Psychology
North Melbourne
Claire Baxter, Psychologist
Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Psychological consultations are a talking based therapy in which you are able to talk about what is going on for you. A psychologist listens, and typically asks questions to help you both to gain a deeper insight into what may be occurring for you. Psychologists trained in Australia are taught to deliver evidence-based therapies.
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Working with Children involves working with parents and carers to establish treatment parameters and to understand the context and of the child's life, social connections and symptom. The work involves the building of rapport and trust with the child to facilitate communication, exploration, and creative approaches to problem solving.
Psychoanalysis is both a theory and practice. It acknowledges the influence of the unconscious mind on thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and the importance of human relationships on the human psyche.
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Claire works with people with a range of presentations and issues:​
✔ trauma
✔ sadness
✔ anxiety
✔ low mood
✔ stress
✔ intrusive thoughts
✔ depression
✔ ADHD
✔ gender dysphoria
✔ parenting
✔ sexuality
✔ LGBTQI+
✔ identity
✔ relationship issues
✔ peri and post natal
✔ children and adolescents
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✔ dissociation
✔ grief and loss
✔ displacement
✔ change in circumstances
✔ personality disorders
✔ mental health issues
✔ existential dilemma
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Claire Baxter (she/her)
Psychologist
Registered Psychologist with AHPRA | Bachelor of Arts (Honors - Classics) | Bachelor of Science (Honors - Psychology) | Masters of Applied Psychology (Sport and Exercise Psychology)
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Claire Baxter works with adults, children and adolescents. She works with people experiencing changed circumstance, anxiety, depression, trauma, dissociation, personality disorders, mood disorders, ADHD, as well as people experiencing gender dysphoria. She works with people on a short-term, mid-term or long-term basis, depending on the individual’s therapeutic needs. Claire has an interest in working with people for who short-term therapy has proved ineffective.
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Claire works with children experiencing behavioral, language and communication difficulties. She also works with adolescents experiencing sadness, depression, anxiety, communication and identity issues.
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Claire is involved in ongoing study and research in the field of psychoanalysis, including the works of Jacques Lacan.
She is available for in-person consultation in North Melbourne.
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Claire does not do assessments or medico-legal reports.
