Daniela Ho Tan – Clinical Psychologist

B. Psych (Hons), MPsych (Clin)

Hi I’m Daniela (Dani) and I am a clinical psychologist. I have been blessed to work for over 10 years in the field and am very passionate about helping people develop a more profound understanding of their life experiences. I was originally trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) but the majority of my work is now in Schema Therapy and I am an ISST Advanced Accredited Schema Therapist (Individual). Additionally, I have completed training in the following modalities: Maudesley Family Based Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Attachment Based Therapy, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, and Gottman Therapy.

I recognise that not “one size fits all” so it is important to me to create a very safe, non-judgemental space for my clients and give them the opportunity to see whether I am a good fit. I like to work collaboratively and think it is extremely important from the onset to make sure that my approach and plan meets my client’s needs. My belief is that you are the “expert on you” and where I come in is that I provide you with the skills and tools to enhance your understanding of your personal experiences and to help you break any unhelpful cycles and to get “unstuck” from challenges.

I have experience in both the public and private sector with my main areas of interest being complex trauma, cultural challenges, attachment and relationships, anxiety, depression, emotion dysregulation, adjustment to parenthood and career transitions. I am also passionate about supporting health professionals’ mental health especially in reducing any stigma associated with help seeking (after all the carer also deserves to be cared for).

Currently I am not taking on clients as I am on a sabbatical from 1 July 2024 whilst I complete my full-time PhD exploring the cross cultural application of schema therapy for Asian populations.