“Our life is what our thoughts make it”
Marcus Aurelius (Meditations)
DR. SHARMILA BETTS
Sharmila is a Clinical Psychologist with 37 years’ experience in working with children, adolescents, families, couples and adults. She has provided consultations to executives and professionals in many sectors who are working in highly demanding work environments. Sharmila has worked in both the private and public sectors.
Currently, Sharmila is only accepting new referrals for individual adults.
The practice is located in Macquarie St, Sydney.
Sharmila holds Master of Psychology and Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) degrees from The University of Sydney. She has been a Member of the College of Clinical Psychologists, Australian Psychological Society, since its inception; Member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association and the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy. Sharmila has been a registered Psychologist in NSW since the commencement of registration in 1991. Sharmila is registered with The Psychology Board of Australia (which has replaced the NSW Board) and has specialist endorsement in Clinical Psychology. She regularly provides supervision to clinical psychologists. Sharmila has given lectures and workshops to medical, educational and child-care communities, as well as psychologists and clinical psychologists.
Therapy Approach
Sharmila uses evidence-based techniques to help you to overcome problematic thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Sharmila’s interventions are drawn from her initial post-graduate training and ongoing professional development in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) combined with a developmental, attachment-based assessment and therapeutic model. Understanding the way in which your thoughts, feelings and behaviours have developed since childhood, is essential to understanding psychological issues Sharmila deals with in adults.