Christian Dinse is a Senior Registered Psychologist who is passionate about how Psychodynamic Psychotherapy can improve your well-being, facilitate self-exploration, foster positive behavioural change and improve interpersonal relationships.

Christian has a warm and compassionate approach in the way he utilises evidence-based therapies to support patients experiencing mental health difficulties and well-being challenges. He takes the time in the first session to do a thorough assessment and then combines his intellectually rigorous approach and collaborative counselling style to provide effective counselling. Therapy with Christian is implemented in accordance with the therapeutic goals that both him and his patients have agreed to.

Christian obtained his registration through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). He is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS). His work is informed by a broad range of evidence-based approaches and perspectives, including: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Attachment Theory, Interpersonal therapy (ITP), and Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT).

Christian has utilised these approaches with numerous people who have experienced a broad range of issues including:

  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Grief
  • Neurodiversity
  • ADHD and Autism
  • Trauma
  • Adult survivors of childhood trauma
  • Relationship Difficulties
  • Stress
  • Adjustment Disorders

In short, Christian has extensive experience working with adults, adolescents and children who are experiencing complex mental health and well-being challenges.

He has provided Psychological therapy, Psychotherapy and Psychological Assessment in a range of different settings including employment services, education, and private practice. In the past Christian has also worked closely with the Department of Education and schools in Victoria, through the provision of cognitive assessments to students suspected of intellectual developmental disorder. 

Christian works in person as a South Melbourne based Psychologist and Psychotherapist at The Melbourne Centre of Psychotherapy.

He works on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings 8am-1pm.

Christian has availability for two new patients.

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