Our Clinicians
Sydney
Dr Ryan Kaplan
Clinical Psychologist
BSc (Hons), DPsych (Clinical), MAPS MACPA
Practice Locations: NSW - Bondi, Randwick, Maroubra
Ryan is a clinical psychologist with extensive experience in working with adults and young people. He has worked in private practice for a number of years, and his experience also spans both the adult and youth public mental health sectors.
Ryan is passionate about mental health. He has a wealth of experience in assisting people with a broad range of issues such as depression, anxiety and related difficulties (e.g. social anxiety, phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorders), adjustment issues, relationship issues and more.
Ryan works with his clients in a warm and empathic way. His approach draws on a range of psychotherapeutic frameworks including cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and other mindfulness-based therapies, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and existential psychotherapy, theory and philosophy.
Ryan says "In my clinical work, my guiding philosophy is that therapy should be both personalised and evidence-based, and underscored by a strong rapport. I strive to ensure that the experience of therapy is one in which clients feel supported, heard, and understood. I draw on a number of different psychotherapeutic approaches to help my clients achieve their therapy goals."
Ryan is also affiliated with Swinburne University as an honorary researcher, and is on the board of directors of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA).
More information about Ryan's research is available here.
Clinical Psychologist
BSc (Hons), DPsych (Clinical), MAPS MACPA
Practice Locations: NSW - Bondi, Randwick, Maroubra
Ryan is a clinical psychologist with extensive experience in working with adults and young people. He has worked in private practice for a number of years, and his experience also spans both the adult and youth public mental health sectors.
Ryan is passionate about mental health. He has a wealth of experience in assisting people with a broad range of issues such as depression, anxiety and related difficulties (e.g. social anxiety, phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorders), adjustment issues, relationship issues and more.
Ryan works with his clients in a warm and empathic way. His approach draws on a range of psychotherapeutic frameworks including cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and other mindfulness-based therapies, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and existential psychotherapy, theory and philosophy.
Ryan says "In my clinical work, my guiding philosophy is that therapy should be both personalised and evidence-based, and underscored by a strong rapport. I strive to ensure that the experience of therapy is one in which clients feel supported, heard, and understood. I draw on a number of different psychotherapeutic approaches to help my clients achieve their therapy goals."
Ryan is also affiliated with Swinburne University as an honorary researcher, and is on the board of directors of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA).
More information about Ryan's research is available here.
Melbourne
Isaac Nathan
Clinical Psychologist
BSc (Hons) MPsych (Clinical) MAPS MACPA
Practice Locations: VIC - Caulfield, Collingwood
Isaac is a clinical psychologist who provides individual and group therapy for adults. He has worked in private practice for 10 years, also serving as senior clinician in his public mental health and private hospital roles.
Isaac sees patients with a range of clinical issues, including mood disturbances (depression, rumination) anxiety (generalised anxiety, worry, panic) and more entrenched problems arising from trauma (post-traumatic stress disorder, anger, attachment issues), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Isaac takes aactive and collaborative approach to therapy, in which he works together with you to define a project to address the core concerns. He aims to make the most of each session, finding the path to create significant changes to how you live your life and how you relate to those around you. Such changes can be hard work, but the rewards can be enormous. And although therapy can be challenging, the struggle is often balanced with experiences of joy, inspiration, and humour.
Isaac is trained in several evidenced-based therapies: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Thearpy (ACT), Prolonged Exposure (trauma therapy), and Psychodynamic therapy. He provides supervision to psychologists and can be contacted here.
Isaac’s work is influenced by existential psychologists - Rollo May, Irving Yalom, Nancy McWilliams and others. This view is sensitive to issues of existence that we face along the lifespan: how to navigate important life transitions (loss, breakup), sense of stuckness in one's circumstances and relational patterns, attachment issues, persistent loneliness or isolation, disconnection from work and sense of vitality, or uncertainty about how to discover a sense of meaning and personal growth through a difficult life experience.
Isaac consuls from his rooms in Caulfield and Collingwood.
Clinical Psychologist
BSc (Hons) MPsych (Clinical) MAPS MACPA
Practice Locations: VIC - Caulfield, Collingwood
Isaac is a clinical psychologist who provides individual and group therapy for adults. He has worked in private practice for 10 years, also serving as senior clinician in his public mental health and private hospital roles.
Isaac sees patients with a range of clinical issues, including mood disturbances (depression, rumination) anxiety (generalised anxiety, worry, panic) and more entrenched problems arising from trauma (post-traumatic stress disorder, anger, attachment issues), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Isaac takes aactive and collaborative approach to therapy, in which he works together with you to define a project to address the core concerns. He aims to make the most of each session, finding the path to create significant changes to how you live your life and how you relate to those around you. Such changes can be hard work, but the rewards can be enormous. And although therapy can be challenging, the struggle is often balanced with experiences of joy, inspiration, and humour.
Isaac is trained in several evidenced-based therapies: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Thearpy (ACT), Prolonged Exposure (trauma therapy), and Psychodynamic therapy. He provides supervision to psychologists and can be contacted here.
Isaac’s work is influenced by existential psychologists - Rollo May, Irving Yalom, Nancy McWilliams and others. This view is sensitive to issues of existence that we face along the lifespan: how to navigate important life transitions (loss, breakup), sense of stuckness in one's circumstances and relational patterns, attachment issues, persistent loneliness or isolation, disconnection from work and sense of vitality, or uncertainty about how to discover a sense of meaning and personal growth through a difficult life experience.
Isaac consuls from his rooms in Caulfield and Collingwood.
Dr David Hallford
Clinical Psychologist
DPsych (Clinical) MAPS
Practice Locations: VIC - Brunswick
David is a registered clinical psychologist with doctoral-level training, and experience in the treatment of a range of difficulties such as anxiety disorders (s0cial anxiety, panic attacks, excessive worrying, phobias), depressive disorders, sleep disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorders, psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, adjustment to major life changes, and coping with stressful life experiences. He has worked across various settings, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, universities, community mental health services, and youth specialist clinics.
David is trained in, and uses, evidence-based therapies such as cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), schema therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and exposure and response prevention therapy, to help people overcome adversity and create lasting change.
David is a Senior Lecturer at Deakin University where he chairs the undergraduate unit teaching students about mental illness (Psychopathology). He is an active researcher of psychological and social factors that maintain mental illness, and particularly the ability to imaging our personal past and future. Further information on his research can be found here and an example of his public, non-academic writing can be found here. David is also a current board member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association which advocates for the availability of specialist psychological care for Australians with mental illness.
David is also a registered supervisor of psychologists and can be contacted for related enquiries.
Clinical Psychologist
DPsych (Clinical) MAPS
Practice Locations: VIC - Brunswick
David is a registered clinical psychologist with doctoral-level training, and experience in the treatment of a range of difficulties such as anxiety disorders (s0cial anxiety, panic attacks, excessive worrying, phobias), depressive disorders, sleep disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorders, psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, adjustment to major life changes, and coping with stressful life experiences. He has worked across various settings, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, universities, community mental health services, and youth specialist clinics.
David is trained in, and uses, evidence-based therapies such as cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), schema therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and exposure and response prevention therapy, to help people overcome adversity and create lasting change.
David is a Senior Lecturer at Deakin University where he chairs the undergraduate unit teaching students about mental illness (Psychopathology). He is an active researcher of psychological and social factors that maintain mental illness, and particularly the ability to imaging our personal past and future. Further information on his research can be found here and an example of his public, non-academic writing can be found here. David is also a current board member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association which advocates for the availability of specialist psychological care for Australians with mental illness.
David is also a registered supervisor of psychologists and can be contacted for related enquiries.