About
About Allied Psychology
Allied Psychology was founded to bring together evidence-based therapies with real-world experience in health/injury management and occupational rehabilitation. We take a genuinely holistic view of mental wellbeing that integrates physical health, lifestyle, relationships and social connection into every formulation. At Allied Psychology, we believe recovery, change and growth happen best with an ally on your side.
Psychological services
Our principal psychologist, Soseh Demirian, is AHPRA registered with a Masters of Organisational Psychology and over 10 years of therapeutic experience in private practice. Level 1 trained in the Gottman Method, a leading research-based approach to couples therapy.
Experience from the financial sector
Over a decade in the welfare and finance industries are the foundation for the money coaching practice, bridging psychological and financial literacy.
15+ years in occupational rehabilitation
Experience across Centrelink DSP assessments, Workers Compensation, and Life Insurance providing career counselling, vocational assessments and redirection, recovery and return to work support programs following an illness and injury
Therapeutic approach
Sessions draw on evidence based therapeutic modalities based on clinical presentation and goals of therapy. These may include:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Coaching and Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Goal Setting, Gottman-informed Relationship Counselling, Grief and Support Counselling, Holistic Health Integration, Interpersonal Therapy, Mindfulness and Relaxation Techniques, Positive Psychology, Self-Efficacy Framework, Solution-focused Therapy, and Sports Psychology.
Progress is tracked using validated psychometric assessments, giving both you and your clinician an objective view of change over time, alongside what you notice in day-to-day life.