Claire Qiu

Mascot: Mondays

I work with clients who are 18+ years old. My therapeutic style is primarily attachment-based and relational. This means that I believe interpersonal health is the foundation of individual mental health because as humans, we are not built to carry the pains and griefs of life alone. When working with clients, I take into account their early relationships, relational trauma, and attachment styles to develop a rich understanding of current problems. I also value a person-centred and flexible approach meaning that I tailor therapy to individual needs. This may mean I draw upon other evidence-based therapies such as CBT, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), psychodynamic psychotherapy, narrative therapy and interpersonal therapy.

Over several years I have worked in multiple different settings with a variety of populations such as university students, adults, neurodivergent young adults, cancer patients and their loved ones as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. My interests include, but are not limited to, complex and relational trauma, personality disorders, anxiety, depression, loneliness, self-worth issues, interpersonal issues, as well as unique challenges that multicultural immigrants and their children face. I enjoy working with a range of difficulties, whether people have a pre-existing mental health diagnosis/diagnoses or are experiencing general dissatisfaction with life.

In my experience, I find that many therapies that only focus on strategies to reduce symptoms do not address underlying causes, meaning that distress returns after therapy has ended. I believe that identifying mechanisms and patterns of thoughts, feelings, behaviours and relationships that keep people trapped in a vicious cycle, promote awareness of these patterns and working together through these issues results in longer lasting relief and self-sustaining positive outcomes.

Together we can:

● understand your experiences, history, patterns and relationships better

● help you live a fuller and more emotionally rich life

● work towards a life that feels most authentic to you

● increase your self-confidence

● help you develop more meaningful and deep connections with the people around you

● increase compassion towards yourself and others.

Phone: 0415 811 277
Email: info@psycspot.au

Rosebery Psychology Practice:
Suite 410 / 77 Dunning Ave
Rosebery NSW 2018

Mascot Psychology Practice:
Shop G05 / 659-669 Gardeners Rd
Mascot NSW 2020