
Not living the life you'd hoped for?
'I can see no way out but through...' ~ Robert Frost

Meet dr debra wood
gestalt psychotherapist | psychiatrist
To feel fully human we need to feel seen and truly heard, and there are precious few spaces for this in our society. My hope is for you to feel deeply met and understood in your suffering. I believe that with the support of another we can experience and accept painful aspects of our lives, and in doing so find ease, hope and joy.
I welcome anyone seeking individual gestalt therapy and / or an opportunity to discuss mental health concerns or medications. My interests are informed by my professional and personal history. They include trauma resurfacing during major life transitions; occupational angst, violence and burnout; mental health concerns associated with medical conditions or from interactions with the health care system; and hearing voices or having experience of psychosis.
Although medically trained (in psychiatry and emergency medicine), I believe that medications are at most only a part of what may help alleviate suffering, and they are often problematic. My orientation is towards supporting you to more fully understand your experience, and to offer from my preferred approaches of gestalt psychotherapy, de-medicalisation, and rational de-prescribing.

Dr Debra Wood
MBBS FRANZCP FACEM BA(hons)
GradDipClinEpid
AdvCertRelationalGestaltTh

... sometimes joined by Iggy