Lesley Denmeade

Pronouns: She/her

Clinical Psychologist

Working hours:
Fitzroy clinic: Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Fee: $300

Medicare rebates available: $158.15 out of pocket fee.

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Lesley is a sex positive and LBTIQA+ inclusive psychologist with experience working with clients from a wide range of diverse backgrounds, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities. She believes that it is through connection and vulnerability within the self and with others that we can achieve long term transformational change. With this is mind she is passionate about supporting her clients through building a safe and secure therapeutic space where expression, vulnerability and connectedness is nurtured and encouraged. Lesley aims to form strong therapeutic relationships with each client which are underpinned by authenticity, empathy, and openness.

Lesley has experience working in several clinical psychology settings and with varied and complex mental health presentations including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma-related disorders, dissociative disorders, eating disorders and personality disorders. Lesley draws on a number of therapeutic modalities and approaches in order to tailor her treatment to the needs of her clients. Some of these approaches include psychodynamic psychotherapy (PDT), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) and schema therapy (ST).

Lesley holds a special interest in working in the relationship and attachment space. She works with clients to understand how their early experiences and relational or familial dynamics have shaped how they relate to themselves and others in adulthood. She works to help clients gain and use psychological insight to promote self-compassion, process past experiences and trauma, and shift maladaptive patterns.

TREATMENT OFFERED

Please use the drop down arrows to view Lesley’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

    • Adjustment Disorder

    • OCD

    • Body image issues

    • Narcissistic Personality Disorder Anxiety

    • Borderline Personality disorder

    • Body image issues

    • Pregnancy related -mood issues and adjustment

    Does not treat:

    • Sleep/wake disorders

    • Substance use

    • Bipolar

    • Schizophrenia & psychotic symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, depersonalisation, derealisation)

    • Eating disorders

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

    • PTSD

    • Childhood sexual trauma

    • Adult sexual trauma

    • Long term/complex trauma

    • Recent trauma

    • Relational/attachment trauma

    • Gender questioning support

    Doesn’t provide:

    • Gender Reports

MODALITIES

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • CBT

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  • Mindfulness

  • Emotion Focused

  • Schema Therapy

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

  • Self Compassion

  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

TYPES OF THERAPY

  • Individual

  • Adults (18+)

QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

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

  • Clinical registrar

  • Master of Clinical Psychology

  • Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

  • Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)