Jennifer Lloyd Clinical & Counselling Psychologist
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Jennifer is a Clinical and Counselling Psychologist with over 40 years of experience working with adults and older adults in counselling and mental health settings. Jennifer has gained a wealth of experience across public health, tertiary education, training, and private practice settings. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Psychology (UWA), Diploma in Education (UWA) and dual master’s degrees in Clinical Psychology (Curtin University) and Counselling Psychology (Curtin University).
She has experience in working with clients who have OCD. She uses Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) to treat OCD, which is widely considered to be the evidence-based ‘gold standard’ therapy for OCD. Following ERP, Jennifer is able to draw on her experience of additional evidence-based psychological treatments, where clinically appropriate, to assist individuals experiencing treatment-resistant OCD and/or co-occurring psychological conditions.
Jennifer is experienced in Imagery Rescripting, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Schema Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Her special interests include assisting individuals with treatment-resistant OCD and co-occurring trauma. Jennifer’s experience includes a significant number of years working with individuals who have experienced trauma, sexual or physical abuse and with culturally and linguistically diverse groups.
Jenny takes a humanistic approach and has a trauma informed practice. Trauma-informed refers to being responsive to and understanding the needs of physical and emotional safety for clients. Empowering clients to make their own decisions in their own time and maintaining a sense of control. Jenny has compassion and concern for victims of trauma.
She is a board approved supervisor for endorsement and registration.
Areas of special interest and experience
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Treatment-resistant OCD
- PTSD
- Vicarious trauma from provision of services to victims of trauma
- Sexual Assault/Abuse
- Overcoming shame, guilt, and violations of trust
- General unhappiness and dissatisfaction with life
- Depression
- Stress management
- Anxiety
- General adjustment and life transitions
- Chronic pain and adjustment to chronic health conditions
- Grief & Bereavement
Treatments used.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR has been proven effective not only with trauma, but also anxiety, depression and other conditions. EMDR is more effective than standard imaginal exposure, in not just treating anxiety but other emotions such as shame and guilt and where trust was violated. EMDR appears to allow the brain to process a traumatic memory that may have been locked down even for years.
People who have been traumatised often experience a.. It is understood that the emotions and bodily reactions at the time of the incident are somehow encoded in the brain which cause them to be stored in a different way to normal memories.
These memories can cause flashbacks or a sense of re-living the experience again, with all the pain and vividness of the original experience. The EMDR process involves eye movements and directions from the therapist which helps to process the unconscious material.
Clients who would like to find out more about EMDR are encouraged to look at the website for the Australian Association of EMDR
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
An evidence-based practice known to assist with reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and many psychological conditions. CBT helps people develop more helpful thinking styles and improve their general health and wellbeing.
Imagery Rescripting
Is a method to assist people to overcome difficulties of negative self-images and memories. This therapy helps a person to view past images from their lives in a different way that is less traumatic.
Mindfulness based CBT
A way of using the Eastern techniques of mindful meditation in a way that integrates cognitive behaviour therapy. It helps with depression, ruminating, and a broad range of disorders or general unhappiness and dissatisfaction with life.
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