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Wendy Bigaignon-Jacobs

Psychologist and Art Therapist

Children, adolescents and adults recovering from traumatic or stressful life events, using trauma focused CBT and art therapy.

Wendy is a psychologist and qualified Art Therapist who has been working with individuals and groups in private practice, local government and mental health services for several years. She is a fully registered psychologist and has completed a Masters degree in Art Therapy. Wendy is trained in various modalities, but primarily focuses on CBT (trauma focused) and Art Therapy.

Wendy facilitates safe, client-focused sessions where evidence-based interventions are utilised to assist clients to recover from traumatic/stressful life events. Clients range from children, adolescents and adults who may have been a victim of a crime, experienced depression, anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), sexual abuse, domestic violence, personality disorders, anger management, school refusal, grief and loss, substance abuse, bullying, homelessness and/or have an intellectual disability.

Wendy is a medicare service provider, which means clients who are referred from their GP (with a mental health care plan) are eligible for up to 10 or 20 medicare-rebated sessions (in a calendar year). Wendy is also a service provider for Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal (VOCAT), Transport Accident Commission (TAC), Worksafe and Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA).

Wendy practises at Melbourne Health Rooms, 181 Centre Road, Bentleigh.