Sava Tsolis

Sava Tsolis is the founder and principal Clinical Psychologist at Insight Psychology Group with several years experience working in public and private settings. His qualifications are a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Psychology from Macquarie University and a Master Degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of New South Wales.

Sava works with a range of issues in adults across the life span including

• Anxiety and anxiety disorders (social anxiety, specific phobias, generalised anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder) ,
• Depression
•  Bipolar disorder
• Substance abuse and addiction
•  Relationship issues
• Stress and stress management
• Posttraumatic stress disorder
• Chronic pain
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Separation and divorce
• Adult survivors of abuse
•  Gambling problems
•  Bullying and victimisation
• Coping and communication

Sava also has had experience working with children and adolescents with a variety of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, behavioural problems and social skills deficits. He has run group programs in the past that focus specifically on anxiety disorders and social skills training in younger children. Sava also works on issues associated with parenting including parent retraining.

Sava has received specialist training and experience working with Anxiety Disorders at the Anxiety Research Unit and Centre for Emotional Health at Macquarie University, a leading anxiety treatment and research centre. The anxiety disorders and issues that Sava works with include social anxiety, panic attacks and panic disorder, generalised anxiety, specific phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, public speaking fears and other anxiety-related difficulties.

In addition to private practice, Sava currently holds the position of principal Clinical Psychologist of the Oncology and Colorectal units at the Concord Repatriation General Hospital. Sava also has extensive experience in the area of Chronic Pain Management as a result of his work in the Concord Pain Clinic. This highly challenging area continues to be a major interest for him.

As a therapist Sava seeks to work sensitively with his clients, embedding his therapeutic approaches in a relationship of trust and support.

 In therapy, Sava draws on a broad range of evidence-based psychological treatments including

      Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

      Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

      Schema Focused Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing.

His experience with an extensive range of therapeutic modalities allows Sava to adopt an integrative approach to therapy that is flexible and relevant. Sava tailors his treatments to suit each person and their goals, in order to cultivate a personalised service that resonates with the individual and their unique needs.

Sava is fully registered with the Psychology Board of Australia, and has specialist endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist. Sava is also a member of the Australian Psychological Society, and the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science Network.

 

 

 

BArts-Psych (Hons), Macquarie University
MPsych (Clinical), University of New South Wales

Kristy Delmas is a Clinical Psychologist with several years experience working in public, private and not-for-profit psychology settings.

Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours in Psychology from Macquarie University and a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of New South Wales. She has also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Older Person Mental Health with the NSW Institute of Psychiatry.

Kristy has had significant experience working with individuals across the life span (including children, adolescents, adults and older adults) and is familiar with the mental health issues that can impact people at all ages. She is skilled at conducting thorough assessments of presenting problems and the context in which they occur. She is also skilled at implementing evidence-based therapy to individuals and couples.

Some of the mental health issues that Kristy works with include:

 

Apart from working in private practice, Kristy has had considerable experience working with older adults in the public health sector. She thus has intimate knowledge of the unique challenges that are faced by this population and can tailor a variety of evidence-based treatments to suit their needs and goals.

Kristy has also worked at the Black Dog Institute, a not-for-profit organisation specialising in mood disorders. In this context, she managed a number of research projects on bipolar disorder. She has also published research articles in the area so is therefore up-to-date with the latest assessment and treatment techniques for the disorder.

Finally, Kristy has had extensive training in childhood anxiety disorders through the Centre for Emotional Health Clinic at Macquarie University. In this setting, Kristy ran a number of individual and group programs for children diagnosed with a range of anxiety disorders and their parents.