EILEEN SEAH
PSYCHOLOGY

Eileen is a clinical psychologist with extensive experience in the treatment of anxiety, perfectionism, and related issues. While working as a private practice clinician and research psychologist at the Centre for Emotional Health Clinic from 2007 to 2012, she trained and practiced in the treatment of social anxiety, generalised anxiety, panic, performance anxiety, and specific phobias. Many years working in private practice and at several tertiary counselling services provided her with considerable experience treating adults with unhealthy perfectionism who pursue unrelenting standards while inundated by the fear of failure, resulting in vocationally-related difficulties. Her work at the Emotional Health Clinic provided her with experience working with clients who have social concerns, such as difficulties with one-on-one and group interactions, blushing, performance and public speaking fears; as well as, excessive worry which negatively impacts clients' lives on a daily basis, adding to their distress. She is also skilled in the treatment of diverse emotional and life problems, such as other anxiety disorders, stress, work pressures and burnout, depression, grief and loss, self-esteem issues, and relationships concerns. She is also an LGBTQIA+ affirming, as well as a kink- and poly-friendly therapist. 

 

Eileen believes in offering a warm, confidential, and supportive environment for her clients to discover ways to live a more fulfilled and emotionally healthy life. She tailors therapy to suit you and your needs. She is also highly proficient at using varied therapeutic approaches in an integrated manner, having drawn from her years of experience working in diverse therapy settings; such as research clinics, private practice, universities, in-patient hospital units, and community mental health settings. She has lived and worked across cultural groups in Australia, Asia, and North America. She has experience working with professionals, tertiary students, LGBTQI individuals, people of varied cultural backgrounds, older adults, and people living with HIV. Besides providing supervision to psychologists, she also has experience as a clinical supervisor at several tertiary institutions, such as the clinical psychology training clinics at the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales, the Australian College of Applied Psychology, and Macquarie University's Emotional Health Centre. 

 

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QUALIFICATIONS

After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Hons) from the University at Buffalo in the United States, Eileen worked as a research associate for several years at the University of California, Berkeley. Eileen completed a Master of Clinical Psychology at Macquarie University, and conducted research under the supervision of prominent anxiety specialist, Ronald Rapee. Her master's thesis research examined how cultural differences and social norms can influence treatment of clients with social anxiety, which further informs her clinical work.

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Eileen is currently a Ph.D. candidate, under the supervision of Associate Professor Maree Abbott at the University of Sydney, studying self-compassion and self-concept clarity in multidimensional perfectionism. She aspires for her Ph.D. research to provide herself and other clinicians with more insight into working with people whose lives are negatively impacted by unhealthy perfectionism.

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Eileen has full registration as a clinical psychologist (PSY0001169478) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). She holds memberships with the Australian Psychological Society (APS), the Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA), the Anxiety Practitioners Network (APN), and the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT).

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​HER APPROACH

• Eileen practises in a relaxed, non-clinical manner, which helps clients to feel comfortable and confident in sharing their personal experiences

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• Psychological treatments are provided to clients in a timely and focused manner, and are backed by scientific evidence

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• The therapy approaches are based on well-developed psychological theories with established treatment effectiveness for mental health issues

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• The choice between the approaches offered would depend on the nature of the issue and your own preference for one approach over another

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• The evidence-based therapeutic approaches that Eileen draws on in her clinical practice include:

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

  • Schema Therapy

  • Compassion Focused Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  • Emotion Focused Therapy

  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy

  • EMDR Therapy

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

  • Motivational Interviewing

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• Emotional and life issues that Eileen provides treatment for include:

  • perfectionism

  • anxiety (such as social anxiety, excessive worry, performance anxiety, panic, phobias, exam anxiety, etc)

  • stress

  • burnout

  • fear of failure

  • imposter syndrome

  • procrastination

  • depression

  • grief and loss

  • self-esteem issues

  • relationship concerns

  • complex trauma

  • minority stress, particularly in BIPOC/CALD and LGBTQIA+ communities

  • communication and public speaking fears

  • difficulties maintaining a work/life balance

  • difficulties with time management, setting life goals, and problem-solving