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Pippa Cushing

ABOUT

I am a registered psychologist and clinical registrar experienced in working with varied client concerns such as: 


  • Mood and anxiety disorders including anxiety, depression and bipolar
  • Trauma-related issues including posttraumatic stress, complex trauma and dissociation
  • Personality issues including treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Emotional dysregulation
  • Adjustment difficulties
  • Relational issues
  • Concerns relating to sexuality and gender diversity


I predominantly work with young adults and adults and have an interest in addressing complex client issues. I have worked across a range of mental health settings in both public and private sectors, including community mental health and acute psychiatric inpatient services. 

 

I enjoy helping people find understanding, acceptance and peace, both within themselves and in their relationships with others. I am also an experienced holistic yoga therapist and hold a deep interest in the interplay between physical, spiritual and mental wellbeing. 


Out of the office, I enjoy bushwalking, swimming, gardening, singing, sewing, teaching yoga, and, most recently, reading about ecopsychology and ecotherapy. 


QUALIFICATIONS

  • Master of Psychology (Clinical), University of Tasmania
  • Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours), University of Tasmania
  • Diploma of Yogic Studies and Teacher Training, Academy of Yoga Science (NSW)


THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES

I am friendly and collaborative in my approach and use a suite of evidence-based and trauma-informed interventions including:

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
  • Schema Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)
  • Mindfulness-based therapies
  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

  • Registered Psychologist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
  • Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)

  

PUBLICATIONS

  • Hsu, C-M K., Kleim, B., Nicholson, E. L., Zuj, D. V., Cushing, P. J., Gray, K. E. ... Felmingham, K. L. (2018). Sex differences in intrusive memories following trauma. PLoS ONE, 13(12), e0208575.
  • Zuj, D. V., Palmer, M. A., Hsu, C-M. K., Nicholson, E. L., Cushing, P. J., Gray, K. E., Felmingham, K. L. (2016). Impaired fear extinction associated with PTSD increases with hours-since-waking. Depression and Anxiety, 33(3), 203-210. 

Pippa Cushing at Cova Psychology

Pippa Cushing at Cova Psychology

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