Enriching Lives Psychology
About
We are an in-person and online clinic offering sessions in Thornbury, Victoria, and online nationally. Our online clinic allows the convenience and flexibility of having professional support in your own home, which is ideal for people with busy schedules, mobility limitations, or who simply prefer this mode of treatment. Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us, so we ensure our online forms and information storage systems are all encrypted, our telehealth consultations take place via a HIPAA compliant video conferencing system, and we use certified secure payment systems.
About Carly Dober
Carly is a psychologist with a particular interest in the issues that may stem from difficult life experiences. She is a Director at the Australian Association of Psychologists Incorporated (AAPi) and at Body Safety Australia. She is an Ahpra Board Approved Supervisor.
Carly has experience in guiding individuals to understand themselves, their experiences, and their social context, in order to reach a place of greater self-acceptance and increased wellbeing. As part of the process, she supports clients in understanding and responding to emotions, developing assertiveness to strengthen boundaries, understanding trauma and how this impacts behaviours and functioning, and unpacking and challenging gender stereotypes. Carly is passionate about preventative mental health care, acknowledging the multitude of systemic and social actors that may get in the way of our optimal wellbeing.
Carly takes a person-centered, holistic approach to therapy; she draws from eco-psychology, and utilises evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness, and Nature Therapy to help clients break free from the negative life patterns that underlie longstanding psychological difficulties and challenging relationships. At the heart of Carly's approach is the belief that all of our emotions make sense and hold important information about our values and needs.
Carly is a trained Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) therapist, yoga teacher, and is a passionate climate and conservation activist.
Media
The Guardian- As a psychologist I have witnessed a surge in climate grief. This is what I tell my clients
ABC News- The start of the year can be confronting and lonley for many Australians
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-06/the-start-of-the-year-can-be-confronting-and-lonely/103290454
Sydney Morning Herald- January can be the lonliest month, here's how to cope
Peppermint magazine- How to practice active allyship in the lead up to the referendum
https://peppermintmag.com/the-psychology-of-allyship/
Sydney Morning Herald- Cost of living pressures deepen mental health crisis
7 News- World Sleep Day 2023
https://twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1636605607880048642
7 News- Victorian children transitioning back to school
https://twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1618841429853208578?cxt=HHwWhICw4YLto_csAAAA
Sky News- 'Cutting' psychology sessions is 'not the way to go'
The Guardian- People are cancelling their therapy sessions with me because of stress about mortgages and rent and it's heartbreaking
ABC- Psychologists leaving the profession after subsidy cuts
ABC- Psychologists call for better mental health support for flood victims
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-10/psychologists-call-for-better-mental-health-support/101638942
Article contribution- In a relationship but have a crush on someone else? Here's what to do
https://www.womenshealth.com.au/what-to-do-if-you-have-feelings-for-someone-else/
Article contribution- 'Quiet quitting' is rampant in relationships. Here's how to know if you, or your partner, have quit
https://www.mamamia.com.au/quiet-quitting-relationships/
Article contribution- 7 signs you might be emotionally unavailable according to psychologists
https://www.mamamia.com.au/emotionally-unavailable-signs/
Featured in ABC article- Seven things your high school daughters want you to know
Featured in ABC article- The Melbourne woman offering free cleaning for people experiencing mental ill-health
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-16/me-unwell/101171878
Featured in Sydney Morning Herald article- We want to be ourselves; students are teaching us a gender lesson
