Oscar Lopez Psycology in Dandenong
Oscar Lopez is a psychologist located in Melbournes South Eastern District of Dandenong who helps people with a range of problems and difficulties including anxiety, depression; grief and loss, stress, post-traumatic stress disorder; panic attacks; Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD), phobias, shyness, anger, and relationship difficulties.
Dr Oscar Lopes uses many different therapeutical techniques such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotional Focus Therapy, ACT and Hypnosis. He uses a client-centred approach, which focuses on each client’s individual needs. A bilingual psychologist speaking English and Spanish works with men, women, couples, adolescents, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in a professional, non-judgemental and sensitive manner.
Councelling Services Include:
Anxiety:
the fear that something very wrong will happen accompanied by somatic symptoms of tension.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder:
symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and avoidance after exposure to or the witnessing of a life threatening event.
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)
This is characterised by spontaneous intrusive thoughts and a compulsion to perform irrational, time consuming behaviours.
Phobias
irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation causing compelling desire to avoid.
Panic Attacks
Sudden intense apprehension, fearfulness, or terror, often associated with feelings of forthcoming disaster.
Anger management
anger is a normal feeling caused by frustration. It is a survival mechanism that helps to boost physical and emotional energy. However it is a problem when it happens too often, is too intense, last too long, leads to aggression, or when it disrupts relationships. Therapy helps individuals to manage anger more effectively.
Shyness
individual discomfort in interpersonal or social situations.
Grief and loss
It is the sadness, loneliness that accompanies the loss of someone or something very meaningful to us.
Hypnosis can assist in the following among other things:
anxiety
increase self-esteem
- weight loss
- stress
to break unwanted habits such as:
- nail biting
- smoking
- and more
Oscar Lopez Pschologist is registered with major health insurers, Medicare, WorkCover, and TAC .
