Rachel Cotter

MPsych(Clin). BPsych (Hons). BA(Psych)

Clinical Psychologist

EMDR Therapist 

Psychology Board of Australia Approved Supervisor

Rachel is currently fully booked with a long waiting list.

 

Rachel’s professional experience has been in inpatient and community hospital settings in specialist brain injury services working with adults and adolescents. She has previously worked in health services in Australia and the UK a range of roles including Case Management and Research. Rachel has additional training in neurodiversity including ADHD and Autism.

Rachel offers treatment in the following areas:

• ADHD and Autism in adults  
• Anxiety Disorders including: Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and phobias
• Trauma and complex trauma
• Depression, including post natal depression
• Grief and Loss
• Adjustment Disorders
• Stress
• Values and life direction
• Parenting difficulties
• Relationship difficulties
• Chronic health and pain conditions
• Brain injury and neurological conditions

Therapeutic approach

Rachel’s aim is to provide a supportive and empathic environment to allow clients to identify their main concerns. Rachel values tailoring evidence based treatment plans to each individual client in a collaborative manner, with the aim of client’s independently managing their main concerns post treatment.

Rachel utilises evidence based treatment modalities including Eye-Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Schema Modes (parts model in Schema Therapy), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), and Motivational Interviewing dependent on client needs. In particular, she values engaging in supporting skill development around managing distress, hyperarousal, hypoarousal, and exposure (both in vivo and imaginal) as an essential element in treating anxiety disorders and trauma. She provides values and goals directed therapy that is active and focused on achieving improvements. Rachel is a Board Approved Supervisor and provides clinical consultation and supervision for psychologists.

The therapeutic models used include:

• Schema Therapy and Schema Modes
• Eye Movement and Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Neuropsychotherapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Qualifications

• Master of Clinical Psychology
  Macquarie University, 2011
• Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
  University Of New England, 2002
• Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
  Macquarie University, 2001

Ongoing professional Development:

Rachel undertakes regular peer supervision and individual supervision. She is focusing her professional development in the following areas:

• Psychedelics in Psychotherapy
• Neurodiverse Affirming therapy and assessment
• Somatic Therapy
• EMDR
• Schema Therapy
• Neuropsychotherapy
• Mindfulness based Cognitive Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing

Rachel Cotter works as an independent Psychologist consulting at Centre Point Psychology. She maintains full professional autonomy in the treatment of her clients. 

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