Dr Ashlen San Letho Psychologist

Dr Ashlen San Letho Clinical Psychologist Ashlen focuses on providing a warm and secure relationship with each of her clients in order to support them in achieving the most therapeutic change. She is dedicated to being a stable base from which her clients are empowered to apply their strengths to the challenges in their lives, find meaning and direction, and be their most effective. She works with a range of presentations including depression, low self-esteem, adjustment and life transition difficulties, issues with identity, and complex trauma. Her special areas of interest are in the treatment of anxiety disorders, relational and attachment issues. She has published research on anxiety and insomnia in international journals, and has most recently conducted research on the use of imagery in the treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder. Skilled in a range of approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Schema Therapy, Ashlen is able to tailor treatment to the specific needs of each person. She is particularly interested in working from a psychodynamic and attachment-based perspective, in order to help her clients understand and modify unhelpful relational patterns. Ashlen is a Clinical Psychologist holding a combined Doctor of Clinical Psychology and Master of Science degree from the University of Sydney, and an Honours degree in Psychology from Macquarie University. Ashlen sees adults and adolescents at our Crows Nest consultation rooms. Memberships & Registrations: Registration to provide psychology services with Medicare Full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (PSY0001686206) Publications: Ng, A. S., Abbott, M. J. (2016). The effect of self-imagery on symptoms and processes in Social Anxiety Disorder, Cognitive Therapy & Research , 40(4), 479-494. Ng, A., Abbott, M., & Hunt, C. (2014). The effect of self-imagery on symptoms and processes in social anxiety: A systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 34(8), 620-633. Ng, A. S. & Abbott, M. J. (2014). The impact of self-imagery on affective, cognitive, and attentional processes in Social Phobia: A comprehensive literature review of the theoretical and empirical literature. Behaviour Change, 31(3), 159-174. Ng, A., Dodd, H., Gamble, A., & Hudson, J. (2012). The relationship between parent and child dysfunctional beliefs about sleep and child sleep. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 22(6), 827-835.