Courtney Lowther
Clinical Psychologist
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts with Honours, Masters of Science in Psychology and Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology
Pronouns: she/her
Three beliefs that colour the way I work with my clients:
I believe…
We all need support from time to time on this crazy journey called life.
I believe…
Therapy is like exercise for your mind.
I believe…
There is power in feeling your feelings.
Get to know me
My secret talent:
My ability to nap almost anywhere anytime.
What’s it like to be in a room with me?
I believe in providing a space for people to feel safe and comfortable and to speak openly and freely about what is going on for them. People I’ve worked with have described me as kind, empathic and nonjudgmental.
What’s my non-negotiable when it comes to taking care of my own mental health?
Making sure I take time out to rest, reflect and recharge. Preferably on a tropical island!
My life motto:
Do all things with kindness.
My background and experience
I am originally from New Zealand and it’s there where I completed my psychology training before moving to Australia in 2015. For the past 10 years I have worked in public mental health working with people with a wide range of mental health concerns, as well as people in the forensic mental health sector. I currently work part time in public mental health providing consultation to services for people who are engaging in offending and other harmful behaviour.
More recently, I have been working in private practice which I have found rewarding.
I am a board approved supervisor and have experience providing supervision to students, registrars, and fully registered psychologists. I enjoy the process of supervision and helping supervisees reflect and develop their practices.
I can help you with:
- Acute stress disorder
- Addiction
- Adjusting to a new country and culture
- Anger management
- Anxiety
- Bipolar
- Body image issues
- Burnout
- Communication and assertiveness
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol issues
- Emotional difficulties
- Excessive sexual desire
- Generalised anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Health anxiety
- Life changes and transitions
- Low self esteem
- Obsessions and compulsions
- Panic attacks
- Perfectionism
- Personal growth
- Personality disorders
- Phobias and fears
- Psychosis
- Relationship difficulties
- Self-development
- Sleep problems
- Social anxiety or social phobia
- Stress
- Study, work or career related issues
- Vicarious trauma
- Wellbeing
My therapeutic approaches
Depending on my client’s needs and preferences I use a variety of evidence-based approaches including:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Compassion based approaches
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Exposure therapy
- Mindfulness
- Motivational interviewing
- Psychodynamic principles
- Schema Therapy
- Strengths based approaches
- Trauma informed practice