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Dr. Gavin Macdonell |
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BA (Hons), BBSc (Hons), DPsych (Health) (La Trobe, Australia), MAPS |
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Consultant Clinical Health Psychologist |
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04-2202 140 |
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drgavin_psych@yahoo.com |
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| Dr
Macdonell graduated from La Trobe University,
Melbourne, Australia, in 2001 with a Bachelor of
Behavioural Science (Honours) degree. He continued
his studies at La Trobe University, graduating with
a Doctor of Psychology (Health Psychology) degree in
2005. His doctoral thesis examined the role of
Social Problem-Solving in Sleep-Onset Insomnia. |
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| Dr
Macdonell has been a registered Psychologist in
Australia since 2005. He is a member of the
Australian Psychological Society (APS), which is the
largest professional association of psychologists in
Australia. He is also a member of the APS College
of Health Psychologists. Prior to leaving
Australia, he was a member of the Australian
Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy and
the Australasian Sleep Association. |
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Dr
Macdonell previously worked as a Clinical Health
Psychologist with inpatients and outpatients at the
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. He
provided psychological assessment, diagnosis, and
treatment for anxiety disorders, depression,
adjustment issues, sleep disorders, stress
management, adherence to medical treatments,
lifestyle change for medical conditions, eating
problems, weight loss, smoking cessation, grief and
loss, issues in geriatric care, pain management, and
behavioural issues for a wide variety of medical and
physical conditions. He has also worked extensively
with family members of patients. |
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Gleneagles Medical Centre, Dr Macdonell offers
psychological services for all of the above
psychological problems and disorders. He also
provides consultation for relationship problems,
gambling addiction, and work-life balance. Many
clients that benefit from psychological therapy do
not necessarily have a diagnosable disorder, but are
still struggling with significant life difficulties
that can be improved through short-term
psychological consultation. |
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Dr Macdonell practices Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
(CBT) as his main therapeutic approach. CBT is a
focused and relatively short-term therapeutic
approach that helps clients to identify and modify
unhelpful thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. CBT
has been researched extensively and its
effectiveness has been demonstrated for a wide
variety of psychological disorders and problems. He
also utilizes therapeutic techniques from
Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness,
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Interpersonal
Psychotherapy, and Acceptance and Commitment
Therapy, depending on the needs of each client. |
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