Attune Psychology

Attune Psychology George and Tanya Furstenburg are a husband and wife team of Clinical Psychologists and owners of Attune Psychology. Complex case supervision.

They are well experienced in the assessment and treatment of a range of mental health, relationship, and behavioural difficulties. We provide services to young people, adults, couples and families. Tanya has considerable experience and interest in working with pregnant parents and parents with babies or young children; for instance, where there are concerns about the parents’ coping with or managi

ng their child. George has a specific interest in working with couples experiencing difficulties or wanting to improve their relationship. They use many different scientifically supported approaches in our clinical work. The approaches we use support one of our core personal values; that we all share a need for connection and attunement. One to one therapy

Tanya and George are experienced in providing a range of scientifically supported approaches to treatment. This includes a variety of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and psycho-dynamic approaches. The type of approach that is used is dependent on the outcome of an initial assessment. Concerns that are addressed in this type of treatment are:

Anxiety & phobias
Depression
Eating problems
Gender/Sexual identity problems
Obsessive – Compulsive disorder (OCD)
Substance use concerns
Self-defeating or life interfering patterns of behaviour
Anger management
Concerns about behaviour problems
Grief & bereavement
Life transition & adjustment issues
Self-esteem & self-development
Sexual difficulties
Shyness & social skills deficits
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Sexual abuse
Su***de concerns
Victim of crime
Health-related problems
Pain management
Sleeping problems


Relationship or couples therapy

George mostly provides this, and he uses a range of scientifically supported approaches in his work. Typically, concerns that are addressed in this type of treatment are:

Conflict resolution
Improving or enhancing communication
Improving or enhancing intimacy
Support in repairing breaches of trust
Divorce/separation
Parenting

Parenting Support

Tanya mostly provides this. She uses a range of scientifically supported approaches in this work. Typically, concerns that are addressed in this type of treatment are:

Antenatal and post-natal depression
Antenatal and post-natal anxiety
Birth trauma
Adjustment to parenthood
Parenting concerns
Behaviour difficulties in toddlers and preschoolers
Concerns about bonding with a baby

Tanya can also provide parenting programmes to groups of parents on request. Professional Supervision and consultation:

Tanya and George are both experienced supervisors and hold contracts with a range of individuals and health and other state departments to provide professional and supportive supervision to staff. These include supervision to police officers and Coronial staff. George has a specific interest in helping teams to use treatment outcomes and client feedback in their supervision and clinical development. Tanya has considerable experience in guiding and supporting intern psychologists and other young clinicians in their work. They are able to provide:

Clinical supervision to psychologists, counsellors or other health professionals providing psychological treatment and assessment. Process focused supervision
Clinical and registered psychologist internship supervision. Professional supervision and support. Outcomes or Feedback Informed supervision


To learn more about George see: http://www.psychologist.net.nz/profile-george.htm

17/11/2022

Sometimes when we're angry, there are other emotions hidden below the surface. Learning to recognize when anger isn't really what we're feeling is important for helping us identify and cope with our emotions.

Image inspired by Creative Social Worker.

09/06/2022

by The Candidly Team We all fight with our partners. It’s inevitable. We have a few tricks for trying to fight with them less here , here , and here .  But sometimes, they just continuously leave their dishes in the sink even though we’ve asked them 4 times today to just place them

09/06/2022

"Piglet?" said Pooh.

"Yes Pooh?" said Piglet.

"Do you ever have days when everything feels... Not Very Okay At All? And sometimes you don't even know why you feel Not Very Okay At All, you just know that you do."

Piglet nodded his head sagely. "Oh yes," said Piglet. "I definitely have those days."

"Really?" said Pooh in surprise. "I would never have thought that. You always seem so happy and like you have got everything in life all sorted out."

"Ah," said Piglet. "Well here's the thing. There are two things that you need to know, Pooh. The first thing is that even those pigs, and bears, and people, who seem to have got everything in life all sorted out... they probably haven't. Actually, everyone has days when they feel Not Very Okay At All. Some people are just better at hiding it than others.

"And the second thing you need to know... is that it's okay to feel Not Very Okay At All. It can be quite normal, in fact. And all you need to do, on those days when you feel Not Very Okay At All, is come and find me, and tell me. Don't ever feel like you have to hide the fact you're feeling Not Very Okay At All. Always come and tell me. Because I will always be there."

A.A. Milne.
Illustrator by EH Shepard

20/05/2022

Rupture, alone, can feel hopeless. Especially when it’s your teenager.

18/05/2022

We share 10 tips from several child development experts on how parents can go about raising kind and compassionate children.

02/03/2022

Stepparenting children in blended families can be challenging. Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart offers tips on navigating the dynamics.

01/03/2022

For 2-year-olds to teenagers.

11/11/2021

"John Gottman from the Gottman Institute has done extensive research regarding relationships and what makes them happy.

One of the more interesting findings is about the magic ratio. After examining couples and how they dealt with conflict, it seemed that happy couples for who love lasts show five positive interactions for each negative one.

[...]So, let’s say there is a conflict between a couple where one criticizes the other. Then, to resolve this conflict they can try positive interactions, which for example are showing empathy, apologizing, being affectionate, showing appreciation or interest."

Words and graphic by on Instagram.

A really worthwhile article to read
21/10/2021

A really worthwhile article to read

The bond between our parents is as important as their individual behaviors.

06/10/2021

After studying married couples, Dr. John Gottman could predict which couples would separate or stay together with over 94% accuracy.

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