Dr Ties Coomber

I became a psychologist because I enjoy helping people learn about themselves and create meaningful change in the face of life’s challenges. Over the years, I’ve worked in research, helpline counselling, corrections, EAP, and ACC, supporting people from all walks of life through a wide range of difficulties. 

I help adults struggling with:

• anxiety
• depression
• anger
• stress
• life transitions
• relationships
• PTSD

How I work

If you decide to work with me, I’ll first listen carefully to understand your experience of what you’re going through. From there, we can use evidence-based psychological approaches as needed, in a way that makes sense to you. I draw on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and mindfulness based approaches, and I’m trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD. Whatever approach we use to help you achieve your goals, I’ll maintain a nonjudgmental and collaborative approach as the foundation.

My view of therapy

I believe that you’re not identical to the content of your mind, but also that the content matters. Sometimes it’s helpful to deal with the content by exploring how your pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours might be keeping you stuck, where that pattern might have come from, and how you can change it. This view is captured by many traditional forms of therapy, including CBT.

Other times it’s helpful to practice recognising that the content comes and goes within a wider conscious experience. This view is captured by mindfulness-based approaches to therapy, which help you become skilled at accessing a state that is less distracted, less caught up in the struggle, and better able to attend to what really matters to you. As a counselling psychologist, I like to hold both perspectives in mind, so that they can be tailored to the uniqueness of your life and situation.

If this sounds good to you, please feel free to reach out.

Ties (“teece”)