Location: Collingwood

Jess is available at the Collingwood location from August 2024

Dr Jessica Leigh Green
Clinical Psychologist
BA (Hons) DPsych (Clinical) MAPS CCLIN

Jess is a warm, friendly and approachable psychologist, with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, specialising in Child, Adolescent and Family Psychology from Monash University. Since 2012, she has worked with infants, children, adolescents, parents and adults individually and as part of groups. Jess has worked at the Royal Children’s Hospital, the Austin Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, and in private practice.

Jess works collaboratively with her clients to establish a joint understanding of their difficulties, before establishing a plan for their work together which draws on a range of therapeutic approaches. Jess is passionate about providing high-quality evidence-based therapy that is tailored to individual values, including Christian faith beliefs (however she welcomes people of all faiths or no faith). Jess is trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness based approaches and Schema therapy. Jess is currently completing her advanced accreditation in Schema therapy.

Jess enjoys working with clients who are considering starting a family, or are having struggles falling pregnant. Jess welcomes clients who are wanting support during their pregnancy journey, care during pregnancy loss or support during the postpartum period. Jess encourages clients to bring their baby along to sessions.

Jess has a particular interest in supporting parents during the challenging years of raising young children. Jess is a registered facilitator of the Circle of Security program and she loves encouraging parents to better understand and meet their child’s emotional and relational needs using the Circle of Security approach, which helps parents to “Delight In” and “Be With” their child while also exploring ways to be “Bigger, Stronger, Wiser and Kind”. Jess runs Circle of Security parenting groups, and is also able to teach these skills as part of individual sessions.

Jess is also an ANZED Credentialed Eating Disorder clinician. Jess enjoys supporting children, adolescents and adults with an eating disorder, to improve their relationship with food and their body. Jess is trained in Family-based Treatment (FBT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E). Jess is particularly passionate about supporting people in fat bodies, to access quality care from a Health at Every Size (HAES) perspective, free from weight stigma and bias. Jess runs dance therapy groups in Collingwood on Monday nights for people who identify as living in a fat or big body.

Lastly, Jess enjoys supporting pre-schoolers, primary school-aged children and adolescents with a range of mental health concerns including separation anxiety, worries, depression, sleep difficulties and parent-child relationship difficulties. She works from a family systems and attachment lens, involving parents where possible, and always working to build on  client’s strengths.

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