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Meet Your Psychologist

Allora: Psychology & Allied Health is not your typical neighbourhood psychology practice.

Who is Tenille?

Tenille is a Forensic Psychologist, and a Clinical Supervisor registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). She has extensive experience working with adults within Private Practice, Forensic/Correctional settings, and community mental health. Tenille recognises that it is hard to ask for help, and that the therapeutic relationship is the most important element of counselling. Tenille understands that building trust within therapy takes time, she provides a safe non-judgemental space to allow people to take their armour off and begin to truly heal. Tenille has worked with a diverse range of clients and believes that seeking support needs to be accessible and affordable. Tenille values that we are all humans first and finding someone to sit with us in our darkness, without judgement, where we can be seen and heard, can begin to help us heal.

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Tenille’s areas of expertise include, but are not limited to:

  • Adult or childhood trauma

  • Emotional dysregulation

  • Personality disorders

  • Drug and Alcohol Addiction

  • Offending behaviour

  • Mood Disorders/Anxiety Disorders

  • Self-development and Self-Compassion

  • Identity and Values

  • Attachment

  • Relationship/Interpersonal issues

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Utilising a holistic approach to therapy, Tenille draws from a combination of evidence-based psychological approaches, including but not limited to:

  • Schema Therapy

  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

  • Emotion Focused Therapy

  • Solution Focused Therapy

  • Compassion Focused Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Mindfulness

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

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Offending behaviour/Addiction Focus

Tenille works predominantly with adults (18+ years old) and focuses on working with individuals’ strengths. Acknowledging that people are not broken, but that we need to heal. Tenille has worked within adult male correctional centres (maximum, minimum and remand) for over 12 years, and within the community supporting people transitioning from custody or on community-based orders. Tenille welcomes referrals to support individuals with offending behaviour, managing correctional orders and/or addressing substance use addiction.

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  • Tenille works predominantly with adults (18+ years old) and focuses on working with individuals’ strengths. Acknowledging that people are not broken, but that we need to heal. Tenille has worked within adult male correctional centres (maximum, minimum and remand) for over 12 years, and within the community supporting people transitioning from custody or on community-based orders. Tenille welcomes referrals to support individuals with offending behaviour, managing correctional orders and/or addressing substance use addiction.

  • Tenille has experience in providing psychological services for clients referred through NDIS and writing treatment reports for this agency. Tenille can write reports supporting people in their applications for Disability Support Pension (DSP), following a clinical assessment.

     

    Additionally, Tenille can provide treatment reports for Court, please note, clients will have needed to be engaged in treatment for a period of time prior to the report being completed.

     

    Tenille is unable to complete assessment reports for Court (Criminal and Family). If you have any questions regarding documents for Court related matters, please contact us and we can discuss further.

  • Tenille does not accept referrals with funding from:

    • NDIA agency managed (only self and plan managed)

    • TAC/Workcover

    Tenille does not complete formal psychometric assessments/reports for diagnosis purposes.  Please note Tenille works predominantly with adults and does not specialise in working with youth.

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Tenille does not accept referrals with funding from:

  • NDIA agency managed (only self and plan managed)

  • TAC/Workcover

Tenille does not complete formal psychometric assessments/reports for diagnosis purposes.  Please note Tenille works predominantly with adults and does not specialise in working with youth.

Report Writing

Tenille has experience in providing psychological services for clients referred through NDIS and writing treatment reports for this agency. Tenille can write reports supporting people in their applications for Disability Support Pension (DSP), following a clinical assessment. Additionally, Tenille can provide treatment reports for Court, please note, clients will have needed to be engaged in treatment for a period of time prior to the report being completed. Tenille is unable to complete assessment reports for Court (Criminal and Family). If you have any questions regarding documents for Court related matters, please contact us and we can discuss further.

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