Wellbeing is more than the absence of symptoms. We start with the whole person — your history, your relationships, the context you live in — not a diagnosis on a page. The aim isn’t only to feel less of the bad; it’s to move toward a life that feels more like yours.
Think of it like a river. Most of us carry logs that block the flow — old patterns, painful experiences, ways of coping that once helped and now get in the way. Therapy is the work of shifting the logs you can move, learning to navigate the ones you can’t, and reconnecting with momentum that was already there. Much of what you need is already in you; the work is helping you reach it.
Care here is collaborative and grounded in evidence. We work together, check how you’re tracking with real feedback, and adjust as we go.
How we work
We draw on several evidence-based approaches and tailor them to you rather than fitting you to a method:
- EMDR — resolving trauma and distressing memories
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) — making room for difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward what matters
- Schema Therapy — understanding and shifting long-standing patterns formed early in life
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) — practical skills for managing intense emotions
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) — working with the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviour
- Mindfulness & meditation — steadier attention and less struggle with the inner weather
What we commonly work with
People come to us with a wide range of concerns, including:
Anxiety · Depression · Trauma & PTSD · Grief · Relationship difficulties · Stress & burnout · Life transitions · Self-esteem & identity · Chronic pain · Military & veteran mental health (Open Arms provider)
In person or online
Sessions are available in person in Wollongong or by secure video (telehealth) anywhere in Australia. Online sessions attract the same Medicare rebates as in-person appointments, so you can work with a Wollongong psychologist from anywhere in the country.
Supervision & consultation
As a Board-approved supervisor and EMDRAA Accredited Practitioner, Dr Atanas Janackovski also provides clinical supervision and EMDR consultation to other practitioners — provisional psychologists, registrars, and generally registered psychologists. Learn more about supervision →
Fees & funding
Standard sessions attract a Medicare rebate with a valid GP Mental Health Treatment Plan, and we work with DVA, NDIS, and Open Arms. See full fees & rebates →
Funding: Medicare · DVA · NDIS · Open Arms · Private fee-for-service
Your psychologist
Dr Atanas Janackovski is a Clinical Psychologist and Board-approved supervisor with more than 20 years across counselling, case work, and service management. He works with adults, integrating cognitive, behavioural, acceptance, and mindfulness-based approaches, and is also a registered yoga and meditation teacher. More about Atanas →
Still deciding if it’s the right fit? The common questions page covers referrals, rebates, online sessions, and what a first appointment looks like.