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MProfPsych, PGDipPsych, BPsychSci

JINGAL GHELANI

Psychologist & Animal-Assisted Therapist

Jingal is a registered psychologist and Animal-Assisted Therapist. She has two trained & qualified therapy dogs that sometimes support her clients in sessions. Jingal has a special interest in treating complex trauma as well as single incident PTSD. Her therapy dogs are generally involved in sessions because they bring an element of playfulness to a difficult time, help lower stress, and increase clients’ engagement in therapy to provide better treatment outcomes by applying psychological strategies in novel ways.

Jingal utilises strategies from Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, and Animal-Assisted approaches. Jingal is able to provide EMDR for single incident trauma treatment. She is also experienced in providing a variety of psychological assessments including intelligence, cognitive, behavioural, and personality tests.

Areas of special interest:

• Trauma and PTSD

• Stress and Anxiety

• Animal-Assisted Therapy

• Chronic pain

• Low self-worth

• Psychological assessments

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Specialist assessments:

• Cognitive abilities and educational assessments

• Wechsler intelligence and achievement assessments

• Behavioural assessments

• Personality testing

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Registration and Membership:

• Registered Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency

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MProfPsych, PGDipPsych, BPsychSci

SHANNON QUINN

Psychologist

Shannon is a warm and compassionate psychologist who strives to provide high-quality services to his clients. Shannon works with a wide range of clients across the developmental stages including: children and families, teens and young adults, and adults individually and in groups. After getting to know you and more about your goals, Shannon will work with you to form a shared understanding of your current situation and develop an individualised plan for your work together.

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Treatment areas:

• Stress

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Relationships

• Employment problems

• Education problems

• Emotional distress

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Specialist assessments:

• Cognitive abilities and educational assessments

• Wechsler intelligence and achievement assessments

• Assessment of childhood neurodevelopmental disorders

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Registration and Membership:

• Registered Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency

• Associate Member of the Australian Psychological Society

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