Who we are
Dr Helen Krstev and Dr Jonathan Kettle are clinical psychologists with more than 15 years' experience, working in full-time private practice at 115 Drummond Street, Carlton.
We are clinical psychologists who, over the course of our careers, have worked in both public and private practice since 2004 and 2008, respectively. We provide psychological treatment to adults and adolescents, and also clinical supervision, both in person and via Telehealth.
Our fees are on a sliding scale in line with your financial circumstances, including bulk-billing.
Call us on
- Dr Helen Krstev: 0406 970 548
- Dr Jonathan Kettle: 0414 446 403
Who we work with
We work with adults and adolescents experiencing a range of difficulties, including:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Trauma and abuse
- Relationship and family problems
- Complex trauma
- Personality issues
- Substance use
- Gender and sexuality difficulties
- Eating and body image difficulties
- Grief and loss
- Anger issues
- Life stage and life direction issues
- Self harm and suicidal concerns
We have particular expertise in working with trauma, abuse and post-traumatic stress, with people experiencing complex difficulties, particularly in their relationships with others, as well as with a range of sexual orientations and gender-related issues.
How we work
We provide a confidential and non-judgmental space in which you can discuss your concerns, and we can discuss the best way to help you.
We provide psychoanalytic therapy, which can assist in several ways. This approach can involve working through the problems that you are experiencing, as well as assisting you to overcome what gets in the way of you pursuing what you want in your life. It can also be a way of finding new ways of relating to yourself and others. This can open up new possibilities in your life, such as how you feel about yourself and your relationships with others. Our approach is to work with you at your pace as your therapy unfolds over time.
In addition to therapeutic work, we also provide supervision to health professionals undertaking clinical work. This includes supervision for the registrar program in clinical psychology.
Affiliations
Clinical psychologists are registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. This ensures they meet specified standards of competence, ethical practice and strict guidelines for professional conduct.
We are registered members of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and are fellows of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. Membership of the APS Clinical College is restricted to psychologists who have completed specialised post-graduate training in clinical psychology and received professional supervision from an established clinical psychologist.