Dr Lissa Johnson
Lissa is the principal of the practice. Her qualifications are a PhD in Psychology and a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology, from the University of New South Wales. She also has a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies, and a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology and Psychobiology), with Honours in Psychology.Lissa has over 10 years counselling experience, working primarily with adults and adolescents. She specialises in anxiety, particularly social anxiety, fear of public speaking, excessive worry, performance anxiety, generalised anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, sleep difficulties, and health anxiety. She also specialises in relationship issues, couples therapy, trauma, grief and loss, mood difficulties, confidence and self esteem, work stress, general stress management, and enhancing wellbeing, potential, and life balance.
Lissa has received numerous academic awards, including the University Medal and the Australian Psychological Society Prize. She has taught Psychology to undergraduate students at University, and has presented her honours and doctoral research at national and international conferences. Lissa's PhD research involved emotion and memory, and her honours research examined interactions between immunity, stress, and diet.
Lissa's recent speaking engagements have included 'Memory repression, recovery and re-construction' at Westmead Hospital, 'Optimising Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy' at the Sydney General Practitioners Conference and Exhibition, and 'Recovered Memories and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder' at the Anxiety Practitioners Network.
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Lissa is committed to bringing together a team of compassionate and skilled therapists, adept and understanding and meeting each individual person's needs.
Lissa is fully registered with the NSW Psychologists' Registration Board, a member of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy, the Australian Psychological Society, the Australian Psychological Society College of Clinical Psychologists, and the Anxiety Practitioners Network.