ABOUT
Justin is a friendly, down to earth, and genuine Clinical Psychologist. He truly cares about his clients. Justin creates a warm and relaxed environment at the same time as being professional in his approach. A primary focus is to help his clients feel safe and comfortable to express their concerns, knowing many may attend his practice during an especially challenging and vulnerable time in their lives.
Justin has completed a Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology and has been registered and practiced as a Psychologist for 10 years, with expertise in the mental health and wellbeing of both adolescents and adults.
Justin has worked across various settings with a diverse client group. He has held an acting team leader & senior position in a busy multi-disciplinary mental health service within Eastern Health. He remains closely connected with this network of public mental health services.
Justin is also a board approved Psychology supervisor and Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS).
Justin consults in Box Hill North and can offer telehealth appointments if that is preferred.
SERVICES OFFERED
SCOPE OF PRACTICE
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In depth assessment undertaken, diagnosis (if relevant) provided, and insightful explanation given to client of psychological underpinnings of their presenting issues.
·Short and long term individual therapy which involves providing a space to express oneself & being given support to put potentially complicated, confusing, and complex experiences, thoughts and feelings into words in a safe, validating, unbiased, and confidential space.
·Some aims of talk therapy include building insight into the self, using these insights to modify unhelpful thoughts and beliefs, uncovering patterns of behaviour and relating to others that cause problems or distress, enhancing emotion regulation capacity & learning strategies to cope and manage symptoms, and enacting behaviour change to improve current circumstances.
·An important aspect of therapy for some can be processing and coming to terms with painful experiences early in life, often relating to difficult relationships with parents (e.g., who have been critical, unavailable, rejecting, volatile, unpredictable, inconsistent etc.), other family problems (e.g., parental separation/conflict, conflict with siblings), experiencing bullying, or other relationship problems.
·In addition to building a warm, safe, and trusting therapeutic alliance, Justin uses modalities such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Schema Therapy, Mindfulness, and Psychodynamic informed therapy to achieve the above aims.
·Parenting guidance and support.
·Cognitive (IQ) testing and report writing.
·Supervision for Clinical Psychology registrars & students
Justin believes that commencing with a sound assessment starts the process of developing insight and leads to direction in therapy. He offers both in depth therapy - where he can help clients understand the factors that may underlie patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating to others - as well as targeted interventions to help with specific problems.
COMMON DIFFICULTIES TREATED
Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment with adults and adolescents including for problems such as:
·Depression and low mood/irritability
·Anxiety (e.g., generalised/excessive worry, social anxiety, panic attacks/disorder, phobias)
·Life stress and adjustment/situational difficulties, such as relationship, study, employment problems
·Childhood trauma (e.g., verbal/emotional abuse, chronic family issues/conflict, parental separation, bullying etc.) & ongoing effects (e.g., poor self-image, self-criticism, emptiness, relationship problems, guilt/shame/anger/sadness, reliance on unhealthy coping tools etc.)
·Substance misuse
·Difficulties with body image and eating disorders.
ADHD (adult and childhood)
·Some of these issues may manifest as:
Always feeling flat, anxious, or angry (and possibly also being unsure why)
Losing interest in or having no energy to see friends or engage in hobbies
Being easily triggered by people and/or reacting or overacting (either with self criticism, frustration, having rejection fears, or withdrawal from others)
Reduced functional capacity e.g., at work, socialising etc.
Feeling life has no purpose or direction
Reliance on unhealthy coping (e.g., substances, withdrawal, bottling up feelings, gaming etc.)
Feeling anxious in, and over thinking, relationships
Having low confidence and self doubt
Being passive and struggling with assertiveness
Feeling lonely, struggling with socialising or intimacy with others
Being perfectionistic and having unrealistic expectations of oneself
Frequent procrastination
Having complicated or mixed feelings about partners or parents
Having unhappy or unresolved childhood experiences
COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS
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Cognitive (IQ assessment) and report writing.
CLINICAL SUPERVISION
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Limited places for supervision of clinical psychology registrars and students.
PUBLICATIONS
Justin's academic publications
Tomyn, J.D., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Richardson, B. et al. A Comprehensive Evaluation of a Universal School-Based Depression Prevention Program for Adolescents. J Abnorm Child Psychol 44, 1621–1633 (2016).
Colla, L., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Tomyn, A.J. et al. Use of weekly assessment data to enhance evaluation of a subjective wellbeing intervention. Qual Life Res 25, 517–524 (2016).
CONTACT JUSTIN
Clients and GP's can contact Justin via phone or email to discuss their referral.
921 Station Street Box Hill North 3129
0419 588 740