David Temme
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and psychotherapist
David is an experienced Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Psychotherapist. He works with people from all walks of life who struggle with long-term and ongoing interpersonal issues, life patterns, trauma, and personality struggles originating from early life experiences.
He has experience supporting people with a range of psychological problems and mental health issues. David has an interest in working with people using longer-term psychotherapy who experience interpersonal issues, personality struggles, and trauma.
David primarily uses Schema Therapy and EMDR Therapy. David helps his clients understand and change their relationships and life patterns or schemas that continually cause distress and may lead to ongoing psychological problems.
David’s therapeutic approach focuses on more than providing symptom reduction and focuses on personality change.
Experienced with a variety of presentations and work in different mental health contexts, including private practice and inpatient mental health. David provides a reflective and non-judgmental space to explore feelings, provide guidance, and make changes.
David is committed to ongoing development and is currently undertaking Schema Therapy Accreditation at the advanced level, as recognised by the ISST (International Society of Schema Therapy).
David is passionate about creating meaningful and lasting change for his clients and welcomes your enquiry.
Qualifications and Professional Associations
- MSW – Master of Social Work – University of Melbourne
- Accredited Mental Health Social Worker
- BA (Arts) – University of Canberra
- Member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
Focus Areas
- Trauma and PTSD
- Relationship Issues
- Anxiety
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Depression
- Life Transitions
- Men’s Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Personality Disorders
- Self Esteem
- ADHD
Types of Therapy
- Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Schema Therapy
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
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