Clinical Psychologist with a special interest in DBT

Sarah is a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. She has been working in the mental health sector for many years, having held senior positions in forensic, mental health and public hospital settings.

She has a special interest in working with people who have problems with emotion regulation, and/or borderline personality disorder (BPD). She predominantly uses dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT). Sarah is a graduate of the two year Comprehensive training in DBT, through Marsha Linehan’s “Behavior Tech”, in Seattle, Washington, as well as the one year Comprehensive training in DBT through Professor Alan Fruzzetti, of Harvard University. She is trained in DBT for Adolescents, DBT-PE (DBT-Prolonged Exposure) for the treatment of trauma, and DBT in Schools. Sarah provides DBT training and supervision for psychologists and other health professionals.

She has published in professional peer reviewed journals on the topic of anxiety and presented at national conferences on the topic of DBT. Sarah is an approved supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia and supervises psychologists and psychology students.

Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist

Jennifer McNeill trained at Monash University and The University of Melbourne specialising in Clinical Neuropsychology. Clinical Neuropsychology is an area of psychology specialising in brain behaviour relationships. It involves assessment of cognitive (ie brain functions) and psychological functions (ie mental health). Her previous research involved the study of brain attentional mechanisms. She returned to Gippsland to work for Latrobe Regional Hospital 15 years ago and works across sub-acute clinics (ABI rehabilitation & Cognitive Dementia and Memory Service) and mental health services (inpatient and community). She has also worked in private practice as Gippsland Neuropsychology Services across the region for several years. Her role involves neuropsychological assessment and therapeutic intervention for diagnostic, rehabilitation and capacity issues.

Clinical Neuropsychological assessments are comprehensive and involve a holistic extensive assessment that takes into account each individual’s personal history along with psychological and cognitive processes in order to provide detailed reports. A comprehensive Clinical Neuropsychological assessment takes several hours to complete when including a comprehensive report.

Please note, services involving neuropsychological testing are currently not subsidised by Medicare, however, for some people there are sources within the community from which funding may be obtained to assist with the cost.

Jennifer can provide general counselling sessions (see Focused Psychological Strategies) for which the fee is subsidised by a Medicare rebate if a valid referral is provided by a GP (under a GP Mental Health Plan), or a letter of referral from a Psychiatrist or Paediatrician. These sessions can be particularly valuable for people with a brain impairment and associated mental health problem.

What is a Clinical Neuropsychologist?

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Master trainer in Youth Mental Health First Aid. Linda has delivered more than 50 Mental Health First Aid courses. She is a retired mental health nurse with over 40 years of experience. Linda has worked extensively in the education field as a mental health promotion officer.

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Dr. Bruce Kahn is a senior consultant psychiatrist with over 29 years of practice experience.   He received his bachelor’s degree in biophysics from The Ohio State University in 1977 and his medical doctorate degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1985.  [He also obtained a law degree from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1981.]

He began his medical training with an internship in internal medicine and then did his residency training in psychiatry in Cleveland, Ohio in the United States.   He practiced for the first twenty years of his career in the United States before relocating to Australia in July of 2009.

He practices general psychiatry, offering evaluations (clinical and forensic), psychopharmacologic management and psychotherapy, and is happy to see patients as young as six years old onwards.  He has also had special qualifications in both Geriatric Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry, in addition to running an active telepsychiatry service (which is strictly bulk billed).   He is an Associate Professor of the conjoint faculty of the University of New South Wales medical school, and has private practice sites in New South Wales and Queensland.

Most recently, he is pleased to announce his recent affiliation with Gippsland Psychology in Sale Victoria, and is happy to accept new patients with a referral letter from the patient’s GP.

He is an avid outdoorsman, enjoying camping, hiking, fishing, sailing, skiing, swimming (and diving), and gardening.

Leanne is definitely the person you need to speak with here to find out about appointments, fees, referrals, etc. Call Leanne on 5144 5154 to arrange appointments with any of our clinicians.