Discover practical strategies to combat burnout tailored for high-achieving professionals. Learn how organisational dynamics, stress management, and personality traits contribute to burnout and effective ways to address them. Our experienced clinical psychologists offer in-person sessions in Sydney and telehealth services Australia-wide.

Explore the nuanced differences between burnout and clinical depression in this comprehensive analysis by Peter Walker, Clinical Psychologist at Aperture Psychology in Sydney. Learn about recent studies differentiating these conditions and discover effective treatment approaches.

Explore the defensive cascade, commonly known as the fight-or-flight response, with insights from Peter Walker, Clinical Psychologist at Aperture Psychology in Sydney. Learn about the physiological stages—focus, freeze, flight, fight, and flop—and how they function to promote survival in the face of threats.

Explore the causes and effective treatments of social anxiety with Dr. Nisha Sethi at Aperture Psychology in Sydney. Learn how cognitive-behavioral therapy can help manage fears of social situations and improve quality of life.

Explore the causes and impacts of perfectionism with Peter Walker, Clinical Psychologist at Aperture Psychology in Sydney. Learn how high and unrelenting standards can lead to chronic dissatisfaction, worthlessness, depression, and anxiety, and discover strategies to manage these tendencies.

Explore the defence cascade—a series of innate, automatic defence behaviours—and their clinical implications. Learn how understanding these responses can inform effective treatment interventions for trauma and anxiety. Our experienced clinical psychologists in Sydney offer personalised treatment plans and telehealth services Australia-wide.

Explore the principles and evolution of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with Peter Walker, Clinical Psychologist at Aperture Psychology in Sydney. Learn how CBT combines behavioural and cognitive approaches to effectively manage distressing thoughts and behaviours.

Explore how hearing voices, a common symptom of schizophrenia, is also experienced by many without the disorder. Learn about normalisation strategies and therapeutic approaches from Dr. Oren Griffiths at Aperture Psychology in Sydney. Our experienced clinical psychologists provide in-person consultations in Sydney and telehealth services Australia-wide.

Explore the cognitive model of panic attacks, including their causes, symptoms, and effective management strategies. Learn how pre-attentive vigilance to body sensations can trigger panic and discover evidence-based treatments to break the cycle. Our experienced clinical psychologists in Sydney offer personalised treatment plans and telehealth services Australia-wide.

Learn about the challenges of antidepressant withdrawal, including symptoms like headaches, nausea, and 'brain zaps.' Peter Walker emphasises the importance of consulting healthcare professionals before discontinuing medication. Our experienced clinical psychologists in Sydney offer support and telehealth services Australia-wide.

Discover effective behavioural and cognitive approaches to combat insomnia. Peter Walker, Clinical Psychologist at Aperture Psychology in Sydney, discusses sleep hygiene practices and cognitive models to improve sleep quality. Our experienced clinical psychologists offer personalised treatment plans in Sydney and telehealth services Australia-wide.

Explore how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) effectively addresses hallucinations and delusions associated with psychosis. Peter Walker, a leading clinical psychologist in Sydney, discusses the evolution and benefits of CBT for individuals experiencing psychosis. Our experienced clinical psychologists offer tailored treatment plans in Sydney and telehealth services Australia-wide.