LEANNE SHAW

With over 20 years of experience as a registered psychologist, I have worked across both public and private mental health settings providing residential, group, and individual therapy. Over this time, my practice has been grounded in listening to what hurts and what helps.

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My years at the Spectrum Personality Disorder Service for Victoria were highly formative. They drew me toward supporting individuals navigating complex psychological experiences, including personality disorders, attachment trauma, complex PTSD, and self-harm. Alongside this specialist work, I am equally dedicated to working with the everyday, but no less painful, struggles that wear people down over time: anxiety, depression, grief, isolation, and relational difficulties.

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I practice from a person-centred and psychodynamic foundation, integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Schema Therapy, mindfulness, and compassion-based approaches depending on what resonates for you.

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I have always been naturally curious about people; how we differ, how we are shaped by our upbringing and culture, and the common threads of humanity that connect us all.
 

In therapy, I see you as a unique individual with your own temperament, thoughts, feelings, relational patterns, and unmet needs. I will invite you to speak openly about whatever is on your mind, at your own pace and in your own way. I will listen carefully, and help you hear yourself in new ways, bringing greater awareness and acceptance to your experiences.

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Therapy can be a space for both solace and growth, offering comfort as well as constructive challenge. I work mindfully to maintain a balance between the two.

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AVAILABILITY 

Tuesdays & Wednesdays