How a psychologist can help you or someone you know

Psychologists are experts in human behaviour. They employ evidence-based strategies and interventions to help people to overcome challenges and improve their mental health and performance. The approaches they employ to help people resolve problems or boost their performance are based on thorough scientific research, and treatments are tailored to each individual.

A psychologist can help individuals make lasting change in their life by working with them on understanding and overcoming:

• Depression
• Anxiety disorders, including panic disorders and phobias
• Mental health problems of other kinds, such as post-traumatic stress, eating disorders or obsessive-compulsive disorders
• Relationship difficulties
• Children's behavioural or emotional problems, such as ADHD
• Parenting difficulties
• Adjustment to major life events, such as bereavement
• Social adjustment
• Sleep problems
• Difficulties relating to alcohol or drug problems

Other reasons for seeing a psychologist can include:

• Sexual difficulties
• Addictions
• Personal growth
• Career planning
• Dealing with stress, migraines, or pain
• Making better workplaces
• Improving sports performance
• Training and developing staff
• Improving employment selection
• Reviewing organisational structure and practices
• Improving industrial relations and occupational health and safety
• Studying consumer needs.

APS members are required to abide by principles of professional conduct, responsibilities and confidentiality. These are set out in the Society's Code of Ethics.

It's easy to find an APS psychologist, simply use one of the search methods found on the right hand side of this page.