John Kotroni BSc., (Psych) (Hons), M Psych, MAPS
Since graduating with honours in psychology in 1989 from the University of New South Wales, John has developed rich and deep life experience as well as professional psychological experience. John’s areas of expertise include emotional problems, workers compensation and rehabilitation cases, fear reduction, resolving grief, depression, self- esteem issues, successful management of stress and anxiety, the successful treatment of traumatic experiences, self-esteem, work performance, court reports, anger management, resolution of family and relationship discord, child and adolescent issues, sexual abuse, interpersonal conflict and personal growth.
John has undergone specialist training in the areas of anger management and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), suicide prevention, coping with grief, anxiety, parenting, critical incident stress management and trauma debriefing, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotional Release Counselling, cross- cultural awareness, management of fears and phobias as well as dealing with occupational stress. As part of his Masters in Psychology program John has completed research into adolescent boys and their sense of community, and is confident and capable dealing with this often-difficult transition period.
A key strength is John’s thorough understanding of psychological issues gained through years of study, training and practice working in community mental health settings and private practice. In addition to John’s strong clinical experience and practice, there is a strong emphasis placed not only on the individual but also the individual within their environment. With experience in community and health psychology John takes a holistic approach to healing: gently assisting healing to occur at a deep, lasting, and satisfying level.
John has travelled and studied throughout Asia (including Eastern personal growth techniques, for example Meditation in Tibet, Nepal and Japan, and Yoga in India). These experiences, when coupled with his Western psychological training allow John to see issues from varied perspectives, allowing his clients a special insight into their issues and an ability to create lasting healing in a self-directed way.
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