Malak Shakhtour

If you’re feeling lost, defeated, or trying to navigate difficult emotions, I am here to help support you through your next life chapter.

I am an accredited mental health social worker with experience working with children, adolescents, and adults using a trauma- informed and neuro-affirming lens. It can be incredibly difficult to change ongoing negative patterns of behaviour, together we will increase your awareness of these behaviours and responses, while giving you coping skills to change old patterns. Whether your goal is to learn to cope with difficult emotions, understand your psyche, or get “unstuck”, we can work together to improve the next phase of your life.

I use a range of modalities depending on your unique needs. These include schema therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, habit reversal therapy, exposure and response prevention, and hypnotherapy. I am a member of the Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists and the Australian Association of Social Workers. I also provide services under the work cover scheme.

I specialise in these presentations:

• ADHD
  Individual and group ADHD skills program available, see Malak’s website for more information
• Trauma
• Autism (level 1 & 2)
• Anxiety-related disorders
• School-based issues
• Sleep issues & stress
• OCD & body focused repetitive behaviour

Find out more about Malak on her website.