ARITY DIckerson

Pronouns: She/her

Psychologist & Relationship Counsellor

Working hours:
Telehealth/phone only: Monday to Wednesday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Fee:

Individual sessions: $260. Medicare rebates available: $163.35 out of pocket fee.

Relationship sessions: $320 (no Medicare rebate available).

BOOK APPOINTMENT

Arity is compassionate and curious, and brings an understanding that our responses are shaped and amplified by our environments. She is nonjudgmental, knowing that even negative patterns are often adaptive and necessary, but that clients should be supported in their journeys to heal and thrive. 

In private practice and government work, Arity has worked with individuals, partnerships and groups. She has experience with neurodivergent clients, as well as clients with complex mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, and personality disorders. 

She has experience with relationship counselling, working from an attachment standpoint whilst knowing that nontraditional relationship structures often don’t fit the mould of traditional therapy. She is sex and sex-worker positive, kink-affirming, LGBTQIA+ informed, and supportive of polyamory and other non-monogamous relationship structures. She views sex, intimacy and safe attachment as a core component of successful relationships, no matter what form they take. 

Arity has lived in the United States, Canada, and Australia and enjoys exploring the wonderful new communities in which she lives and travels. In her spare time, she enjoys trivia, theatre, all things fantasy, and spoiling her ragdoll cat Winston.

TREATMENT OFFERED

Please use the drop down arrows to view Arity’s areas of treatment and support:

    • Sexual pain (vulvodynia, vaginismus)

    • Sexual anxiety

    • Pornography addiction

    • Desire difficulties

    • Premature ejaculation

    • Erectile Dysfunction

    • Orgasm/pleasure

    • Navigating differences in libido

    • STI diagnosis

    • LGBTIQ + support

    • Kink-specific support

    • Poly, non-monogamy specific support

    • Sex work support

    • Sexual education

    • Sexual addiction

    • Conflict in a relationship

    • Communication issues

    • Navigating sexual health issues in relationship

    • Exploring sexuality, kink and non traditional relationship structures

    • Feelings of disconnection in relationship

    • Uncertainty about the future of relationship

    • Navigating separation

    • Trust issues

    • Infidelity

    • Support coping with external pressures

    • Learning how to support a partner who is/has experience mental health issues, trauma or abuse

    • Intimate partner violence/Domestic violence

    • Pre and post pregnancy support

    • Becoming parents

    • Anxiety

    • Depression

    • Stress

    • Work-related stress

    • Grief and loss

    • Sleep/wake disorders

    • Adjustment Disorder

    • Substance use

    • OCD

    • Bipolar

    • Borderline Personality disorder

    • Narcissistic Personality Disorder

    • Body image issues

    • Neurodivergence (ADHD and Autism support, not diagnostic assessments)

    • Pregnancy related -mood issues and adjustment

    • Schizophrenia & psychotic symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, depersonalisation, derealisation). Please note: As SHIPS is a sexual health psychology service, we are not able to provide treatment if these symptoms are the main focus/require active treatment management.

    Does not treat:

    • Eating disorders

    • PTSD

    • Childhood sexual trauma

    • Adult sexual trauma

    • Long term/complex trauma

    • Recent trauma

    • Relational/attachment trauma

    • Gender questioning support

    • WPATH Assessments (Gender-affirming reports) *Before making an appointment for a WPATH assessment, please contact us for important information about our process & pricing.

    • Consent violation/ perpetration (not associated with current legal proceedings)

MODALITIES

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • CBT

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  • Mindfulness

  • Emotion Focused

  • Schema Therapy

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

TYPES OF THERAPY

  • Individual

  • Relationship
    Relationship sessions cannot be booked online, please contact intake@shipspsychology.com.au

  • Adults (18+)

QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Registered Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

  • Master of Professional Psychology

  • Graduate Diploma in Psychology with Distinction

  • Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)