Dr Emma Black provides therapy for adults and young people for a wide range of issues. Emma has a special interest in women’s mental health and wellbeing, and her areas of interest and experience include the following:
- Women’s issues
- Perinatal difficulties, including postnatal depression and anxiety
- Non-directive pregnancy counselling support for a current, recent, or intended pregnancy
- Eating disorders
- Trauma, complex trauma, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Recovery from family violence and sexual assault
- Anxiety disorders (including panic attacks)
- Depression
- Self-harm
- Sleep problems
- Borderline personality
- Emotional difficulties
- Trichotillomania
- Excoriation (skin-picking) disorder
- Compulsive nail biting
- Poor self-esteem or confidence
- Adjustment to difficult or changing circumstances
- Relationship difficulties
- Stress management
- Difficulty expressing yourself and your opinions to others
- Rigidity or irrational thinking
- Impulsive behaviours
Emma offers a range of evidence-based treatments to address the above difficulties, including:
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy- Enhanced (for eating disorders)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (for PTSD)
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Habit Reversal Training (for trichotillomania, excoriation disorder, or nail biting)
- Brief Solution-Focused Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Mindfulness skills
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy skills
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills
- Psychoeducation
Services are available face to face or via telehealth. Emma is also available for supervision and peer consultation, and is able to supervise all trainee pathways (including Clinical Registrars).