Offering Therapeutic Support for Anxiety Disorders, Traumatic Stress,
Chronic Pain, Fertility Issues, & Gastrointestinal Problems
Christopher Semmens - Clinical Psychologist
Anxiety, panic, fear and traumatic stress affect a significant percentage of the population.
Quite often, one's presenting problems can be influenced by the existence of underlying, unresolved life experiences.
These are what I call "the Four Questions plus One" that I will usually enquire about during the first consultation.
In essence, there are three core elements to my evidence-informed treatment approach:
I'll give you some very effective strategies to deal with your presenting problem, and together, we'll work out the cause or causes with the view to resolving your emotional distress as quickly and painlessly as possible.
You will learn what anxiety actually is and begin to understand that the bodily sensations that affect you are not life-threatening and can be resolved - furthermore, you will come to see the anxiety experience as an ordered and predictable but excessive response.
I operate a private practice called Anxiety & Trauma Services. I am based in Perth, Western Australia, with an office in West Perth. With access to a computer and the telephone we are able to assist you wherever you are throughout Australia, even worldwide.
Through this site, you can access information on Private Consultations, Skype, and Telephone Consultations that will help you achieve a happier, more fulfilled life.
By appointment at my consulting rooms in Perth, WA, by SKYPE or telephone.
Read my article about Trauma-Informed Care & Practice (TICP)
Clinical Psychologist Christopher Semmens:
Focuses particular attention in the areas of anxiety, traumatic stress, and psychophysiological disorders (PPD). PPD embraces psychogastroenterology (including irritable bowel syndrome - IBS); unexplained infertility; chronic and persistent pain; migraine headaches; and other mind-body conditions.
I am clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience. My background is diverse, including work within the prison system, with Aboriginal children in residential childcare, in educational settings, multidisciplinary pain management centre and private practise.
... more about Christopher Semmens.
I have thorough and comprehensive training in many clinical psychology modalities having trained internationally with many of the leading authorities in these approaches. These includes Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), hypnotherapy and mindfulness meditation techniques. I generally use these approaches with most of the people I see. Since 1997, I have also incorporated the Thought Field Therapy tapping (TFT-tapping) treatment modality into my work because I have found it contributes to enhanced efficiency in achieving effective outcomes.
The philosophical orientation of Albert Ellis' REBT remains the grounding of my work.
Christopher Semmens
Clinical Psychologist
MAppPsych; BSc; BPsych;
DipClinHyp; TFT-Adv