Evidence-Based Therapy for Adults Online in Melbourne and Across Australia.
Rose Psychology is a private psychology practice offering evidence-based therapy for adults via Telehealth in Melbourne and across Australia. I’m Rose, a clinical psychologist, and I work with adults experiencing OCD, trauma and PTSD, autism, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, burnout, relationship difficulties, religious trauma, and recovery from controlling or high-pressure environments.
I work best with people who want to understand themselves more deeply and are also open to making changes in how they respond to their thoughts, emotions, relationships, and behaviours. This does not mean you need to arrive perfectly motivated, emotionally regulated, and ready to complete a colour-coded treatment plan.
What matters more is a willingness to be curious, to tolerate some discomfort, and to experiment with doing things differently. In therapy, we might explore the beliefs keeping you stuck, practise new ways of responding to anxiety, reduce avoidance, work through trauma memories, challenge self-criticism, build boundaries, or change behaviours that have started to take over your life.
I am not a passive psychologist. I ask questions, give feedback, offer strategies, and help you understand the function of what you are doing. I am interested in your story, but I am also interested in helping you build a life that feels more manageable, meaningful, and aligned with your values.
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Why People Come to Therapy
People come to therapy for many reasons. Some are experiencing a specific mental health concern, while others have a general sense that something isn't working and they're unsure what to do about it. Areas I commonly work with include:
PTSD and complex trauma, including childhood abuse, sexual trauma, domestic abuse, religious trauma, and experiences involving cults or high-control groups. Treatment may involve Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and practical strategies for addressing avoidance, shame, distressing memories, and unhelpful beliefs.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), including intrusive thoughts, compulsions, reassurance-seeking, rumination, and avoidance. I use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the gold-standard psychological treatment for OCD, to help people change their relationship with uncertainty rather than spend their lives trying to eliminate it.
Gender dysphoria, gender identity, and LGBTQIA+ experiences. This can involve identity exploration, transitioning, minority stress, relationships, and navigating social or family expectations.
Autism. This includes helping people navigate burnout, emotional regulation difficulties, relationships, executive functioning, and the challenges of living in environments that may not accommodate their needs.
Eating disorders and body image concerns. I use evidence-based approaches such as CBT-E. This includes working with restriction, binge eating, purging, compulsive exercise, body checking, food rules, and the often exhausting pursuit of an ever-changing standard.
Other common areas include anxiety, depression, burnout, perfectionism, low self-worth, relationship difficulties, and emotional overwhelm. Therapy often involves identifying patterns of avoidance, rumination, self-criticism, people-pleasing, and difficulty setting boundaries, then working out what to actually do differently.
LGBTQIA+ Affirming and Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy
Rose Psychology is an LGBTQIA+ affirming and neurodiversity-affirming practice. I work with many queer, transgender, gender diverse and autistic adults, including people who have had previous therapy experiences where they felt misunderstood or pathologised.
Affirming therapy means your identity is respected and understood in context. It means you should not have to spend half the session explaining basic concepts before we can get to the actual problem. It also means therapy can still be active, thoughtful, and focused on change. Respecting who you are does not mean assuming every difficulty is fixed, unchangeable, or outside the scope of therapy.
For neurodivergent clients, therapy may include adapting strategies, so they are realistic for your brain and your life. We might work on emotional regulation, burnout, sensory overwhelm, masking, relationships, boundaries, routines, self-advocacy, or the impact of years of being misunderstood. The goal is not to make you appear more convenient to other people. The goal is to help you understand yourself and build a life that is more workable.
“No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anyone but oneself.”
Virginia Woolf
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How I Work
Therapy with me is collaborative, structured, and focused on helping you make meaningful changes. We will explore what you want to achieve, what has and has not helped in the past, and the patterns that might be keeping you stuck. I will regularly check in about how therapy is progressing, and we can adjust our approach when something is not working.
I bring warmth, honesty, and humour into my sessions, while taking your concerns seriously. I understand that many people come to therapy after years of struggling with anxiety, shame, difficult experiences, or patterns they have been unable to change. My aim is to create a space where you feel understood and supported; while also helping you develop practical skills and make changes that extend beyond our sessions.
My approach is particularly suited to people who appreciate a psychologist who is compassionate, direct, and willing to challenge them when it is helpful. Therapy can involve difficult conversations, trying unfamiliar strategies, and gradually approaching things you would rather avoid. We will work at a pace that considers your circumstances and needs, while keeping sight of what you want to achieve. Ultimately, I want therapy to be something that makes a meaningful difference in your life.
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