Van Tester (Psychologist)
- Name
- Ms Van Tester
- Occupation
- Psychologist
- Gender
- Female
- Medical Specialties
- Psychology
Van Tester is a Registered Psychologist and a full Member of the Australian Psychological Society. Van started her Psychology profession in 2000 providing psychological counselling in community health settings. She then specialised in working with individuals and their families who face significant addiction and its co-existing mental health issues.
From 2005-2011 Van provided clinical supervision and consultation to Psychology interns and the youth treatment team on complex client presentations at the Youth Drug and Alcohol Service, Nepean Hospital. She then developed her private practice in the Five Dock area from 2007. Van offers a variety of treatment modalities to respond to clients’ concerns and presentations. Van finds satisfaction in providing psychological counselling that acknowledges the individual’s cultural, spiritual and psychological identity. She sees families, individuals and couples. Van is trained in the Maudsley Family Based Therapy approach and is equipped to respond to youth eating disorders. She also adopts an Attachment Theory informed therapeutic approach.
At Life Care Inner West, Van offers two group therapy programmes; “Get to Know Me” and “Fed Up” that is co-facilitated by our Dietitian on team and these groups are run according to demand.
Van is an authorised Supervisor in Psychology and is experienced in providing supervision to Psychology students in preparation for the 4+2 and 5+1 training pathways for board registration. She is also qualified to supervise Master of Psychology students as a requirement for their course programs.
- Affiliated Clinics
- LifeCare Psychology & Allied Health
Practice Locations
NSW
- LifeCare Psychology & Allied Health
- Address
- Unit 1 50 Great North Road
Five Dock NSW 2046
Australia
- Phone
- 02 9712 5311
- Fax
- 02 9713 6176
