DR JONATHAN TANDOS
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Life brings many challenges, including mental health and relationship difficulties, issues of self and identity, and stages of growth and change.  We are all unique and therefore our pathways to growth and change must be tailored to us. I am a practical, sensitive, dynamic and flexible therapist committed to people's healing and change through therapy, and helping people live more happy and fulfilling lives.

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I am a fully qualified, highly skilled, professionally registered Clinical Psychologist (AHPRA, APS, AusPATH), and have been working as a therapist for 23 years.  The last 19 have been in private practice in Naarm (Melbourne).  I work with adults aged 18+ with depression and mood disorders, anxiety and stress, grief, trauma and PTSD, identity issues, relationship difficulties, neurodiversity and sexual difficulties.

 

I specialise in working with men and masculinity, LGBTQIA+ people, highly sensitive and creative people, in cross-cultural and transpersonal work, and with people seeking authenticity, purpose and meaning in their lives. I am a Clinical Supervisor and welcome enquiries for supervision from fully qualified and registered therapists in the LGBTIQA+ and generalist psychology and psychotherapy areas.
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MAIN THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES

 

I work with the entire individual on a symptom reduction, personality, nervous system and identity level. This involves an emphasis on practical skill development and self management, as well as a depth orientation towards sustained healing and change.

 

My main therapeutic modality is IFS (Internal Family Systems), in addition to psychodynamic psychotherapy, mindfulness, clinical hypnosis, ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), dreamwork, somatic therapies, creative therapy approaches and NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming).  Therapy is tailored to individual clients’ preferences and the approaches that are most productive for their progress.

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Further information about my therapy approaches and orientation is available here:

 

goodtherapy.com.au/jonathan_tandos

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FEES

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My current standard fee is $260 per session with an out of pocket expense of $111 after Clinical Psychologist Medicare rebate for up to 10 sessions per year. However, given the current economic climate I have some reduced fee spots available for as low as $180 ($31 out of pocket) or according to personal affordability for those who require these due to financial circumstances.  Please contact me using the information below to enquire if these are currently available and required by you.

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Please consider my main specialty areas in more detail:

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MEN AND MASCULINITY

 

Many heterosexual men today are caught between outdated views and expectations of what it is to be a man and unclear alternatives, which has led to increasing experiences of marginalisation.

 

Such men were never taught how to experience or process emotion without suppressing it, or expressing it as anger.  Models of being a man can be constrained and rigid, leaving little room for adaptation to modern life.

 

I work with straight men who wish to reclaim feeling, and live with integrity, emotional depth, interpersonal skill, and vitality.  Therapy with me is practical, experiential, goal driven and respectful.  I neither shame masculinity nor overlook harmful behaviour or personal responsibility.

 

In therapy we work on building grounded masculinity, which includes self-awareness, emotional regulation, capacity for intimacy, and strength that is stable and sustained rather than reactive.  Men can then learn to better navigate identity, relationships, fatherhood, career pressure, and community.

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QUEER CLIENTS

 

Throughout my career a primary specialisation of mine has been working with LGBTQIA+ people. This has included working extensively with gay and lesbian people, HIV health, queer and trans identities and development including neurodivergence, working with religious trauma and ex gay clients, providing assessment for gender diverse people for gender affirming surgery, and working with bisexual, pansexual and asexual people, polyamorous people, in kink/BDSM community and with sex workers.

 

I have always maintained a curious, respectful, empathic and compassionate approach to welcoming all individuals in my practice.  For queer and all non-normative identified people I provide a safe environment where they know they are in the right place for growth and personal development.

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Please contact me using the information or contact page below for a free no obligation 10 minute phone consult to discuss working together.

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Sincerest thanks :) 

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Dr Jonathan Tandos

Clinical Psychologist

Melbourne, Victoria

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I acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, traditional custodians of the land upon which I practice. I pay my respects to elders past, present, and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.