Grow, Learn, Connect, Evolve, Become
Finding Me
✔ Identity formation
✔ self-esteem
✔ self-efficacy
✔ self-confidence
✔ self-evaluation
✔ attachment
✔ lifespan development
✔ cognitive processing
✔ flexibility
✔ thoughts, beliefs and schemas
✔ resilience
✔ capacity
✔ behaviour modification
Social and Emotional Learning
✔ self-management
✔ self-awareness
✔ responsible decision-making
✔ ethical choices
✔ relationship competency
✔ conflict resolution
✔ social awareness
✔ goal setting
✔ values
✔ strengths and vulnerabilities
✔ simple vs complex processing
Holistic Health
✔ self-care – mental, physical, emotional, social, recreational, spiritual and financial
✔ stress management
✔ sleep bank account
✔ personal growth and development
✔ empowerment
✔ aging
✔ life transitions
✔ work life balance
✔ adaptive vs maladaptive
Dr Michael Walton
I am a registered Clinical Psychologist in private practice. I work collaboratively with clients, value their lived experience, and provide a safe and supportive space for clients to discuss and help them to understand their concerns. A range of evidence-based therapies are used to assist clients to resolve their difficulties and create meaningful life transitions and relationships. I work mostly with adults across their developmental life-span. Clients may see me either in person or by telehealth, including interstate. I specialise in the treatment of mens’ mental health, trauma and mood disorders. Everyone deserves to live their best life.
SERVICES
Navigating Mental Health Together
My practice encompasses assessment and treatment of a wide range of clinical and sub-clinical conditions, features and characteristics. Sessions aim to provide comprehensive support for clients experiencing various mental health challenges and complex life circumstances across settings. Presentations may be simple, complex and comorbid. Structured clinical interviews and self-report scales are also used to assist clinical and client understanding.
The clinical relationship begins with a comprehensive assessment, to mutually determine a therapeutic fit, develop a case formulation and establish the client’s goals for treatment. Psychological treatment is a collaborative therapeutic relationship – built on rapport, openness, trust and respect, within a safe and supportive space.
Formulation involves developing a clinical understanding of the client’s presenting, predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating and protective factors, that can reinforce and maintain a person’s cognitive-emotional, interpersonal, somatic and behavioural difficulties.
Various evidenced-based treatment modalities are used clinically to help clients. Including, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Schema Therapy, Trauma Informed Care, Exposure and Cognitive Reprocessing, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Reminiscence Therapy, Psych-education, Social and Emotional Learning, Positive Psychology, and Behaviour Modification.
Resources, know-how and evidenced-based treatment information are regularly uploaded on Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/counselling/michael-walton-lambton-nsw/1269050
