About Psychology Melbourne

Psychology Melbourne was founded by our director and principal psychologist, Jill Wright, MAPS, AAFT, AICD in 2007 and has evolved from a small clinical practice to a national organisation working with 30+ psychologists servicing individuals, organisations and corporate clients. 

Psychology Melbourne is committed to helping people improve their mental health and wellbeing, assisting them through personal, work and relationship difficulties and introducing them to strategies that may support positive change and improve quality of life. It also works with organisations to help them create psychologically healthy workplaces. We provide Employee Assistance Programs with the goal of supporting employee wellbeing, which in turn can positively influence workplace engagement.

Jill has been elected twice as General Director to the Board of Australian Psychological Society, a leading professional association for psychologists in Australia. She established and over more than a decade supervised the APS's Melbourne Branch Study Group Network, which fostered the professional development of psychologists, keeping them up to date with advances in the practice of psychology.

Psychology Melbourne provides a variety of psychological services including individual, couple and family counselling, psychological testing and short courses and workshops.

We maintain a rigorous professional discipline and constantly strive to contribute to improving  standards of practice in psychology, in line with the code of ethics and registered with AHPRA as healthcare practitioners.

Confidentiality at Psychology Melbourne

As part of providing counselling at Psychology Melbourne your psychologist will need to collect and record personal information from you that is relevant to your current situation. This information is gathered as part of your assessment, diagnosis and treatment and is kept highly confidential. The information is retained in order to document what happens during sessions, and enables our psychologists to provide a relevant and informed clinical service.

You may access the material recorded in your file upon request, subject to the exceptions in National Privacy Principle 6.

All personal information gathered by our psychologists will remain confidential and secure except when:

• It is subpoenaed by a court, or
• Failure to disclose information would place you or another person at risk, or
• Your prior approval has been obtained to:
  • Provide a written report to another professional agency e.g. a General Practitioner or a lawyer, or
  • Discuss the material with another person, e.g., a parent or employer.

How Psychology Melbourne will work for you

At Psychology Melbourne, we aim to support clients in making progress in their therapy and working toward their personal goals.

Research indicates that the therapeutic relationship plays an important role in the success of counselling. Therapy is an intimate experience, and studies suggest that early difficulties in the process may impact client engagement. When these challenges are identified and addressed early, outcomes often improv.

 Our psychologists are encouraged to reflect on the therapeutic relationship and address concerns early in the process. We offer internal professional development in this area as part of our commitment to high standards of care.

At Psychology Melbourne, we don't simply assign clients to the first available psychologist. Instead we offer initial matching session to increase the likelihood of a good fit and strong therapeutic relationship.

We follow this up by regularly tracking satisfaction, moving quickly to resolve any problems. Clients regularly report high levels of satisfaction with our service, which reflects the importance we place on ongoing feedback and responsiveness.

For further information or to make an appointment, email us or phone our friendly reception team on 1300 161 639.