Treatment Techniques

Cairnmillar provides a range of treatment techniques to ensure we can provide the most suitable method for our patients here in Melbourne:

Counselling

Counselling for everyday life-problems is provided by our Registered Psychologists or through our low-cost Community Counselling Clinics.  Counselling allows for the person to place problems in context and to consider options for problem resolution within the private and confidential framework of a one with one relationship.  Counselling can be expected to resolve problems in a small number of sessions, but occasionally more extended contact is required.

Psychology

Psychological assistance can be useful in a range of applications other than counselling or psychotherapy.  Our Registered Psychologists and trainee Psychologists, under supervision, can provide for intellectual, educational, and vocational assessments. We provide for Employee Assistance Packages.  We consult to organizations undergoing change.  We can provide educational workshops to specific workplace or community groups on a range of topics.  We run regular Learning and Development workshops at our clinics on a range of topics including Introduction to Counselling.

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is for the exploration of deeper personality concerns or for mental health problems of greater concern.  The work is slower, deeper, and richer in meaning, but can be rewarding in terms of well-being.  Again, such work is conducted within the private and confidential framework of a one with one relationship.  Some people take the opportunity to work on themselves and their life over an extended period.

We have trained Child Psychologists who can provide psychotherapy for children through the medium of play.

Couples therapy

Working with couples involves many f the same principles as working with an individual person, however, the problems that are addressed usually belong to both persons.  The work can be slow and supportive, but sometimes, couples in conflict can resolve issues quite quickly that they have not been able to resolve by themselves.  Again, couples work is conducted within the private and confidential framework of the relationship with the counsellor or psychologist.

Family therapy

Family therapy can be a means to speedier problem resolution and some of our psychologists undertake this work with families with young children with adolescents, or with adult children.  If the problem exists between family members, and affects all members of the family, it can be very helpful to start with family therapy.  Sometimes, after such work, particular family members decide to work on their own issues.

Group therapy

Cairnmillar’s extensive reputation was built on various forms of group program, including groups for older persons (SAGE), psycho-educational groups, and therapy groups.  In 2011, focus has returned to building up our group programs.  Group therapy can be deep and intensive, but is usually a cheaper option.  Group programs are therapy of choice for socially isolated people or people with anger problems, as these problems can be worked on by all members of the group.

Therapy techniques

Registered Psychologists and counsellors at the Cairnmillar are trained in a variety of therapeutic techniques.  Some of the approaches include: psychodynamic psychotherapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), Contextual Modular Therapy (CMT), and various approaches to work with families and with couples that are underpinned by these basic approaches.  As with most models of practice, Cairnmillar is concerned that clients should feel the value of the relationship in the work on their concerns, rather than just a simple application of technique.

Career Management and Work Place Balance

Providing guidance on work place and career management issues.
Available at Cairnmillar or onsite at your work place.

Seminars

Seminars can be arranged here at Cairnmillar or at your place. Subjects range from assertiveness training, bullying dealing with difficult people, harrasment, conflict management to name a few.

 Please contact us for more details