Cathryn Prendergast
BA (Hons) MPsych (Clinical)
"I believe therapy is a personal and transformative process. A welcoming space where someone feels genuinely accepted to be who they are, and whose goals lead the direction of therapy. With careful and compassionate assessment, together, we make sense of problems in life and obstacles to these goals. A healthier self belief and capacity to make enduring and meaningful change is at the heart of therapy for me."
Client groups seen:
Types of problems seen
Approach to therapy
Qualifications and Professional Affiliations
Work Experience
I worked at The Hollywood Clinic for 6 years, facilitating group therapy for inpatient and day programs that included a range of difficulties: emotion dysregulation, mood and anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, alcohol and drug dependency, disordered eating, suicidal/para suicidal behaviours and relationship difficulties. I coordinated the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills Group Program for two years and have delivered training to GPs for the treatment and management of Borderline Personality Disorder. I am returning to private practice after some time off for maternity leave.
BA (Hons) MPsych (Clinical)
"I believe therapy is a personal and transformative process. A welcoming space where someone feels genuinely accepted to be who they are, and whose goals lead the direction of therapy. With careful and compassionate assessment, together, we make sense of problems in life and obstacles to these goals. A healthier self belief and capacity to make enduring and meaningful change is at the heart of therapy for me."
Client groups seen:
- Adolescents
- Adults
Types of problems seen
- Chronic emotion regulation difficulties
- Depression and low mood
- Anxiety
- Generalised anxiety and worry
- Panic
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Social Anxiety
- Self esteem difficulties
- Self harm
Approach to therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Metacognitive Therapy
- Mindfulness
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Qualifications and Professional Affiliations
- Full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Agency as a Clinical Psychologist
- Bachelor of Arts with Honours from Murdoch University
- Master of Clinical Psychology from Curtin University
- Member of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy
Work Experience
I worked at The Hollywood Clinic for 6 years, facilitating group therapy for inpatient and day programs that included a range of difficulties: emotion dysregulation, mood and anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, alcohol and drug dependency, disordered eating, suicidal/para suicidal behaviours and relationship difficulties. I coordinated the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills Group Program for two years and have delivered training to GPs for the treatment and management of Borderline Personality Disorder. I am returning to private practice after some time off for maternity leave.