About Me

Hi, I’m Ben.

I’m a registered psychologist based in Sydney, and I’ve been working therapeutically with people for more than 15 years.

I didn’t begin my career in psychology. I originally worked in business development in the financial services industry. At 30, I made the decision to leave that career and return to university to pursue something I found much more meaningful: understanding people and helping them make changes in their lives.

I completed a Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the Jansen Newman Institute in 2009 and began working as a psychotherapist. I later completed a Bachelor of Science (Psychology) (Honours) at the University of Sydney and have been registered as a psychologist with AHPRA since 2014.

Taking a less conventional path into psychology has influenced the way I work.

I tend to be practical and down-to-earth. I enjoy helping people understand why they feel or behave the way they do, but I also think therapy should ultimately help you make meaningful changes in your everyday life.

My experience

Over the years, I’ve worked across private practice, community services and private psychiatric settings.

This has included working with ACON, where I provided individual counselling and co-facilitated a men’s group; The Sydney Clinic, where I led inpatient psychoeducation groups and outpatient DBT skills groups; and the DBT Psychology Clinic, where I provided individual therapy and co-facilitated DBT programs.

I now work primarily in private practice with adults.

The kind of psychologist I try to be

I think a good therapeutic relationship should feel professional, but also human.

You should be able to talk openly, ask questions, disagree with me, laugh occasionally, and feel that we’re working on the problem together.

I also like therapy to make sense.

Rather than simply giving you techniques to practise, I want to help you understand what is happening – the patterns you’ve developed, where they may have come from, what keeps them going, and what might help you change them.

That understanding gives us a foundation for deciding together what to work on.

If you’re considering therapy, the first session is simply an opportunity for us to meet, talk about what’s happening, and see whether I might be the right psychologist for you.