Social Anxiety therapists in Ballarat, VIC
Browse Social Anxiety therapists in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Social Anxiety
Tawney Bevilacqua (Spiral Psychotherapy)
Registered Psychotherapist
Social anxiety can make relationships feel both deeply longed for and profoundly difficult. You may find yourself worrying about how you're perceived, holding yourself back, or feeling disconnected from others despite wanting closeness. Rather than seeing these experiences simply as something to overcome, I'm interested in understanding how they developed and the ways they may once have helped you adapt to your environment.
Working with social anxiety begins with creating a therapeutic relationship that feels safe, collaborative, and paced with care. Together, we'll explore the experiences, relationships, and patterns that have shaped your sense of yourself in relation to others. We may also pay attention to your body's responses, recognising that social anxiety is often carried not only in our thoughts but in our nervous system.
My approach is grounded in understanding before fixing. Through curiosity, compassion, and a genuine therapeutic relationship, there is an opportunity to experience yourself differently—to develop greater trust in yourself, feel more at ease with others, and discover new ways of relating that feel more authentic and free.
1 Years Experience
In-Person Near Ballarat, VIC
Online in Ballarat, VIC
Social Anxiety
Dabaco Doldissen
Counsellor/Therapist, GradDip Gestalt Therapy
Relational therapy is the perfect medicine for social anxiety. Being able to develop a trusting and understanding therapeutic relationship creates a playground to experiment with social contact and develop strategies that can be helpful out in the everyday world. Book a free 15 minute phone consult via my website to discuss more.
2 Years Experience
Online in Ballarat, VIC
Social Anxiety
Mairead Cleary
Registered Psychotherapist, Masters in Gestalt Therapy
Social anxiety can feel incredibly exposing, like there's nowhere to hide. Introducing ourselves to a bunch of people or saying our name in a group can feel like a terrifying and even life-threatening task. And that's before we even get to giving a public talk.
There's usually a fear of being judged, criticised or shamed. And the fear of the anxiety arising in company is usually more debilitating than the anxiety itself. The important thing to know is that it's a very normal fear, and that lots of people experience it.
8 Years Experience
Online in Ballarat, VIC (Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Alicia Adam
Registered Psychotherapist, Masters of Psychotherapy and Counselling, Bachelors of Psychology
Our self esteem and past experiences impact how we perceive others perceiving us. Our perception of another often being the precipitating factor of social anxiety. Anxiety based on assumptions and narratives created through past experience however no longer reflecting the present. We will focus on naming unhelping stories and thoughts so we can de identify with them. This gives us the opportunity create new perceptions that witness us as desired, secure and detached from worries based on other peoples thoughts & opinions.
6 Years Experience
Online in Ballarat, VIC
Social Anxiety
Mitchell Kovacs
Counsellor/Therapist, Level 2 Counsellor (ACA)
Social anxiety is an important topic to discuss because it’s common, often invisible, highly limiting, and very treatable—yet many people suffer in silence.
5 Years Experience
Online in Ballarat, VIC (Online Only)
Ballarat is Victoria's third-largest city, an inland regional centre with a proud gold rush heritage and a contemporary economy built on education, manufacturing, and regional services, and its mental health landscape reflects the particular challenges of a provincial city navigating the tension between its historical significance and the need to offer a modern, liveable community for young residents who might otherwise migrate to Melbourne. Federation University Australia is based in Ballarat and contributes to the local mental health workforce through its psychology programs, and Grampians Health provides public mental health services to the region. The surrounding agricultural communities create additional mental health demand for rural and farming populations, and Ballarat serves as a hub for mental health access across western Victoria. Common therapy concerns include regional and rural isolation, farming community stress, student mental health at Federation University, anxiety, depression, and the identity and belonging challenges of building a life in a regional city competing with the pull of major urban centres.
Social Anxiety therapists in Ballarat, VIC Statistics
Social Anxiety therapists in Ballarat, VIC average 12 years of experience and charge around $172 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (60%), Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (60%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (50%).
Average years in practice
12 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$172
Accept insurance
42%
Offer sliding scale
60%
Gender ID
| 56% |
Female |
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| 39% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 69% |
In Person and Online |
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| 31% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 60% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 60% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 50% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 42% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 40% | Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) |
| 38% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 37% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
Ages Served
| 96% | Adult |
| 73% | Young Adult |
| 63% | Senior |
| 38% | Teen |
| 27% | Children |
Client Focus
| 67% | Women |
| 60% | Men |
| 50% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 48% | LGBTQ+ |
| 42% | Asian |