Hyde Park Psychology

15/02/2021

LINA CALA - Principal Clinical Psychologist - Ph: 0431 461 566
“I provide a compassionate approach to your psychological care. Drawing from the discipline of clinical psychology and nursing I help facilitate change, growth and healing for your psychological well-being.”
Lina, originally trained as a registered nurse then as a clinical psychologist. Lina has worked with people caring for their needs in health and healing for over twenty-five years. She has worked in hospitals, outpatients, community settings, university and private practice.
Lina’s therapeutic style is warm, compassionate, caring and holistic. She draws on her clinical skills and experience to build strong therapeutic relationships to develop a tailored and collaborative approach for each person. Lina respond to crisis with nurturance, empathy and compassion, understanding how the body reacts to the mind and is able to attend to distress and discomfort across all ages.
Lina assists people with a range of psychological concerns, including trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, bipolar disorder, self-harm, personality disorders, eating disorders, grief, adjustment to separation/divorce, health distress and is also a St John Ambulance & ADF provider.
Lina is a compassion-focussed therapist and practices within a psychodynamic framework. Lina combines components from the modalities of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), eye movement desensitization therapy (EMDR), mindfulness, and compassion focused therapy with her clients. She sees people across the lifespan.

14/02/2021

KARINA ANNEAR - Principal Clinical Psychologist - ph:0414 721 404
“I work with clients to relieve present symptoms of distress as well as helping clients gain insight into patterns of behaviour and how these develop. I would love to help you achieve positive wellbeing and foster your self-discovery.”
Karina has worked in Health and Education for 15 years. She has worked in both in- and out-patient settings in the government, not-for-profit, and private sectors. Karina was previously employed in education and psychological research at the tertiary level.
Karina’s therapeutic style is warm, empathetic and authentic. She believes that therapy is a collaborative, fluid experience between the client and practitioner. Karina believes in treating the whole person; understanding and appreciating the complexity of humans, their personality structure, the impact of life events, relationships and the connection between physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Karina offers therapy for a broad range of psychological and emotional issues, including anxiety & panic, depression, grief and loss, PTSD, adjustment and personality disorders. Karina has a special interest in the treatment of trauma, as well as health-related, older-adult, life-stage, and identity issues.
Karina practices to a psychodynamic, attachment-based framework and believes in the important role of the therapeutic alliance in healing. Karina is experienced in treating trauma using Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR) and Somatic Experiencing therapy, and draws on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (MB-CBT) and Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT) techniques to facilitate change.

14/02/2021