Kate Swann

I’m a Melbourne psychologist, author, and speaker. I run a busy psychology practice in Hawthorn East, working with adults and teens struggling with anxiety, depression, or trauma. I particularly love working with clients who have a history of childhood trauma, who feel 'lost', or who have struggled in a relationship with a narcissist.

I describe my work as: “navigation through stormy waters”. I’ve made it a rule to laugh every day, and to administer regular therapeutic doses of chocolate.

I’ve written two books:
Do You Really Want to Lose Weight is for overweight people caught on the diet treadmill. In it I describe how understanding the emotions that cause over-eating is a powerful way to changing your thinking and behaviour around food.

The Ultimate Guide to Training Overweight Clients is for personal trainers and the fitness industry and addresses how to really connect with clients to improve exercise adherence and ultimately help them lose weight.

I consult to the fitness industry on client retention and working with weight loss from a psychological perspective.

And I also love connecting through writing on my blog (www.pscounselling.com.au/blog). I’m an embarrassingly early riser, and I spend the first hour or so of most mornings writing with a pot of tea (Orange Pekoe) on one side, and my loyal mastiff (geriatric Golden Retriever) on the other.

I appreciate being asked to speak at events and to groups.

I love meeting people and hearing their stories, so please feel free to swing by and say hi.