Why choose us?
"Our power is in our ability to decide." – Buckminister Fuller
We offer you the benefits of experience, best practice, innovation and compassion.
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What we do
- We balance structure with flexibility.
- We provide assessment, counselling, coaching, psycho-education, skills training, therapy and neuro-associative reconditioning.
- We'll tailor our approach and treatment to suit your personality and needs, so you will get the results you want, easily and efficiently.
- We don’t stop caring or showing an interest once your treatment stops. We stay in touch to hear how you’re progressing.
Our average client satisfaction rating was 9.9/10 in our 2015 survey.
Our team
Chris Scarborough
Director
Jacqui Newman
Office Manager
We are so lucky to have Jacqui. Our clients love her. She is caring, approachable and knows her stuff!
Jacqui is there to help you in whatever ways she can, from understanding payments to listening to your concerns, answering your questions or just offering reassurance when you need it. She’ll also make you a great cup of tea or coffee, so you can relax back before your appointment.
Jacqui is your first point of contact if you have any enquiries about our services, Medicare, your insurance claim, or any concerns or good news.
Jacqui works Tuesday and Thursday.
Chris is an experienced, innovative educator, psychotherapist, psychologist and life coach.
She has studied widely in the fields of Education, Behaviour Management, Family Therapy, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Educational Kinesiology, Trauma (PTSD), Hypnosis and Chronic Pain.
Chris's approach is targeted, flexible and practical. She achieves results by increasing knowledge, self management and self regulation through leading edge approaches that help to retrain the brain.
She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and South Australian Society of Hypnosis. She is a former Secretary of the Institute of Private Practicing Psychologists (IPPP). She achieved a Fellowship of IPPP for excellence in competencies for a psychologist in private practice.
In our 2015 survey, past clients described Chris as welcoming, kind, empathetic, funny, honest, respectful, highly professional, down to earth, knowledgeable, highly capable, perceptive, understanding, engaging, non threatening, easy to talk to, supportive, friendly and great communicator.
Areas of expertise
Leading Edge Psychology utilises effective evidenced based protocols and tailor-made treatment programs to reduce the depression, anxiety, stress or pain associated with personal and situational problems.
- Insurance claims: Motor Accident Commission, Worker’s Compensation, Income Protection and Victims of Crime
- Reduction in the risk of chronic pain and depression associated with injuries and trauma
- Self management skills to minimise stress and pain
- Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) /acute stress disorder
- Emotional mastery (anxiety, fear, depression, anger, grief)
- Panic attacks and phobias
- Impulsive, avoidance and obsessive behaviours
- Navigating life transitions and setbacks
- Social confidence
- Maladaptive behavior and coping patterns
- Enhancing wellbeing, personal effectiveness and achievement
- Medico-legal assessments and reports
Leading Edge Psychology does not offer specialised psychological services for:
- Family Court matters
- Drug and alcohol abuse
- Gambling addictions
- Eating disorders
- Sexual dysfunction
- Intellectual/ Vocational Assessments
Leading Edge treatments
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Leading Edge Psychology draws from extensive experience and expertise in a wide rage of therapeutic, experiential and educational modalities
> Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT helps you to learn how to accept what is out of your control and to commit to action that improves your life for the better. You learn how to clarify your values and what is meaningful to you to motivate positive change in your life. ACT techniques help you to align your values and your priorities to guide your decisions and actions. ACT has been shown to be effective in reducing Anxiety and Depression.
> Applied Mindfulness
Applied mindfulness is mindfulness without meditation. Applied mindfulness techniques help you learn how to regulate your thoughts, behaviour and activities. With practice you will be able to instantly diffuse the impact of negative distressing thoughts, pain and stress and activate positive mindstates.
> Co-active coaching
Co-active coaching is a collaborative results-focused, skills training planning approach. Co-active coaching teaches you how to do what works, and how to stop doing what is not working for you.
> Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Focuses on the impact of your thoughts on your mood and behaviours and how to change them.
> Crisis intervention
Brief supportive therapy is aimed at an immediate reduction in emotional distress.
> Dialectic Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
DBT is a specific form of cognitive behavioural therapy, which focuses on improving emotional regulation and how you relate to others in your world. You learn how to improve your resilience to stress, stay calm and reduce behaviours which damage relationships. e.g. emotional reactivity, self harm, blaming, aggression, suicidal thoughts.
> EMDR
EMDR is a treatment technique that quickly and effectively reduces emotional disturbance, confusion and inner conflict. EMDR helps you gain insight and discover what positive action you need to take to resolve a particular situation. It is an excellent strategy for improving mood, reducing anger, distress, grief etc. It can also be helpful in the reduction of stress and pain.
> Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
EFT is a self applied stress reduction technique that is effective in helping you overcome ‘blocks’ or habits which prevent you from taking positive action. e.g. comfort eating, nail biting, reluctance to take risks, procrastination.
> Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
IPT is a form of cognitive behavioural therapy that focuses on improving mood by solving problems associated with your life situation and current relationships.
> Hypnosis
Enhances therapeutic results for many problems, particularly those where a cognitive approach is not effective.
> Lifetrap (Schema) Therapy
Lifetrap therapy focuses on identifying and changing habitual self sabotaging patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviours (schemas), mostly commonly developed in childhood to cope and to develop more adaptive and effective ways of thinking about and responding to people and situations in your life.
> Life skills training
- assertiveness skills
- communication skills
- conflict resolution skills
- problem solving
- motivation, goal setting and action plans
- time management
- values clarification
- improved self talk
- stress management
> Motivational interviewing (MI)
This is a cognitive therapy, which addresses resistance to change. MI increases engagement and commitment.
> Neuro Associative Awareness
This is a fast, easy, self applied technique to immediately reduce stress, anxiety and frustration. When practised regularly this technique reduces your body's stress response, so you feel calm, can think clearly and take appropriate action.
> Neuro Associative Conditioning (NAC)
NAC is all about retraining your brain. You will learn techniques to develop new brain pathways and overcome maladaptive reactions and behaviours.
> Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Fast effective neurological and linguistic strategies that change mindset, beliefs, thoughts and feelings that undermine self belief and success.
> Positive Psychology (PP)
PP focuses on developing personal strengths and relationships. Improves mindset, self awareness, optimism, personal strengths.
> Psycho-education
Psychoeducation introduces you to psychological and psycho-physiological facts and principles that will help you understand yourself and others, so you can make better and more well informed choices.
> Relaxation and visualisation
Techniques to reduce stress, improve relaxation, sleep, energy and motivation.
> Supportive counselling
Empathetic listening and reframing when you just need validation and someone to understand you or what you’re going through.
> Systemic/Family therapy
Collaborative therapeutic interventions to support and enhance treatment outcomes. Treatment partnerships can be developed with a range of significant people in your life.