Dr Stephen Tang
Clinical psychologist &
Psychodynamic psychotherapist
Psychological therapy and assessment with intelligence, curiosity and understanding.Online video consultations across Australia or face-to-face in Canberra.
Psychotherapy
Stephen's approach to psychotherapy is grounded in curiosity and deep understanding, balanced with playfulness and respect.Stephen offers psychotherapy for adults and young adults. He primarily practises from a relational psychodynamic approach to therapy, particularly intersubjective self psychology (ISP).This means that for Stephen, the aim of psychotherapy is to help his patients grow in vitality, self-cohesion, hope and connection through an empathic and generative therapeutic relationship.As an integrative and culturally-aware psychotherapist, Stephen also draws a range of evidence-supported therapeutic approaches tailored to each each person's preferences and values.
Therapeutic Assessment
Stephen also offers therapeutic assessment (TA) consultations.TA involves collaboratively selecting and using a tailored selection of psychological assessments and instruments to provide clients with greater insight and understanding into specific questions and concerns. These questions might relate to aspects of personality, mental health, relationships, cognitive style and performance, decision-making — or really anything else that is relevant and personally significant.TA is an empowering approach to psychological assessment (which is very different to how assessments are usually done) inviting clients onto the 'observation deck' of their lives and to explore new possibilities. Through this process of collaborative discovery and understanding, TA can be a meaningful part of a short-term approach to treatment.Alternatively, TA can be initiated from a referral by another therapist to provide insights to guide an existing course of therapy. TA can also be very beneficial for clients seeking a unique way to understand themselves in an executive/ leadership development context.
Please note that Stephen does not conduct psychological assessments outside of a direct therapeutic context. This includes court reports or reports for insurance, compensation, educational or forensic purposes.
About Stephen
Stephen is a Canberra-born clinical psychologist with an innate optimism for people and the potential of psychological therapy. grounded in depth of expertise and experience.Stephen has a PhD (Clinical Psychology) and a Master of Laws (Legal Practice) from the Australian National University (ANU). He is a Clinical Psychologist and Board-Approved Supervisor registered with the Psychology Board of Australia.In addition to his practice as a psychologist, Stephen has more than a decade of real-world experience working in the public, private and community sectors as a policy advisor, lawyer, researcher, consultant and academic.He has recently convened and taught an honours-level course on evidence-based psychological assessment and therapy at the ANU Research School of Psychology. Stephen was previously a lecturer at the ANU College of Law, where he was involved in more than a decade of internationally-recognised research and advocacy about mental health and wellbeing in the law.Stephen is an active member of local and international professional psychology and psychotherapy organisations and societies, including:
Member, Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Member, APS Psychoanalytically-Oriented Psychology Interest Group (POPIG)
Member and Level 1 Certified Professional, Therapeutic Assessment Institute (TAI)
Member, International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology (IAPSP)
International Affiliate, American Psychological Association (APA)
Member, Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN)
Member, Canberra and Region Self Psychology Community
Fees and Rebates
Fees will depend on your individual circumstances and the kind of therapy or assessment that you have agreed with Stephen.A Medicare rebate of $141.85 per session may be available with a Mental Health Treatment Plan from your GP, reducing your out of pocket costs.Private health insurance rebates may apply where a Medicare rebate is not claimed or where you have used up your Medicare sessions.In the interests of ensuring equitable access to psychological therapy, bulk-billing may apply to some sessions in exceptional circumstances.Please contact Stephen if you have any further questions about fees and rebates.
Get in touch
Consultations are available face-to-face in Canberra City or via secure online video session.Contact Stephen to enquire about an initial consultation or if you have any questions.Please note that Stephen currently has a waiting list of several months for initial appointments. If telehealth sessions are suitable for you, Stephen's Melbourne-based colleagues at Good Psychology currently have availability.
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