Carlton Psychologist
A Melbourne clinical psychologist for deeper emotional and relational change
You may appear to be managing life well on the outside, yet still feel caught in emotional or relational patterns that are difficult to shift.
Perhaps you experience anxiety, emotional overwhelm, self-criticism, relationship difficulties, burnout, or a persistent sense that something deeper remains unresolved.
Finding the right psychologist is not always about finding someone who can simply help you manage a particular symptom. Sometimes you want a space to understand why certain difficulties keep returning — and to work towards change that feels more lasting.
I’m Dr Damon Mitchell, a clinical psychologist with over 16 years of experience working with adults. I offer a calm, thoughtful and emotionally attuned space in Carlton for people seeking to understand themselves more deeply and create meaningful change.
Therapy that looks beneath the surface
Many emotional difficulties make sense when understood as adaptations. Patterns such as perfectionism, people-pleasing, withdrawing, striving, or keeping everything under control can develop for good reasons.
For some people, emotional life can instead feel overwhelming, chaotic, conflicted, or difficult to make sense of.
Either way, patterns that once helped you cope can eventually become limiting — affecting how you experience yourself, your emotions and your relationships.
Therapy can provide an opportunity to understand these patterns with greater clarity and compassion, while gradually developing new ways of feeling, responding and relating.
Areas I work with
I work with adults experiencing a range of emotional and relational difficulties, including:
Anxiety and emotional overwhelm
Depression and low mood
PTSD and trauma
Eating disorders
Burnout and emotional exhaustion
Perfectionism and self-criticism
Relationship and attachment difficulties
Emotional disconnection and shutdown
Long-standing emotional patterns
Difficulties with self-worth and identity
You don't need to have a particular diagnosis or know exactly what is wrong before beginning therapy. Sometimes it is enough to recognise that the way you've been managing things no longer feels sustainable.
Psychodynamic and AEDP therapy in Carlton
My work is grounded in psychodynamic therapy and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP).
Both approaches are interested in what lies beneath the immediate difficulty — including emotional experience, relationships, attachment, protective patterns and earlier experiences that may continue to influence the present.
Therapy is collaborative and paced around you. Rather than simply providing strategies to manage symptoms, we take time to understand what is happening and work with the underlying patterns that keep difficulties going.
A calm and thoughtful therapeutic space
The therapeutic relationship is an important part of the work.
I offer a steady, engaged and non-judgemental space where you can explore experiences that may be difficult to understand or express elsewhere.
There is no expectation that you arrive knowing exactly what you need or how to explain everything.
We begin where you are and gradually develop an understanding of what is happening beneath the surface.
Seeing a psychologist in Carlton
If you're looking for a Carlton psychologist and are seeking therapy that goes beyond managing symptoms, I offer individual psychological therapy for adults in Carlton and online.
The practice is located in Carlton, Melbourne, with appointments available by arrangement.