Young Adult Psychologist, Wollongong
Moving to adulthood
19yrs - 30yrs
Learning to be a functioning and independent adult can be a lot of pressure. Not only do the expectations on you rise, so do the responsibilities. This period of life is our first real experience of competing demands - save money or buy clothes? Get eight hours sleep or stay out? Whether you’re looking for a space to destress and talk it all out; or you’ve done this all before and already have a diagnosis, we’re happy to help.
Our Areas Of Practice
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Relationship stress is probably the most common thing that brings people to therapy in young adulthood. And it's because to nobody’s surprise, relationships are HARD. Whether its worries about intimate partners, dealing with breakups, struggles with changing family relationships or difficulties with friends, our psychologists cover it all.
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Competing demands and priorities suck, and oftentimes we get totally burnt out by life without even realising it.
The warning signs for stress and burnout are often the things you’ve been ignoring e.g., irritability, moodiness, withdrawal from friends, or fun things suddenly feeling like chores. This could also be called adjustment disorder, depression, anxiety, or general life stress.
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If you’re a young person with a diagnosed mental health disorder we’re happy to help. Our clinician’s have experience in most areas but if we don’t we promise we will send you to someone else we know who does!
This area includes things like anxiety, depression, bipolar, personality disorders, psychosis, drug or alcohol addiction, chronic pain, PTSD etc
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Maintaining a healthy relationship with food, exercise and our bodies in early adulthood can be difficult for MANY reasons, but for now we’ll focus on two.
Reason one: society.
Reason two: because suddenly you’re independent. You now run your own life, making all the decisions with no one closely watching. Sometimes this means habits can spiral. Long standing insecurities can ramp up, particularly as life stressors increase.
Busy Schedule? No Worries.
We understand finding the right balance between work, study, and personal life can be challenging, which is why we have flexible appointment options. Want appointments twice a month? Sure. Only want to check in for one appointment every three months? Also fine.
If you’re on the fence about seeing a psychologist, check out our team page to see if any of us are the right fit.
Any questions?
Visiting a psychologist can be a hard thing to do. It can be strange, especially if you’ve never done it before. But we’ve got you covered. We’ve put together a list of frequently asked questions, that hopefully eases any first timer nerves.