AustraliaAssociated Counselling Psychologists Sydney CBD
Location: Sydney, Australia
Phone: (02) 8205 0566 (or mobile 0416 0416 99)
Email: info@counsellingsydney.com.au
Website: http://www.counsellingsydney.com.au
Nationality: Australian
Languages Spoken: Hungarian, German, English, Spanish, French
Religious Affiliation: None
Clinical Specialties: Counselling & Clinical Psychologist Services
Cross-Cultural Experience: Extensive depending on the clinician – including some transcultural mental health experience.
Associated Relationship & Marriage Counselling Sydney CBD
Location: Sydney, Australia
Phone: (02) 8002 1020
Email: sydney-cbd@couplecounselling.com.au
Website: http://www.couplecounselling.com.au
Nationality: Australian
Languages Spoken: Hungarian, German, English, Spanish, French
Religious Affiliation: None
Clinical Specialties: Marriage Counselling, Relationship Counselling, Pre-Marriage Counselling
Cross-Cultural Experience: Extensive depending on the clinician.
Dr. Sarah L. Barker, Doctor of Clinical Psychology
Australian Psychologist Registration no. 6647
Location: Melbourne, Australia (from late May, 2011 onwards)
Phone:
Email: dr.sarahlouisebarker@gmail.com; sarbarker@gmail.com
Website:
Nationality: Australian
Languages Spoken: English (native speaker), Italian (fluent); more than happy to work with interpreters if necessary for other languages and have frequently done this.
Religious Affiliation:
Clinical Specialties: My doctoral thesis was in cross-cultural adolescent mental health and I have over a decade of clinical assessment and counselling experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse people and am very familiar with the issues of TCK (pre-departure, overseas, and re-entry), their families, and international expatriates in general. I also have substantial experience working with international refugees and asylum seekers. I provide individual counselling and group programs (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Family and Couple Therapy) with expertise in working with Third Culture Kids (infants, children, and adolescents), their families, and international expatriates in the areas of adjustment issues (cultural, social, emotional); relationship issues; identity issues; anxiety; depression; anger management; ADHD; learning difficulties; bullying; substance use; trauma and post-traumatic stress; sexual difficulties; social, cross-cultural, and cultural skills training; sexual assault; stress resilience training; grief and loss; study problems; motivational issues; challenging behaviours and behaviour change; sleep problems; self-esteem; coping skills and assertiveness enhancement. Extensive experience working with international students and staff in study abroad programs; have developed and faciliate ongoing cross-cultural orientation and intercultural competency programs that have very positive outcomes; extensive transcultural mental health experience working with survivors of war-related torture and trauma.
Cross-Cultural Experience: I have lived in Florence, Italy for 8 years where I was Professor of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Intercultural Competence program developer and facilitator, and student counsellor at the Institute at Palazzo Rucellai, Florence. I also have worked closely in my private practice counselling international expatriate and transcultural children, adolescents, couples, families, and adults in Italy. Moreover, in Australia I have worked mostly with culturally diverse people in various counselling and socioemotional, cognitive, and behavioural health settings.
Kama J Frankling, BSHS, Grad Dip Counselling
Location: Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Phone: (+61) 0449 947 320
Email: kama@thehappymigrant.com or kama@thehappyexpat.com
Website: www.thehappymigrant.com or www.thehappyexpat.com
Nationality: British
Languages Spoken: English & Norwegian
Religious Affiliation: None – Open minded
Clinical Specialties: Use Mindfulness, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Motivational interviewing and other therapies to help people in making the decision to move, to settle quickly and to cope with ongoing issues such as homesickness. I have a Bachelor in Health Science and a Graduate Diploma in Counselling. I am also the author of ”The Happy Migrant – Your Relocation Survival Guide” & “104 Happy Migrant Tips.”
Cross-Cultural Experience: I have lived overseas as a teenager, a young wife, a mother, and employee and a divorcee trying to find her feet. I have lived in East Africa (twice), Canada, New Zealand (twice), Norway, The Netherlands, Singapore and now Australia. I have experience from the expat lifestyle and as a migrating individual.
Ebbe Lavendt, Authorized Psychologist, MAPP
Location: Sydney, Australia
Phone: +61(0)402364043 (AU) and +45 4044 4366 (DK; ebbe_lavendt (Skype)
Email: el@positivpsykologi.dk
Website: www.positivpsykologi.dk
Nationality: Danish
Languages Spoken: Danish and English. I understand Swedish and Norwegian
Religious Affiliation: None (atheist)
Clinical Specialties: Positive psychology therapy
Cross-Cultural Experience: I have been living abroad while studying for a masters degree in Philadelphia and working on my PhD in Boston. I have also been traveling around the world for one and a half year.