Individuals
50-60 minutes. Contact our office for fee
Medicare Health Plan Rebate
$137.05 per session
Dr. Sam (Wee Hong) Tan
Senior Clinical Psychologist
Speaks: English, Chinese (Mandarin)
Areas of Focus
- Abuse
- Anger Management
- Anxiety Disorders
- Adjusting to Chronic Health Problems
- Burnout and Stress
- Depression and Low Mood
- Difficult Life Transitions
- Emotion Dysregulation
- Grief and Loss
- Insomnia
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Panic Attacks
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- Relationship Issues
- Self-Esteem Issues
- Sexuality and Gender Identity Issues (LGBTIQ) including assessment and reports for gender transitioning
- Trauma
- Workplace Issues / Bullying
About Sam
Sam is a Clinical Psychologist with special interests in working to support adults:
- from both the straight and the LGBTQ communities
- with psychological issues stemming from complex early relationships with their caregivers and childhood difficulties.
- who have experienced trauma
- wishing to successfully achieve health behaviour changes
With his down-to-earth, very open and warm approach, Sam works collaboratively with his clients to raise awareness of patterns within themselves and patterns of relating with others, He helps to develop skills to change unhelpful patterns and ultimately meet important emotional needs.
Sam is also a board-approved supervisor and provides training and supervision for trainee psychologists.
He completed his Doctoral degree in clinical psychology with research focused on life transitions and well-being in mid and later life women.
Sam has worked as a mental health clinician for 13 years in not-for-profit, correctional, hospital and private practice settings.
Sam offers in-house, teleconference and online counselling.
Reports: Sam does NOT do medico-legal, immigration, injury or compensation reports
Education and Qualifications:
Bachelor of Social Sciences (1stClass Hons)
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical and Health Psychology)
Board Approved Supervisor, Psychology Board of Australia
Other Languages: Mandarin Chinese
Meet Sam:
- Enjoys drawing, digital art and painting
- Likes learning foreign languages
- Has published 3 self-improvement books with his brother:
– Dying to Connect But Scared To Death : Moving Beyond Social Anxiety
– A Little Book on Being Naturally Joyful
– Moo’s Joyful Secret
Types of Clients
Sam supports adults:
- from both the straight and the LGBTQ communities
- with psychological issues stemming from complex early relationships with their caregivers and childhood difficulties.
- who have experienced trauma
- wishing to successfully achieve health behaviour changes
Therapeutic Techniques
Evidence-Based Therapeutic Approach
- Emotion-Focused Therapies
- Psychodynamically-Informed Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Solution-Focussed Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Availability
Mondays
8:00am – 3:50pm
Tuesdays
8:00am – 3:50pm
Wednesdays
8:00am – 2:50pm
Thursdays
8:00am – 2:50pm