Frontline roles such as 000 emergency services, veterinarians, doctors, and nurses involve unique psychological demands. Exposure to critical incidents, high workloads, organisational pressure, and shift work can impact wellbeing over time. If your ready:

Psychological support may assist with

• Trauma and post-traumatic stress
• Anxiety, depression, and burnout
• Workplace stress and emotional regulation
• Sleep difficulties and fatigue
• Exposure to critical incidents
• Problematic Alcohol use
• Career transition and adjustment

Our approach is informed by experience working with policing, emergency services, and other high-demand occupational settings.

See: https://esf.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Beyond-Blue-phase-three-report.pdf

Adolescence and early adulthood can bring emotional, social, family, legal and academic challenges. For young people with ADHD, this may also include difficulties with attention, organisation, emotional regulation, and managing school, TAFE, or university demands.

We provide support for:

• ADHD-related attention, organisation, and study difficulties
• School and academic stress
• Anxiety and low mood
• Emotional regulation difficulties
• Peer and friendship challenges
• Family conflict and adjustment
• Self-esteem and identity concerns

When appropriate, we work collaboratively with young people and families to build practical strategies that support functioning at home, school, and in daily life. If legal mistakes are made, we can refer you to Forensic Psychologists that focus on legal/psychological issues.

See: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/helping-youth-in-crisis/202410/navigating-adhd-empowering-executive-functioning-skills

Dr Phil provides psychological assessment and treatment for eating, feeding, and body image concerns.
Therapy may involve exploring the psychological and behavioural factors influencing eating patterns and developing more adaptive coping strategies. Care can be delivered in collaboration with GPs, dietitian's, and other health professionals where appropriate to support coordinated care.

See: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/men-do-experience-eating-disorders-with-dr-phillip-aouad/id1540923938?i=1000587133282

Trauma and chronic stress can arise from a wide range of experiences, including single distressing events, repeated exposure to stress or adversity, or ongoing situations where a person feels overwhelmed, unsafe, or unable to cope.

It can affect sleep, mood, emotions, concentration, relationships, and day-to-day functioning. Common impacts include anxiety, panic symptoms, low mood, irritability or anger, and disrupted sleep.

We provide assessment and treatment for trauma-related difficulties, including:
* Post-traumatic stress and trauma responses
* Anxiety and panic
* Depression
* Emotional regulation difficulties
* Sleep disturbance
* Relationship and interpersonal difficulties

Treatment may involve evidence-based approaches such as EMDR, trauma-focused CBT, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and CBT-I. The focus is on increasing a sense of safety, processing distressing experiences at a manageable pace, reducing distress and panic, and improving functioning across work, home, and social life.

See: https://www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/07/study-shows-more-support-needed-for-police-mental-health

Psychological Support for Police Applicants
Psychological services are provided as either an independent psychological assessment (if requested by the applicant's police organisation) or psychological treatment. These services cannot be combined for the same client.

Psychological services for applicants can include:

• Managing stress and performance anxiety for interviews
• Emotional regulation and coping strategies generally
• Talking through the psychological demands of policing
• Building resilience for training and operational environments
• Managing during Probationary Constable stages

Drawing on experience in clinical psychology and policing environments, Stuart supports people to develop psychological readiness and identify personal strengths relevant to the recruitment and training process.

**Workers’ Compensation & CTP Psychological Services
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Stuart Lokhee is a SIRA-approved psychologist providing assessment and treatment for people with approved Workers Compensation and Motor Accident (CTP) claims.

Services may include:

• Workplace stress and psychological injury
• Trauma and exposure to critical incidents
• Chronic pain and adjustment to injury
• Anxiety, depression and related conditions
• Sleep disturbance and insomnia
• Recovery planning and return-to-work support

Funding
For approved SIRA claims, consultations are generally billed directly to the insurer in accordance with the SIRA Fees Order. Where funding has been approved, there are typically no out-of-pocket costs for psychological treatment. Please confirm your claim approval and available treatment funding with your insurer.

If our wait times do not meet your needs, we are happy to provide information about other SIRA-approved psychologists who may have earlier availability.

https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/information-search/health-care-providers

https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/information-search/health-care-providers