Leanne Heffernan

Leanne has expertise in  a number of areas including:

Addictions; Adolescents; Affective disorders; Alcohol and other drugs addictions (AOD); Anger Management; Anxiety; Anxiety and phobias; Assertiveness Training; Behaviour Problems; Bipolar disorder; Cancer management; Conflict Resolution; Coping with disability; Couples Therapy; Crisis management; Depression; Eating disorders; Emotional abuse; Gambling addiction; General Counselling; General Psychology; Grief and Loss; Impulsive Behaviours; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD); Pain Management; Panic Attacks; Panic Disorders; Parenting; Phobias; Post-Natal Depression; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Relapse prevention; Relationships; Relaxation training; Self-Esteem; Self-Harm; Sexual Abuse; Sleep Disorders; Somatoform disorders; Stress; Trauma; Work Related Issues; Workplace Bullying; Workplace Issues.

20 years experience, Registered with AHPRA,  Member of Australian Association of Psychologists.

 Leanne believes in working with each person's individual experience in order to gain a thorough understanding of their issues.  

Treatment plans are then developed collaboratively in order to help you lead a more rich, meaningful life and to gain greater understanding and strategies in relation to any barriers to this.

Leanne sees individual/private pay clients.  She also has a lot of experience with CTP Insurance and WorkCover clients.  She is happy to invoice these third parties directly and knows a lot about their processes/needs

Leanne also has specific training in Couple Therapy - both Emotion Focussed Therapy and Gottman

Leanne has training in EMDR