Ms Deborah Ann Flower Psychologist

Deborah holds degrees in both Counselling and Psychology, coupled with many certificates in various counselling and psychology interventions. She is also qualified in CBT-E and DBT-BN to provide eating disorder treatment and is recognised as an Accredited Eating Disorder Clinician by the Australian and New Zealand Eating Disorder Academy (ANZAED). She is also a Certified DBT Practitioner (C-DBT). She has over 20 years’ experience in counselling and psychological assessment, treatment, interventions, and counselling working with both adults and young people. She has a particular interest in working with clients presenting with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, sport performance and addictions. Deborah draws from a range of therapeutic approaches and works through a trauma informed lens. She has experience in Psycho-Dynamic, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT; is a certificated C-DBT Practitioner) and Narrative and Art Therapy. Deborah practices from a client-centered approach which places importance on building the therapeutic relationship. Her training in different psychological and counselling modalities allows her to create a safe and trusting space where clients can work through their issues, while creating individualised treatments and interventions with her clients. Building a collaborate, safe and therapeutic relationship with her clients is important to Deborah, as it provides her client to choose the direction of therapy and goals to be achieved. Deborah believes that “we create the story of our life, and that we have the power to change our stories and thus the direction of our lives” – Counselling is the avenue to create this change.