Welcome to Frankston Counselling & Psychology Services

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Frankston Counselling Services has been providing professional counselling

and psychological interventions to the Mornington Peninsula Community for

over 20 years. We specialize in helping people identify and achieve their

personal goals by adequately coping with issues that have been causing them

distress, anxiety and stagnation. We take great pride in the progress and

success of our clients, and look forward to helping you. Get in touch with

us to learn more.

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Our Psychologists

 

Alex Panagiotopoulos (Clinical Director & Senior Clinical Psychologist)

 

B.A. (Psych), Grad. Dip. (Counselling), MClinPsych (PostReg).

 

Alex is the Clinical Director of Frankston Counselling Services and has

been working in private practice for 20 years. He overlooks the delivery of

assessment and treatment services offered to clients and implements/sources

training/professional development opportunities that will equip

psychologists with the necessary skill sets and knowledge that will improve

client outcomes. 

 

Alex is an advocate of ongoing training and has had extensive experience

working in government (DHS - Disability Specialist Services Team) and acute

clinical settings (incl. Psychiatric and Drugs & Alcohol Units) whilst

treating adults, adolescents and children (across the lifespan) with:

 

- complex psychiatric presentations;

 

- substance use disorders;

 

- intellectual disabilities;

 

- neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g. ASD / ADHD);

 

- mood disorders;

 

- anger management issues;

 

- grief and loss issues;

 

- anxiety disorders;

 

- relationship problems;

 

- P.T.S.D and

 

- gambling disorders.

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Armando Miotti (Senior & Clinical Psychologist)

 

B App. Sci.(HM), Grad. Dip. App. Sci. (Psych), MPsych (Clinical).

 

Armando is a Clinical Psychologist and Senior Psychologist at Frankston

Counselling Services and has been working in private practice for over 10

years. He has had extensive experience working in government and

non-government mental health services.

 

Armando has extensive experience in working with adults with:

 

- complex psychiatric presentations;

 

- substance use disorders;

 

- mood disorders;

 

- anxiety disorders;

 

- P.T.S.D and

 

- personality disorders.

 

Jacob Topy (General Psychologist)

B.A (Science), Grad. Dip. (Psych Studies).Jacob has worked in business,

education and across a variety of community sector roles in disability,

mental health and aged care. Jacob has extensive experience in working with

people with:

 

- gambling disorders

 

- substance use disorders;

 

- mood disorders;

 

- anger management;

 

- anxiety disorders.

 

Mirella Timi (General Psychologist)

B.A (Psych), Grad. Dip. (Psych).

 

Mirella has over 30 years experience working in government/community settings and has a particular

interest in conducting assessments, reports and training. Mirella also has extensive experience in working with people

with:

 

- mood and anxiety disorders;

 

- post traumatic stress disorder (P.T.S.D);

 

- adjustment disorders;

 

- grief and loss issues;

 

- anger management issues;

 

- self harm issues.

 

Geo Urbina (Provisional Psychologist and Counsellor)

 

Geo has a particular interest in conducting cognitive assessments and

adaptive functioning assessments and has extensive experience in working

with people with:

 

- intellectual disabilities;

 

- neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g. ASD / ADHD);

 

- learning disorders/ developmental delay;

 

- substance use disorders;

 

- mood disorders and

 

- anxiety disorders.

 

Our trained and fully accredited Psychologists eclectically use a range of

psychotherapeutic techniques including but not limited to:

 

* Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (C.B.T) for panic disorder and

depression;

* Psychodynamic Therapy for personality disorders, attachment issues

and some mood disorders;

* Transpersonal Therapy for family and/or couples therapy;

* Behaviour Therapy for challenging behaviours and behaviour

modification;

* Relaxation and Hypnotherapy for phobias & behaviour modification

(e.g. smoking & eating behaviours);

* Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (E.M.D.R) for

resolving traumatic significant life events;

* Systematic Desensitisation for phobias;

* Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (A.C.T) for people with emotional

dysregulation issues and/or personality disor

ders;

* Behaviour Therapy for people with gambling disorders or anxiety

disorders;

* Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (D.B.T) for people with personality

disorders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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