About Us
Dr Helen Krstev
BSc, Grad Dip. [Psych], DPsych [Clinical], MAPS, FCCLP
Phone: 0406 970 548 | Dr Helen Krstev - LinkedIn profile
Helen is a clinical psychologist in full-time private practice who has worked since 2004 in the public mental health system and private sector. She works with adults and adolescents with a range of issues: anxiety and depression, family and relationship problems, trauma and abuse, post-traumatic stress, personality difficulties, psychosis, eating and body image issues, grief and loss, self-harm, and suicidal difficulties. She has particular expertise in working with trauma and abuse, anxiety and depression, complex difficulties, and with a range of sexual orientations and gender-related issues. Earlier in her career, Helen has worked extensively in the public mental health system at Orygen Youth Health in outpatient clinics, and coordinated and delivered training in psychiatry and psychotherapy to post-graduate students, at The University of Melbourne and The Cairnmillar Institute, and also to clinicians in the public mental health system.
Helen provides psychoanalytic therapy to adults and adolescents. Her initial approach is to identify the problems that you bring, and what prohibits you from working towards what you want in your life. She will also discuss what help you want as part of seeing her, in order to develop a plan to work together.
In addition to therapy, Helen has expertise in providing supervision, and she supervises colleagues and also students training in clinical psychology. Helen holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and has published articles and edited an international compendium of work relating to the psychological treatment of psychosis. Helen is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and a fellow of the College of Clinical Psychologists, and a registered psychologist and supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia.
Helen is available to provide therapy, and also supervision to psychologists with general registration (including in the clinical registrar training program) and to provisional psychologists.
Dr Jonathan Kettle
BA [Hons], MPsych [Clinical], PhD, MAPS, FCCLP
Phone: 0414 446 403 | Dr Jonathan Kettle - LinkedIn profile
Jonathan is a clinical psychologist who began his career in 2008 and works in full-time private practice, and is the former Head of Clinical Practice at The Cairnmillar Institute. Earlier in his career he worked as a senior psychologist in public mental health in community treatment teams at Mercy Mental Health in Footscray and at Orygen Youth Health. From these roles, he has extensive experience in psychotherapy and supervision, assisting with complex issues and risk, clinical leadership, teaching, and the training of psychologists.
He undertakes psychoanalytic therapy with adults and adolescents, and supervision. He provides a confidential and non-judgmental space in which you can discuss your concerns. He works with a range of issues: depression and anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, post-traumatic stress, personality issues, gender and sexuality difficulties, life-direction, self-harm and suicidal concerns, as well as with eating and body image problems, anger difficulties, and substance use. He has particular expertise in working with trauma and abuse, anxiety and depression, complex difficulties, and with a range of sexual orientations and gender-related issues. Jonathan's approach can involve working through the problems that you bring, and assisting you to address what gets in the way of you pursuing what you want in your life. He can also assist you with developing new ways of relating to yourself and others. Upon meeting you, his approach is to understand the difficulties you are experiencing and how best to assist you, prior to working in therapy together.
Jonathan holds a PhD in depression and regularly presents papers about treatment at seminars and in journals. He is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society and a fellow of its College of Clinical Psychologists, and a registered clinical psychologist and supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia. He is experienced in delivering board-approved supervisor training to psychologists, and writing and lecturing in psychoanalytic therapy to masters students training in clinical psychology at The Cairnmillar Institute.
Jonathan is available to provide therapy, and also supervision to psychologists with general registration (including in the clinical registrar training program) and to provisional psychologists.
