Flannel Psychology provides professional psychological services focused on helping clients understand their challenges and develop tools to manage them effectively. Every session is guided by research, clinical expertise and respect for each individual’s experiences.
Individual therapy helps adults manage psychological distress, improve self-awareness and strengthen coping skills. It provides a structured space to discuss concerns, identify unhelpful patterns and create practical strategies for change.
Therapy can assist with:
Sessions are tailored to the client’s needs and may use:
Each session aims to improve daily functioning, resilience and overall mental wellbeing.
Women often experience changes in mental health across different phases of life. Flannel Psychology provides therapy designed to support women through these transitions with practical strategies and emotional understanding.
Areas of focus include:
Therapy helps women recognise their strengths, manage emotions, and improve their sense of self during periods of change. Each session is confidential, respectful, and guided by evidence-based care.
Couples therapy provides a supportive environment for partners to address challenges, improve communication, and rebuild connection. Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused, helping couples manage differences constructively.
Areas addressed include:
Therapy helps couples identify unhelpful interaction patterns and develop new ways to respond to one another with empathy and clarity. Deepika’s approach draws from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Marital Therapy principles, integrating her research background and clinical experience.
Dr.Deepika provides one to one supervision for provisionally registered psychologists who are on the 5+1 or 3 month transition pathway / psychologists on the registrar program / psychologists wanting to continue to develop their clinical skills as a routine practice. Her approach to supervision is collaborative and allows for self reflection together with clinical skills completency building. Her theoretical formulations and practice are informed by approaches like cognitive behavior therapy, schema therapy, emotionally focused therapy and internal family systems. Areas addressed include:
Tailor made workshops to support unique needs of a group of participants which can be within a community based setting or workplace. Dr.Deepika brings over a decade of experience in delivering talks, keynote speeches and facilitating group workshops. Some of the suggested themes are shared below.
All services at Flannel Psychology are provided within a trauma-informed and culturally sensitive framework. This means each client’s personal, cultural and social context is respected and understood.
Deepika’s experience working internationally allows her to assist clients adjusting to new environments or navigating cross-cultural relationships and workplace expectations.
Flannel Psychology offers Telehealth sessions for clients who prefer the convenience of therapy from their home or workplace. These sessions use a secure, confidential platform and are structured in the same way as in-person appointments.
Telehealth is suitable for clients living in regional or remote areas or for those balancing busy professional or family commitments.
Choose your preferred time through the Halaxy portal.
Discuss with your GP if you are eligible for a Mental Health Care Plan. A valid referral can make you eligible for Medicare rebates for upto 10 sessions per calendar year. You can also attend a session without a referral if you are not claiming rebates under a Mental Health Care Plan or are not eligible for Medicare.
Discuss your goals, history and expectations.
Sessions are reviewed regularly to ensure they remain aligned with your goals.
All sessions are 50 minutes long, with flexibility for ongoing review and feedback.
