Dr Sharon Gold Psychologist
Live Better Psychology 1/46 Queen St, Woollahra, New South Wales, 2025
Info
livebetterpsychology.com.au Live Better Psychology 1/46 Queen St, Woollahra, New South Wales, 2025
Overview
Dr Sharon Gold is a senior psychologist and Director of Live Better Psychology. With 15 years experience in private practice, she has clinical expertise in the treatment of adults and older adults with PTSD, complex trauma, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, OCD, chronic pain, grief and loss, personality disorders and psychosis. Sharon's is passionate about helping her clients to go beyond symptom reduction to achieve permanent psychological change. Sharon is an registered provider for Better Access (Medicare), BOMH-ATAPS, Victims Services, DVA, VVCS and WorkCover and consults for EAP, CTP, private health insurance and private consultations.
Qualifications and Experience
Education
- B.A.(Melb.); DipEd(Latrobe); GradDipPsych(CSturt); B.A.(Hons)(UoN); PhD(UoN), MAPS
Accreditations
- Member of the Australian Psychological Society, Member of the International Association of Clinical Neuropsychotherapy, Member of the International Society for Posttraumatic Stress, Member of the Association of Cognitive Behaviour Therapies, Member of the Association of Contextual Behavioural Scienc
Certifications
- Certificate of Medical Hypnosis; Level B Advanced Certificate in Advanced Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Specialisation and Services
Area of Focus
- Abuse
- Affective disorders
- Alcohol and other drugs addictions (AOD)
- Anger Management
- Anxiety and phobias
- Assertiveness Training
- Behaviour Problems
- Cancer support
- Crisis management
- Depression
- Dual diagnosis
- Emotional abuse
- Grief and Loss
- Hypnosis
- Life Transition and Adjustment Issues
- Men's Issues
- Mental Illness
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Pain Management
- Panic Attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Physical Abuse
- Post-Natal Depression
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychosis
- Relationships
- Schizophrenia
- Self-Esteem and Self-Development
- Sexual Abuse
- Shyness & social skills deficits
- Somatoform disorders
- Suicide
- Trauma
- Victim of Crime
- Work Related Issues
- Workshops
Modalities
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Clinical Hypnosis
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychoeducation
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Patient Focus
- Adults
- Older adults
- Women
- Men
- People with disabilities
- Culturally and linguistically diverse communities
Languages Spoken
- English
Services
- Group Sessions
- Home Visits
- Online consultations