Ryan William McKenzie
General Psychologist
Ryan is a registered psychologist with a gentle, empathetic person-centred style working with clients. Ryan has a calm, reflective personality and a focus on promoting client self-efficacy.
Meet Ryan - General Psychologist Melbourne
Ryan is passionate about promoting resilience and wellbeing in-line with individual client goals and values. Ryan engages several therapeutic perspectives as needed during sessions, with strong focus on laying collaborative foundational understanding of the matters discussed in session. Ryan aims to work together with his clients to understand complex concerns at their most fundamental levels.
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English
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Addiction - Alcohol
Addiction - Computer
Addiction - Drug
Addiction - Gambling
Addiction - Porn
Addiction - Sex
ADHD
Aggression
Anger Management
Anxiety
Assessments/Reports
Autism/Aspergers
Bipolar
Child Counselling - 13-17 (Teenager)
Child Counselling - 5-8 (Child)
Child Counselling - 9-12 (Preteen)
Depression
Depression - Postnatal
Intellectual Disability
LGBTQI - related issues
OCD
Parenting
Personality Disorders
PTSD
Relationships - Couples Counselling
Relationships - Individual
Relationships - Same Sex Couples
Schizophrenia
Self-Esteem
Self Harm
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Harassment
Sexuality
Stress
Transgender
Violence
Violence - Family Violence
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Bachelor of Arts, Majors in Psychology
Bachelor of Psychological Science (honours)
Master of Professional Psychology
Experience & Techniques
Ryan began his career as an intern in a Gold Coast university clinic. Ryan subsequently graduated from his Master of Professional Psychology and completed his next internship period at a private clinic in northern Gold Coast where he worked for around 18 months. Initially Ryan focused on fundamental skill development, goal-setting and outcomes. Ryan found passions for working with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety, Depressive concerns, trauma, autism and ADHD as well as psychometric and neurodevelopmental assessments. Ryan is keen to work across the lifespan with key focus on late adolescence and young/middle adulthood.
Ryan uses a range of techniques including CBT, ACT, Exposure & Ritual Prevention (ERP), Gottman Method Couple Therapy, Parent Management Training (PMT) currently developing in: Schema therapy.