What Problems Do Clinical Psychologists help with?

Below are examples of some of the types of problems that Clinical Psychologists often help people with:

Anxiety Disorders - such as panic attacks, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder and generalised worry, trauma reactions

Adjustment Problems – anxiety or depressed mood that is triggered by difficult life events

Depressive Disorders – including Major Depressive Disorder, often known simply as 'Depression' and other mood disorders such as Bipolar Disorder (psychological therapy is usually an adjunct to medication in this case).

Eating disorders – for example: Bulimia, Anorexia, and Binge Eating Disorder

Sleep Disorders – insomnia, nightmares, night terrors, etc.

Pain Management – learning psychological techniques to cope with chronic pain

Psychological management of chronic health conditions such as tinnitus, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, etc.

Trichotillomania – hair pulling treatment

Schizophrenia – psychological therapy as an adjunct to medication

Post Natal Depression

Self-harm, Suicidal Behaviour, Borderline Personality Disorder

Other Personality Disorders

Dissociative Disorders

Grief Counselling

Anger Management

Stress Management

Relationship Counselling

Adjustment Problems

Child Problems

Attention Deficit Disorder Management

Autism & Asperger's Syndrome / Disorder – ABA therapy, CBT therapy, etc.

Treatment for child behaviour problems: such as, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder

Childhood Depression

Childhood Fears and Phobias

Separation Anxiety

Enuresis . Bedwetting

Encopresis

School Avoidance

Social Anxiety and Shyness

Trichotillomania – hair pulling treatment

Child and Adult Diagnosis and Assessment, including Psychometric Testing

IQ Testing

Learning Difficulty Assessments

Autism Assessments

Diagnosis and Assessment for a range of other disorders

PLUS many other problems...