Sometimes life can be difficult to navigate.

Qualifications

Registered Clinical Psychologist

Member Australian Psychological Association (MAPS)

Fellow of the College of Clinical Psychology (FCCLP)

Master of Clinical Psychology

(The University of Queensland)

Bachelor of Psychology with 1st Class Honours

(Griffith University)

David has worked in a range of mental health and physical health settings, including: inpatient acute psychiatric and psychiatric residential, acute medical health psychology, community mental health case management, and private practice as a registered clinical psychologist. David also spent eight years with Lifeline across counselling, supervision, and training roles. David is experienced in working psychotherapeutically in the areas of:

Complex adult mental health presentations
Schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder
Adjustment to physical/medical health issues
Persistent pain
Trauma and complex trauma
Mood and anxiety disorders
Phobias
Obsessions and/or compulsions
Grief and loss
Adult autism spectrum disorder
Psychological assessment and report writing
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)

Brief or ongoing psychological services to provide assistance around the functional impact of complex mental health presentations and comorbidities.
Assessment and training to improve understanding and to better manage behaviour that is unsafe or unhelpful and/or restricting participation in daily life.
Assessment and conceptualisation to assist clients and their support network to better understand and manage psychological and psychiatric underpinnings affecting functional capacity.
Cost-effective therapeutic and/or capacity-building support delivered sensitivity within an evidence-based framework that is trauma-informed, dynamic, and holistic.
Provision of comprehensive reports, where appropriate:
- to assist with plan reviews,
- and to clinically support NDIS decision-makers around client’s support and funding needs.

Therapeutic Modalities

Schema Therapy

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Interpersonal Therapy

Mindfulness

Acceptance Commitment Therapy

Dialectical behaviour therapy

Get to know David

David grew up in a military family and his early life was full of constant change, new homes, new schools, and new friends. David completed an apprenticeship as a toolmaker and then worked for several years as a marine mechanic.

Since childhood David felt a strong desire to help people. David was in his thirties and a sole parent to three active boys when he seized the opportunity to work as a volunteer counsellor at Lifeline. The Lifeline experience inspired him to return to study psychology as a mature-aged student. David draws from decades of rich life experience.

David cherishes spending time in nature, reading, enjoying good coffee and a chat.

Mental health struggles are mostly invisible, and the visible parts are rarely consistent with the internal struggle.
I am humbled and privileged to accompany clients on a journey through private perceptions, memories, thoughts, beliefs, hopes, dreams, and fears while we work together on building understanding, resilience, and resourcefulness in the private storm of their internal lives.

David Hennessy Clinical Psychologist

Fees & Rebates

NDIS

With a Mental Health Plan from your GP.

Out of pocket cost per session = $81.14
With a GP Mental Health Treatment Plan referral, the Medicare rebate for a consultation with a clinically endorsed psychologist
= $141.85 (We can process the rebate at time of consultation)
Fee per session = $222.99
$222.99 - $141.85 = $81.14 gap fee.

Telehealth

Private Health

Contact Us

Gold Coast & Tweed

13 11 14 for Lifeline

1300 642 255 for The Acute Care Team (1300 MH CALL)

or attend your nearest hospital

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