In-Person in Richmond, VIC 3121
In-Person in East Melbourne, VIC 3002
Online in Australia, United Kingdom, California, New York
Life goals psychology helps individuals build momentum towards their life’s purpose and individual goals. I help high functioning individuals prevent burnout, manage high burnout risk industries and overcome barriers to their success. With additional training and insights into trauma, stress related illness and injury, mood disorders, attachment wounds and chronic pain and health conditions I am able to integrate psychological interventions with your unique presentation to help you succeed.
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Children, Senior, Teen, Young Adult
Treatment Approach
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, while committing to actions that reflect their values. It blends mindfulness with practical behavior strategies.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) One of the most widely used approaches, CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with healthier patterns. It is effective for anxiety, depression, and many other concerns.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Combines CBT with mindfulness to help regulate emotions, tolerate stress, and build stronger relationships. Originally designed for borderline personality disorder, it’s now used more broadly.
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy Based on decades of research, this method gives couples tools to improve communication, manage conflict, and strengthen intimacy.
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) A short-term approach focused on improving relationships and social support. It is often used for depression and grief.
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Combines mindfulness practices with CBT to prevent depression relapse. It helps people notice thoughts without judgment and respond more calmly.
- Narrative Therapy Encourages people to view problems as separate from themselves and reframe their life story. It helps build resilience and self-identity.
- Psychoeducational Therapy Provides education and coping tools about mental health conditions. It empowers clients with knowledge and practical skills.
- Schema Therapy Identifies deep-rooted negative patterns formed in childhood. It combines CBT, attachment theory, and experiential methods for change.
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Focuses on solutions and future goals rather than past problems. It is practical, short-term, and goal-driven.
- Somatic Therapy Helps clients notice how emotions are stored in the body. It uses breath, movement, and awareness for healing trauma and stress.
Approach Description: Evidence based practice. Non judgemental. Visual and kinaesthetic psycho-education. Summaries and resources of our sessions are shared.
Education & Credentials
Christine Halden PsyBA, Grad dip, MAPS.
- Female
- License # PSY0002211107
- Licensed in Victoria
- Practicing Since 2018
Education: Diploma of counselling. Bachelor of psychological science. Graduate diploma of psychology. Thesis topic: An Investigation of the Association Between Impulsivity and Short Interval Cortical
Inhibition. A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study
Finances
Fees
- Average Session Fee 240
- Accepts Insurance
- HCF, Medibank, bupa
Christine Halden Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available In-Person in Richmond, VIC 3121 and East Melbourne, VIC 3002
- Available Online for residents of Australia, United Kingdom, California, New York
- Online Therapy Details: Telehealth therapy
My Melbourne based practice uses a number of modalities: schema therapy, CBT, ACT, Trauma focused CBT, CBT-E for disordered eating behaviours, DBT for adolescents and personality disorders and a combination of emotion focused therapy, gottman informed and attachment based relationship counselling.