Ms Tracy Bentin
Psychologist
Stepping Stones Psychology
Kew, Melbourne VIC 3101
In Person + Telehealth
Philosophy & Vision
Tracy is a member of the Stepping Stones Psychology team. Tracy provides psychological services to children, adolescents and their families by developing strong working relationships with children and young people to help provide them with the skills needed to overcome adversity.
Tracy offers individualised counselling support, cognitive and educational assessments, and resilience and self esteem building to help children overcome difficult periods in their lives.
Background
Tracy is a child and adolescent psychologist with over 12 years experience working in the private and public sectors. Tracy specialises in the assessment and treatment of a range of psychological issues that can affect children and adolescents including depression, anxiety, self esteem and emotional development. Tracy provides an extensive psychological assessment service for children with educational difficulties.
Services
Individual counselling - for children, adolescents and young people presenting with a range of issues
Psychological Assessment - formal psychological and educational testing (ie. intellectual, literacy, numeracy, social and emotional evaluations).
Quality Provision
Tracy is highly experienced in working with a range of issues that arise during these stages of development.
Assessment intervention and counselling is provided for a range of issues including: The identification & treatment of mental health issues; depression;anxiety; trauma; attachment difficulties; grief/loss; behaviour management; ADD/ADHD; parent /adolescent conflict; school learning issues; eating difficulties, obbessive compulsive traits; self harm; bullying, and self esteem building.
Areas of Special Interest
Accreditations
- Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Hons)
- Grad Dip Applied Child Psychology
- Master of Psychology (Education & Development)
Modalities
CBT - Developmental - Person Centred - Play Therapy - Solution Oriented
Therapy Approach
Tracy has a substantial background in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), counselling and cognitive and educational assessments.
Professional Associations
- Australian Psychological Society