Dr Terence Bartholomew

Terry is a clinical psychologist who has worked in hospital, University, not-for-profit and private practice settings both in Australia and overseas. He also has co-ordinated graduate psychology programs at numerous Australian and international Universities and still teaches graduate units at Cairnmillar.

Terry works with adults, couples and older adolescents, in the areas of relationship / work / psycho-legal difficulties and transitions, family challenges, depression, trauma, identity struggles, men’s issues, self-harm, and substance use / addiction.

Terry sees the broad goal of most therapeutic work as providing a forum for the client to enhance their insight and understanding, and for this to contribute to a more value-consistent and satisfying life. His client-centred method begins with a collaborative process where goals are often discussed and reviewed, and his therapeutic process utilises rapport, support, validation, empathy, pattern recognition, shared problem solving, and challenge in order to help clients improve their situation, insight and coping abilities.

Terry has been a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne, Deakin University, and the University of the West Indies, where he has co-ordinated Doctoral, Masters and Fourth year psychology programs.