About Sophie
Sophie Dunstone is an experienced clinical psychologist who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress and mood concerns. She combines practical therapy methods with calm, direct guidance to help people feel steadier in daily life. She trained in Adelaide and holds a Masters in Psychology (Clinical).
Over two decades she has worked in public mental health services and in independent practice across several cities. That breadth of experience shapes how she tailors work to each person’s situation.
Background and approach
Sophie uses clear, evidence-informed approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques, dialectical behaviour strategies and trauma-focused methods. Sessions typically focus on understanding patterns, building coping skills and trying small changes that make a difference day to day. Parents and people facing pregnancy, childbirth or the postpartum period are within her areas of focus, alongside grief, eating concerns, obsessive-compulsive difficulties and panic.
Sophie pays attention to body image, guilt and shame, and family of origin issues when they affect current wellbeing. Her manner is straightforward and collaborative. She helps people set practical goals and work at a manageable pace.
Sophie draws on 20 years of clinical experience and her registrations with the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and AHPRA to inform sensible, individualised plans.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Client-centred work means the therapist listens closely and follows the person’s lead, helping them set goals and priorities for therapy. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and practising specific strategies to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and clearer communication, useful for intense moods and self-harm urges.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Sophie will discuss different options and adapt methods based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences. Together they decide what to try first and revisit the plan as progress is made.
Online work offers flexibility and different ways to connect. Video calls let people meet face to face for skill teaching and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or use less internet bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins, step-by-step skill coaching and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting around life commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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