Education for Clients
About this resource hub
At Aperture Psychology, we're committed to designing a safe, supportive, and tailor-made experience that guides you toward enriched mental health and overall well-being. Our philosophy centers on empowering you to become your own psychologist rather than creating ongoing therapy dependency.
This section of our website serves as your educational resource hub - a one-stop-shop to access valuable psychological insights and practical tools that complement your mental health journey.
We believe that education is the foundation of lasting psychological wellbeing, and we've developed several ways below for you to engage with our evidence-based approach.
From the blog
Explore our collection of articles covering a wide range of psychological topics and practical strategies you can apply to your daily life.
Is burnout affecting you or someone you know?
Burnout has become a critical issue for small business owners and their teams, affecting productivity, job satisfaction, and overall well-being.
This recorded webinar, delivered as part of NSW Small Business Month in October 2024 by Practice Director, Peter Walker, offers essential insights and practical strategies to help small business owners recognise, manage, and prevent burnout.
KEY TOPICS COVERED IN THIS SESSION
▶ What burnout is and the factors contributing to it
▶ How to recognise burnout in yourself and your team
▶ Burnout vs depression
▶ Resolving organisational and personality factors contributing to burnout
▶ Suggested steps for recovery.
Downloadable resources also available.
Educational resources tailored for your unique journey
When you work with one of our clinicians, you will get access to resources specific to your own mental health journey that you can use between sessions.
Your clinician will ensure you understand how to use any resources supplied and will follow up with you on how you have applied them in subsequent sessions.
Information on conditions we can help you with
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Anxiety
Anxiety can become excessive and disabling in some people.
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Depression
Depression is a condition characterised by low energy levels, low motivation and the inability to experience pleasure.
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Perfectionism
Perfectionism can reduce your flexibility in the face of difficulties which can put you at risk of psychological distress.
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Phobias
Phobias are excessive and irrational fears of specific objects or situations.
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Sleep Disturbance
Inadequate or poor-quality sleep can lead to poor performance at work or school, difficulty concentrating and remembering things and difficulty managing emotions.
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Anger
Some people can find themselves overwhelmed and preoccupied by minor frustrations, which can negatively impact their quality of life.
Treatment approaches we use
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps you identify and change patterns of behaviour and thinking that can maintain or worsen distress.
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EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapy used to assist people with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other trauma conditions to process difficult memories.
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Schema Therapy
Schema Therapy sheds light on the origins of your struggles and helps you find a path out of them - typically used when other approaches have not been effective.
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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) was developed to help people manage emotional problems such as those experienced in borderline personality disorder.
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Mindfulness-Based Approaches
Mindfulness therapies take an experiential approach, which means you learn and grow through practice of the techniques.
Meet us in your inbox with “The Switch.”
Our bi-monthly e-newsletter delivers insights, tools, and practical guidance on all things psychology related.
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You can unsubcribe at any time if it’s no longer for you.
Our team
We have a team of clinicial psychologists ready to treat you, often with wait times of only a couple of days.
Our clinical psychologists have undergone extensive training in the implementation of evidence-based approaches either through a Masters, Doctorate, or combined PhD/Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology.
This depth of knowledge allows our team to assist you with a range of psychological conditions, including anxiety, depression, perfectionism, phobias, sleep disturbance and anger.
All clinicians at the practice receive quality mentoring and supervision personally from Peter Walker & Sophie Li, with Registrars receiving the highest level of attention and support.
We offer you flexibility through in-person and telehealth consultations Australia-wide.
