Sylvia Niele is a registered Clinical Psychologist and Medicare Provider with a Masters degree in clinical psychology. She currently works in private practice, having completed her training in public mental health in the areas of Neuro-oncology, Aged Care Psychiatry and Chronic Pain Management. She has worked with clients ranging in age from 4 to 95 years but now focuses on working with adolescents and adults. Sylvia has worked with a diverse range of presentations including: depression, anxiety and phobias, abuse and trauma (including post traumatic stress disorder), parenting and family challenges, loss and bereavement, autism spectrum disorders, adjustment issues, self-esteem, ageing, chronic pain management, compulsive eating, and a wide variety of clinical presentations including personality related issues. Sylvia takes a collaborative, emotion-focused, and humanistic approach drawing on CBT (cognitive behaviour therapy), ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy), imaginal exposure, CPT (cognitive processing therapy) mindfulness, attachment theory, existential and interpersonal psychotherapy, DBT (dialectical behaviour therapy), Schema Therapy, narrative therapy, positive psychology, and in particular, psycho-dynamic psychotherapy. Sylvia aims to facilitate and promote insight, personal growth, well-being and independence.