Dr Christine Brett-Vickers Psychotherapist

Christine Brett Vickers Counselling and Psychotherapy 131 Merindah Road, LOcKWOOD, Victoria, 3551

Overview

I have almost 40 years experience working with individuals, couples and groups, as a clinician and educator, in Australia and in China where I am teaching short term psychotherapy. I see individual adults for long-term and short term therapy; and couples, again or longer term or short term therapy, focussing on couples contemplating, within or leaving a long-term intimate couple relationship. I am a member of the Victorian Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists, the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association of Australia, as an Associate member of the Australian Association of Group Psychotherapists and Group Analysis ( International). I am an accredited Mental Health Social Worker.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

  • BA, BSW (Mental heatlh accreditation) PhD

Accreditations

  • Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, Victorian Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists

Certifications

  • Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Theory, Practice Research Monash University/ Department of Health 1990-1991;

Specialisation and Services

Area of Focus

  • Adoption
  • Crisis management
  • Emotional abuse
  • Family Therapy
  • Identity Problems
  • Infertility
  • Mentalising Based Treatment
  • Personal Development
  • Post-Natal Depression
  • Pregnancy
  • Psychotherapy
  • Relationships
  • Sexual identity
  • Trauma

Modalities

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Interpersonal
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Psychoeducation
  • Psychotherapy
  • Time-Limited Therapy

Patient Focus

  • Adults
  • Women
  • Infants
  • Couples

Languages Spoken

  • English

Services

  • Group Sessions
  • Online consultations