming assessments
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A limited number of reduced-gap appointments are available for eligible clients.