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About

About Me

I am a Mental Health Social Worker and Psychotherapist based on the Mornington Peninsula, with specialised training in Infant Mental Health and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.

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My priority is to create a safe and containing space where your inner world can be explored with curiosity, compassion and care.

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My clinical approach is grounded in psychodynamic and attachment-based therapy. Together, we can explore the patterns, relationships and experiences that may be contributing to your current difficulties, and develop a deeper understanding of how earlier experiences may continue to shape the way you see yourself and relate to others.

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I work with adolescents and adults experiencing difficulties including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, adjustment difficulties, and concerns relating to eating and body image. I also have a background in parent and infant mental health, and a particular interest in supporting parents during pregnancy and the perinatal period, including the emotional challenges that can arise during the transition to parenthood and within the parent–infant relationship.

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I offer longer-term therapy and recognise that therapy can, at times, be challenging. With consistency, trust and a strong therapeutic relationship, it can also be profoundly transformative.

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If you are looking for a therapeutic relationship that supports deeper self-understanding and meaningful change, I welcome you to get in touch. 

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Medicare rebates available

I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and a registered Medicare provider. Clients with a Mental Health Treatment Plan are eligible for a Medicare rebate.
 

For more information about Medicare rebates, private health rebates and fees, please visit Fees & Rebates.

Professional History

Prior to establishing my private practice, I worked in Public Health, specialising in women’s mental health at The Royal Women’s Hospital, and complex trauma at Monash Health. I also worked in various non-for-profit organisations and consultancy services, providing trauma informed therapy to vulnerable infants, children and adults. This extensive experience has provided me with a deep understanding of service systems, and the importance of an integrative, person-centred, and collaborative approach.

Full registration as an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)

Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Sciences (Infant and Parent Mental Health)

Psychotherapy training (Victorian Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy)

Contact Me

For any questions you have, you can reach me here:

I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation. I pay my deepest respect to elders, past, present and emerging, recognising sovereignty was never ceded. 

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Gurpal Halperin Psychotherapist Mornington Peninsula

Suite 5, 35 Cranbourne-Frankston Road

Langwarrin VIC 3190

 

Mobile : 0401 270 119
Fax :  03 4158 4125

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