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About your Psychologist, Isabella.
A tailored approach
I am on an overall mission to help individuals create better relationships with themselves and with others. I am particularly interested in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), and the relationship between BPD and NPD individuals; as well as relationships in general.
I believe psychological therapy is a necessary component in helping create awareness and change, especially as it allows for tailoring to specific circumstances, issues and goals. As such, I can help with this as I am intensively trained in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, the gold standard treatment for BPD, as well as Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing, the gold standard treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I also integrate therapies, such as Attachment Theory, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Compassion based therapies to address the issues generally seen in those with BPD, such as complex trauma, underlying maladaptive beliefs and low self-worth. I am also trained in evidence based relationship therapies such as Gottman, and have completed the Specialist Course for Couples Therapy with Relationships Australia. Overall, this aids in my ability to provide a more well-rounded view on relationships with oneself and others.
I strongly believe that people can additionally empower their own change. Sometimes, though, they may not know how to go about it, without guidance. This is why I am adamant about educating others, and creating awareness, about anything and everything related to these topics-from a psychological perspective. This includes elucidation on BPD and NPD symptoms, behaviours and signs, impact on relationships, impact on self-esteem, what drives need for self-validation, patterns, attachment, ways to change, and so forth. I want to break stigmas, and for people to realise that their identity is anything they want it to be, and this can be guided by values and goals instead of diagnosis.
With respect to relationships, every person deserves to be understood, heard, and loved. However, it is important that this is not just derived from “other-validation” but also from “self-validation.” I educate about these factors and more, such as how to build change and self-love. I believe that this creates the foundation of better relationships with others, and is key to authentic happiness. Additionally, I believe that every person can harness their own power to achieve this; with a bit of help from psychology.
I am across social media platforms, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook, where you can find me talking about these topics. If you resonate with this, add me (content launching soon).
Empower yourself
The story so far…
Presentations and Workshops Given
Presenter at the following upcoming events for 2024
TEDx Talk
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The University of Melbourne Presentation
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Monash University Workshop
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TEDx Talk 〰️ The University of Melbourne Presentation 〰️ Monash University Workshop 〰️
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Publications
Jenkins, C. A., Tiley, L. C., Lay, I., Hartmann, J. A., Chan, J. K., & Nicholas, C. L. (2022). Comparing GENEActiv against Actiwatch-2 over seven nights using a common sleep scoring algorithm and device-specific wake thresholds. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 20(4), 369-379.
Pittaway, I., Ishkova, A., Bean, H., McCarthy, S., Lay, I., Avraam, J., Dawson, A., Thornton, T., Nicholas, C.L., & Jordan, A. S. (2020). Does nasal obstruction induce obstructive sleep apnea in healthy women?. Nature and Science of Sleep, 347-355.