Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors Therapists in Bendigo, VIC

BFRBs such as skin‑picking, hair‑pulling, or nail‑biting often come with shame, secrecy, and frustration. I provide a compassionate, non‑judgmental space to explore the emotional triggers behind these behaviours and develop realistic tools to reduce them. My approach focuses on understanding your patterns, building self‑awareness, and supporting you toward healthier coping strategies

I work primarily from a Rogerian or Person-Centred Therapy (PCT) approach using a conversational style listening patiently to you, always with empathy, genuineness and without judgement, to help find the solutions you desire for your life whilst adjusting my techniques to fit your needs within each session. Body focused repetitive behaviours can lead to feelings of embarrassment and shame, often leading to isolation from others. It can also have further unwanted negative effects on health and happiness within. I can also utilise various assessments to measure the severity of a specific problem, as well as determining your progress within therapy. I can provide a copy of these for your doctor to assist you further where requested. I am able to utilise specific somatic (mind/body) therapy techniques within the therapy session to support greater healing of the underlying and often subconscious cause. These gentle but effective techniques create a new positive sense of self. My aim is to assist you with your life difficulties from body focused repetitive behaviours to restore balance, happiness and inner peace with various techniques of 'talk therapy' and somatic (mind/body) healing methods, along with offering practical strategies that may be useful where suitable and desired by you. Whatever you are going through, know that there is hope - Let me help you find that hope.

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.

Gender ID

	50%	Female
	50%	Male

Session Type

	50%	In Person and Online
	50%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

100%	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
100%	Brainspotting
100%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
100%	Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
100%	Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
100%	Multicultural Therapy
100%	Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian)

Ages Served

100%	Adult
100%	Children
100%	Senior
100%	Teen
100%	Young Adult

Client Focus

100%	Asian
100%	Black / African American
100%	Buddhist
100%	Christian
100%	Hindu

Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors therapists in Bendigo, VIC

Scott Stalley Realistic Counselling

Gaye Mallinson - Somatic Psychotherapies