Addictions therapists in Bendigo, VIC
Browse Addictions therapists in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Substance Abuse
Sebastian Kitchen
Registered Psychotherapist, PACFA Registered Member 32932
Addiction is a physiological process. It doesn't happen because you are 'weak', 'defective', or in some way inferior. In addressing addictions, I draw upon physiology and neurobiology to understand how it happens and how it can be overcome. Acknowledging the addiction and the role it is playing in your life is often the first step in addressing what lies underneath it: for example, depression, anxiety, unresolved trauma. I then use my integrative psychotherapy approach to collaborate with you in a unique treatment approach that fits your exact needs.
1 Years Experience
In-Person Near Bendigo, VIC
Online in Bendigo, VIC
Substance Abuse
Shareen Birges
Registered Social Worker, BASS, GDYMH, MSW
I have worked with both young people & adults with substance misuse/abuse issues & those with diagnosed addictive behaviour. Using motivational interviewing & elements of CBT, I work with a person-centred & strengths based approach to tailor treatment to the personal needs of the individual & their significant others. I understand that recovery can be difficult & how important it is to move at the pace of the indiviudal seeking support. I work on the basis that relapse is part of the process & as discouraging as this can be, it is important to use these set backs as a learning opportunity to better enable the individual to make recovery stick the next time around.
18 Years Experience
Online in Bendigo, VIC
Substance Abuse
Dr Romana Bowd
Psychologist, PhD, BSc (Hons), BSc (AppPsych)
I have worked in the Alcohol and Drug Services since my Intern year and have helped through tailored relapse prevention programs and working in association with Psychiatrists and GP's.
28 Years Experience
Online in Bendigo, VIC
Substance Abuse
Chris Wallace
Psychologist, MAPS
Recovery is possible. The work is hard. You're not alone. There are gifts in recovery. I can take this journey with you.
10 Years Experience
Online in Bendigo, VIC
Substance Abuse
Marianna Trezza -The Growing mindset
Counsellor/Therapist, MA (Hons), Adv Dip. Counsel. & Psychoth.,Dip. Hypnoth., X-Cultural Adaptation Coun. Reg. BACP 572613
Some of the women I work with came to therapy for something else entirely, the loneliness, the exhaustion of building a life abroad, and found, a few sessions in, that alcohol or another substance had quietly become the way they were coping. Others already know that's part of what brought them here. Either way, I don't work from a place of judgement. Being far from the structures and relationships that used to hold you together can make any coping habit harder to see and harder to put down. We look at what the substance is actually doing for you, not only at stopping.
23 Years Experience
Online in Bendigo, VIC
Bendigo is Victoria's fourth-largest city, an inland regional centre with a celebrated gold rush heritage, outstanding cultural institutions including the Bendigo Art Gallery (one of Australia's finest regional galleries), and a contemporary economy built on healthcare, education, and manufacturing. Bendigo Health provides public mental health services to the region, and La Trobe University's Bendigo campus contributes trained mental health professionals and a student population to the local landscape. The surrounding Loddon Mallee region includes significant rural and farming communities, and Bendigo functions as a major referral point for mental health services across a large agricultural hinterland where access is a persistent challenge. Common therapy concerns include rural and farming community stress, student mental health, regional isolation, anxiety, depression, and the identity challenges of a regional city competing with Melbourne's pull for young professionals and families.
Addictions therapists in Bendigo, VIC Statistics
Addictions therapists in Bendigo, VIC average 14 years of experience and charge around $184 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (63%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (57%), and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) (50%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$184
Accept insurance
53%
Offer sliding scale
60%
Gender ID
| 56% |
Female |
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| 41% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 87% |
In Person and Online |
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| 13% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 63% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 57% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 50% | Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) |
| 47% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 43% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 43% | Gestalt Therapy |
| 40% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
Ages Served
| 93% | Adult |
| 73% | Young Adult |
| 60% | Senior |
| 47% | Teen |
| 33% | Children |
Client Focus
| 63% | Women |
| 60% | LGBTQ+ |
| 60% | Men |
| 47% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 40% | Military / Veterans |