Vicky Horn
Vicky is a Registered Psychologist and has a passion for working together with those who are struggling with mental health issues to improve overall health and wellbeing. Vicky brings to DS Psychology a wealth of experience working for community organisations and assisting people with diverse mental health issues and disabilities. Vicky also worked as a team leader at St Vincent’s community mental health centre, leading a team of mental health practitioners working with those who are struggling to live well in the community. She has also worked extensively with families who are caring for family members with mental health issues and offers them a supportive space to work through their individual concerns and tailor treatment to their needs.
Vicky offers a warm, supportive space for clients to explore their individual concerns, offering empirically validated treatment options tailored to each client and aiming to collaborate towards achieving client goals.
Client Groups
- Adults 18+
Clinical Interests
- Anxiety disorders (Generalised Anxiety, Social Anxiety and OCD)
- Depression
- Stress
- Low self-esteem
- Relationship issues
- Life transitions/Adjustment to change (including PND)
- Grief and loss
- Work-related concerns
- Carer related issues
- Trauma
- ADHD and Autism symptoms
Therapeutic Modalities
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Interpersonal therapy
- Internal Family systems Therapy
- Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
- Emotional Focussed Therapy
- EMDR (eye movement desensitisation reprocessing)
Vicky is available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and fortnighly Saturdays for Day and After Hour appointments.
