Alison Hicks

Alison is a registered psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Agency (AHPRA) with over 30 years experience working  in a variety of community, government and private settings. A member of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPI) and an Associate Member of Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Association of Australia (EMDRAA), she works with adults and children

 

Areas of interest include:

• Anxiety and Mood disorders

• Trauma (acute and PTSD)

• Adjustment Disorders

• Autism 

 

Therapeutic approaches include:

• Internal Family Systems (parts therapy) 

• Polyvagal

• EMDR 

• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Brainspotting

• Mindfulness Interventions

• Behavioural and parenting interventions.

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Alison practices in Gisborne on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and in Essendon North on Tuesdays.