Psychologist

Ms Amanda Cotta

Availability

Monday: 12-7pm
Tuesday: 10am-5pm
Thursday: 11am-6pm
Friday: 10am-3pm

Consultation Types

Face-To-Face
Phone/Video Conference

Approved For

Medicare

Professional Biography

Amanda is a Clinical Psychology Registrar whose empathy, warmth and compassion aims to create a respectful and non-judgemental environment, allowing clients to safely explore and work through emotional and psychological distress. Amanda has extensive experience across community and private settings and working with adolescents (including within School settings), adults, couples, and groups. Amanda works therapeutically and collaboratively with clients to sensitively explore early formative years and their impact on current functioning.

Amanda believes in incorporating the cognitive and affective parts of the self in order to assist clients in achieving their goals. Amanda utilises a person-centred, emotion-focused approach through the use of Emotion Focused Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Mindfulness, Compassion Based Psychotherapy, Interpersonal Therapy & Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).

Amanda has also completed Gottman Level 2 Couple Training. Through the use of this evidence-based approach, Amanda helps couples recognise the strength in their relationship and work on building a stronger union.

Client Types

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Couple
  • Family
  • Groups
  • LGBTIQ
  • Child