Dr Eleanor Woodford

Dr Eleanor is deeply passionate about psychology, improving well-being and promoting positive mental health. She is committed to providing scientifically validated psychological intervention to children, youth and adults to work through trauma, anxiety, depression and many other mental health issues to improve their well-being and quality of life.

 

Dr Eleanor strongly values building a genuine therapeutic alliance with each client and her therapeutic approach is warm, genuine, non-judgemental, compassionate, and client-centred. 

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Dr Eleanor is a fully registered Clinical Psychologist with a decade of experience working in the local public sector with children, youth, and adults, as well as governmental and non-governmental services. She has experience in the assessment and treatment of a range of complex mental health disorders, including the following:

 

• Depression

• Anxiety

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

• Panic Disorder

• Childhood Abuse and Trauma

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• Eating Disorders

• Neurodevelopmental Disorders (including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intellectual Disability)

• Addiction Disorders/Substance Abuse Disorders

• Personality Disorders

• Grief and Bereavement

• LGBTQIA+ Support

• Anger management

• Behavioural problems

 

Dr Eleanor has extensive postgraduate training and holds both a PhD and Masters in Applied Psychology (Clinical Psychology) from Murdoch University, Western Australia. She is Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Clinical Psychology, and a Member of the APS. Dr Eleanor is also a board approved supervisor for psychologists-in-training and Clinical Psychology Registrars.

 

Born in Singapore, Dr Eleanor has resided in Australia since 2004 and completed all of her undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Australia. She is a proud Mount Cotton local and has called Queensland home since 2011. In her spare time, she enjoys nature, spending quality time with friends, family and her furfamily, reading, and embarking on gastronomical adventures.

 

Qualifications:

• PhD and Masters in Applied Psychology (Clinical Psychology) (Murdoch University, WA)

• BA Honours, Psychology (First Class Honours) (Murdoch University, WA)

• BA, Psychology (Murdoch University)

• Board Approved Supervisor – Clinical Psychology Registrars, provisional psychologists

 

Registrations:

• Fully registered Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

• Endorsement in Clinical Psychology (AHPRA) 

• Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) 

• Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychology (APS) 

• Approved Medicare Provider

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