Zen Mind Psychology
To have a peaceful, calm and attentive mindset.
Your story matters. We’re here to help you on your journey
Searching for a psychologist can feel overwhelming. Having a genuine connection with a professional who listens and really hears what you’re saying is important. We want you to feel supported and comfortable in this space and that is why all our assessments and therapy services are designed to be affirming and respectful
Autism Assessments
We offer neuro-affirming and supportive assessments for verbally able individuals from 5 years old through to adults. We want you to feel welcome and our aim is for this to be as easy a process as possible. Our child and adolescent assessments are positive, fun and play / fidget based in the South Fremantle practice and our adult assessments can be done in person or online. We use standardised measures for all our assessments and follow the Australian national guidelines for Autism diagnosis. Alicia has completed extensive training in Autism and ADHD Assessment in addition to her Clinical Training
EMDR
Both standard EMDR and attachment focused EMDR are used for trauma reprocessing. While standard EMDR protocol is helpful for processing a one off trauma, the attachment focused AF-EMDR can help people process attachment and relational difficulties from early life experiences as well as complex or multiple instances of distress
Zen: to have a peaceful, calm and attentive mindset
When our clients seek therapy they often describe feeling the opposite of Zen – overwhelmed, anxious, burnt out, agitated or low. It’s hard to focus and be calm when we’re feeling this way, so it’s our aim to help our clients learn ways to regulate their attention, emotions and themselves, to be able to let go of negative and intrusive thoughts and be attentive to the moment.
This is what it means to have a Zen mindset. A zen state of mind has no assumptions, expectations or prejudices. It is about seeing the situation for what it is. From here we can work on healing past traumas and changing our negative core beliefs from the past that can get tied up in our present life. Following this, we can learn new ways of contemplation and reflection which forms part of our healthy self.
