ABOUT PSYCHOLOGIST, CHELSEA HUDDLE

Chelsea is a warm, caring and compassionate psychologist whose clinical practice is guided by establishing a collaborative and dedicated approach to the achievement of positive change.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Psychological Science
• Graduate Diploma of Psychology
• Master of Professional Psychology
• Master of Professional Psychology Practice

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

• AHPRA Registration Number: PSY0002103362
• Member of the Australian Psychological Society

Chelsea as a practicing psychologist is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). As psychologists in clinical practice, Chelsea adheres to the professional codes of the Australian Psychological Society and Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria.

Therapeutic Approach

Chelsea first seeks to establish forthright communication and trust with her clients in order to focus on building a strong therapeutic relationship.

Chelsea is dedicated to the achievement of positive change for clients and the wider community, through accurate assessment, effective evidence-based treatment and collaborate engagement. Chelsea emphasises the importance of communicating with third parties including parents, teachers and other allied health professionals, to ensure her client is best positioned to achieve their therapeutic goals.

Experience and Interests

Chelsea is experienced in working with adults, children, adolescents, and their families within public and private settings. These settings have included schools, private practice and Government-run employment services.

Chelsea’s areas of expertise:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• School or work-related stress management
• Family difficulties
• Individual relationships issues
• Adjustment difficulties
• Significant life changes
• Low self-esteem
• Workplace-related assertiveness training
• Communication skills training
• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Executive function difficulties
• Eating disorders
• Body image
• Sleep difficulties
• Alcohol and other substances

Chelsea has a special interest in supporting her clients to navigate university or career pathways. This often involves assertiveness skills training and learning effective communication strategies to achieve goals and restore balance in life.

Chelsea’s postgraduate research investigated the impact of body image on overall well-being for individuals up to 18 years of age.

Therapies

Chelsea works collaboratively with her clients to explore their therapeutic goals early on in therapy, adopting a client-centered approach to meet the clients’ identified goals and needs. Chelsea’s practice is informed by a range of evidence-based approaches, in particular drawing from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) and Mindfulness Meditation to achieve positive results for her clients.

Chelsea more recently has completed the Family Based Therapy (FBT) Approach for Eating Disorders, as part of becoming a Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician.

Personal Interests

Chelsea loves to spend time with her miniature dachshund Murphy and enjoys weekends away down the beach with family and friends. Chelsea is a big foodie and often spends time at markets and local food stores shopping for local treats to make platters.

Personal Strengths and Passions

Chelsea is known to colleagues and clients for her patience and empathy. Chelsea strives to de-stigmatize mental health and to make it a more natural part of everyone’s day to day conversations. With this, Chelsea is a valuable member of the team at Positive Wellbeing Psychology, delivering online psychology at our Melbourne psychology clinic. Chelsea enjoys investing time and energy into providing psychological support to empower her clients to be their best selves and break down possible stereotypes.