Chloe Parton
Clinical Psychology Registrar
Taking new clients: Yes
Consulting days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Client age: 14+
Qualifications
Master of Clinical Psychology
Honours of Psychological Science
Bachelor of Business Management
Bachelor of Science (extended major in Psychology)
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” - Anais Nin
​Problems I can help you with
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Anxiety and depression
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General difficulties with emotions (anger, shame, guilt)
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Relationship issues at work, in friendships and partnerships such as managing conflict, helping you ask for what you want, managing boundaries
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Working with long held beliefs that no longer serve you such as perfectionism, low self-esteem, excessive approval seeking or reassurance seeking
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Grief and loss
​How deep my understanding of these issues is
I have recently finished my Master of Clinical Psychology, where I provided treatment for numerous clients experiencing a very wide range of mental health issues.
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I have particular training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to work with people with emotion dysregulation (feeling emotions quite intensely and often times using impulsive behaviours to manage these feelings).
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I love to continuously learn and gain supervision from more senior psychologists to deepen my understanding of mental health issues.
How I can help you
I draw mainly on Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in my work. CBT is the gold standard approach or most psychological issues, and is a great foundation for understanding and working on problems.
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I also like to incorporate and/or use Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), particularly when CBT doesn't fit for the problems you have, or it hasn't worked in the past.
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Above all, I like to approach our work together from a human-to-human approach, paying attention to our therapeutic relationship and listening to the goals you want to achieve.
​What does your involvement look like?
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Willingness to collaborate on goals
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Regular attendance
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Completion of homework between sessions when relevant.
Let's get to know Chloe
Q. What is one of your favourite psychology approaches and why?
A. I love Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. The main reason I love DBT is because I see it as a life philosophy rather than just a therapy. I think this is one of the reasons that it can create lasting change in people’s lives.
Q. What drew you to a career as a psychologist?
A. I have always loved connecting with others in an authentic and compassionate way. Being able to do this daily felt like a wonderful thing to do as a job.
Q. Do you use psychology strategies in your everyday life?
A. Of course! Sadly, therapists are not immune to life’s hardships. I particularly love Wise Mind (the inner wisdom all of us have that balances our feelings and rational mind), and constantly draw from this skill to help with difficulties.
Q. Favourite food?
A. It’s got to be hazelnut chocolate.
Q. Do you have any pets?
A. Yes, I have a super cute little black dog called Alice!
Q. What do you like to do in your spare time?
A. In the last couple of months, I have realised that I love crafting – particularly embroidery. When I don’t have the brain space for this, I love to go for walks with Alice, watch trashy TV and cook yummy food.