Clinical Psychologist · Couple Therapist
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Individual and couple therapy
Bianca Whiteman
Clinical Psychologist and Couple Therapist
About me
I am a Clinical Psychologist and Couple Therapist. People often arrive at my door at their most vulnerable. My practice is designed to be a non-judgmental, calm environment where you feel safe to fully explore your thoughts and feelings with a focus on acquiring skills to enhance your life and your relationships.
Together, we may explore Family of Origin dynamics to help you better understand yourself and your relationships. This may include your relationship with your children, your partner and your extended family.
We will examine the challenges you are facing, drawing on evidence-based psychological approaches tailored specifically to your needs and your unique situation.
What to expect
Therapy that moves at your pace.
The First Session
Our initial meeting is an opportunity for us to get to know each other. There is no pressure to share everything at once. We will move at your pace, exploring what brings you to therapy and what you hope to achieve.
Ongoing Therapy
Whether you attend as an individual or as a couple, subsequent sessions provide a grounding space for you to explore and better understand your thoughts, feelings, reactions, behaviours and patterns. With increased self-awareness and acquisition of new skills, individual and relationship change is possible. The number of sessions we have is determined by your needs, goals and progress, which we will regularly assess together.
Areas of support
Specialised care for perinatal, relational and life challenges.
Depression, anxiety and stress in pregnancy or postnatal period
Support processing overwhelming feelings and providing evidence-based treatment to ease distress and improve daily functioning.
Relationship and couple dynamics
Understanding how past family roles, dynamics and social constructs influence your current relationships with your partner and baby. For couples, I provide an impartial environment to explore unhelpful dynamics, including destructive conflict and ineffective communication, in order to improve the quality of your relationship.
Fertility difficulties
Holding space for the grief, exhaustion and uncertainty of fertility struggles and addressing the toll it takes on couples and their families.
Grief and loss
Compassionate care for pregnancy loss at all stages, honouring your very personal grief process.
Difficult decisions
A non-judgmental environment that supports empowered, value-consistent decision-making in complex areas such as fertility treatment, pregnancy anomalies and the decision to pursue parenthood.
Stressful life events
Providing support to process and contain the impacts of stressful life events. When appropriate, utilising Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to reduce distress associated with traumatic experiences or events, and improve quality of life.
Affiliations & registrations
Registered with the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA)
Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Member of the APS Perinatal and Infant Psychology Interest Group (PIPIG)
Registered Circle of Security Parent Educator
Registered with The Perinatal Loss Centre
Contact
Urgent support services
PANDA Perinatal support 1300 726 306
Parentline Victoria 13 22 89
For suicidal and self-harm concerns, call Lifeline on 13 11 14
If you feel at immediate danger of harming yourself or others, call the Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team (CATT), 24 hours, 7 days a week: 1300 369 012 for Monash South CAT Service (Bayside and Kingston); or 1300 363 746 for Glen Eira, Port Phillip and Stonnington.