Sev Eminov
"My passion is supporting clients in navigating their neuro-diverse brains in a nurturing and self-honouring way, to ultimately thrive in their life, including personal life, relationships, and their careers, along with their unique interests and ambitions."
Sev is particularly passionate about supporting clients with interpersonal challenges, including communication difficulties, navigating the impacts of attachment dynamics, and areas such as effective self-expression, self-advocation, boundary setting and also managing ruptures and issues in the realm of connection and intimacy. This includes in the context of a couple dynamic, familial dynamic, workplace, or platonic relationship, in addition to supporting clients who may be navigating a relationship break down and/or ending of a relationship.
Sev takes a holistic and lifestyle-based approach, incorporating components of physical health, nutrition, and sleep, as well as the impact of chronic pain, and/or auto-immune or other health conditions, as she supports her clients in their mental and emotional wellbeing. Her areas of interest include depression, anxiety, stress/adjustment, an array of difficulties in the interpersonal realm (including communication, connection, and areas listed above), while also addressing difficulties with low self-esteem, negative body image, as well as personal, academic and social goal attainment, and managing various challenges relating to organisation, motivation and sustaining of habits which foster better quality of life, better daily functioning and performance, and ultimately attainment of valued life goals (via a neuro-affirming and self-empowerment lens).
Sev has extensive experience working with complex presentations and is driven to understanding and navigating intersectionality – including the intersectionality of eating disorders, neurodiversity and trauma. She is dedicated and invested in working in adult ADHD and Autism and is passionate about assisting client’s in managing these symptoms as adults and learning to flourish in their neurodiversity and move towards increased self-efficacy and self-belief.
Sev utilises a wide tool-kit based in Schema Therapy, Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (RODBT), Dialectal Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Sev employs self-compassion and mindfulness-based approaches, using a client-centred framework that addresses holistic elements related to a client’s lifestyle, physical health, interpersonal connections, and overall life satisfaction and sense of life meaning and purpose. Sev works with adults 18+.
Sev prides herself in assisting her client’s in realising their intrinsic potential. Sev is a Psychologist and Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician who is passionate about enhancing the quality of life and self-efficacy of her clients. Utilising evidence-based approaches in a flexible and client-centred manner, Sev strives to adapt her therapeutic skill set dynamically, ensuring each client receives tailored treatment addressing their unique personality and specific goals for self-improvement. As a therapist Sev is open-minded, genuine, and enjoys bringing idiosyncrasy, humour and compassion into her sessions..
Sev has experience seeing clients of various walks of life, with diverse socio-economic, religious and cultural backgrounds, with a focus on adult mental health. As a therapist Sev is open-minded, genuine, and enjoys bringing idiosyncrasy, humour and compassion into her sessions. Sev works with adults, couples and parents providing one-off consultations and individual and couple therapy.
Areas of Interest
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Depression
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Anxiety
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Neurodivergence - ADHD/Autism
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Relationship/couples
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Connection / Communication in Relationships
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Life stressors / adjustment to change
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Motivation, goal setting and personal organisation
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Eating Disorders
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Self-esteem
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Body Image
Favourite Quote
“We seek connection, predictability, and dependability to root us firmly in place. But we also have a need for change, for the unexpected, for transcendence.”
~ Esther Perel
Qualifications
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Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney
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Graduate Diploma in Psychology, University of Western Sydney
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Eating Disorder Credentialed through Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED)
Treatment Approaches
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Schema Therapy
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Dialetical Behaviour Therapy
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Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
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Mindfulness-based approaches
Professional Memberships
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Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)Australian
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Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi)