Dr Zoe Gibbs

Senior Clinical Psychologist

About

Zoe is a registered Senior Clinical psychologist and a Board-Approved Clinical Supervisor.  She completed her training at Monash University, and has extensive experience in the public and private sectors in Australia, Canada and the UK.

Zoe has a warm, dialectic and collaborative therapeutic approach. She is passionate about providing evidence-based treatment to help clients develop the skills and knowledge to be able to manage distress, and overcome difficult patterns in order to build the life they want.  

Zoe particularly enjoys working with adolescents and adults who have difficulties with regulating emotions. These include problems with anxiety and mood disorders, emotional dysregulation, behavioural difficulties, trauma-related disorders, and relationship difficulties. Zoe has a particular interest working with couples and family relationships.

Zoe has advanced training and extensive experience working with individuals with trauma and emotion regulation difficulties. She has completed intensive training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). She is also experienced in using DBT with both families and individuals for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and complex trauma.

Therapeutic Approaches

In working with her clients, Zoe primarily utilises the following evidence-based treatment approaches:

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

• Compassion Focused Therapy

• Sensorimotor Therapy

Publications

Zoe has authored a number of journal articles. You can see a list of her publications here.

• Doctor of Clinical Psychology (Child, Adolescent and Family specialisation)

• Bachelor of Arts/Science (Honours) in Psychology