Welcome, I’m Dan…

Melbourne-based clinical psychologist with an interest in embodied approaches to trauma healing and mental health care.

Services

I run a wellbeing studio in the vibrant arts precinct of Collingwood Yards, providing mental health care for Melbourne's creative, Queer, and culturally diverse communities.

I also offer short courses of trauma psychotherapy centred within a Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) approach, and professional development consultation for early-career psychologists and DBR-trained therapists.

My services are grounded in over 15 years of clinical experience and emphasise relational, somatic, and neuroscientifically-guided practices that support the embodiment of wellbeing and our natural healing processes.

Fees are structured on a sliding scale with rebates available through Medicare and Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).

A core focus of my work at Collingwood Yards is supporting the mental health and wellbeing of emerging artists, drawing on my experience counselling students at the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.
Bulk-billed services are available for full-time fine arts and music students enrolled at UniMelb, RMIT, and other local arts institutions.
I'm a passionate supporter of the LGBTIQA+ community, and provide affirming peer counselling and mental health care that celebrates people’s diverse genders, sexualities, and relationships.
My supervision and consultation services are geared towards:
- Early-career psychologists wanting to develop their competencies in LGBTIQA+ affirming, trauma-informed, and body-based psychotherapy.
- Mental health professionals across the Asia-Pacific region seeking DBR therapy sessions to support their training in Deep Brain Reorienting.
Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) is a neuroscientifically guided body-mind treatment for trauma-related conditions developed by Frank Corrigan, that has become central to my practice of somatic psychology.
Explore the DBR website
I have substantial experience working with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds and am committed to ongoing learning in culturally safe and responsive practice.

Qualifications & Training

My qualifications include a professional doctorate in clinical psychology, Board-approved supervisor status, and recognition as a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists.

I'm also a certified practitioner of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and studying towards an additional certification in somatic movement education.