Ian Macdonald

Ian Macdonald

Accredited Mental Health & Clinical Social Worker

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Social Work
  
• Graduate Certificate Mental Health and Neuroscience
  
• Accreditation as a Mental Health Social Worker (AASW)
  
• Accreditation as a Clinical Social Worker (AASW)
• Member of the International Association of Applied Neuroscience

Ian has been practicing since 2004 and is accredited as both a mental health and clinical social worker through the Australian Association of Social Workers. Ian has experience working with adolescents and adults in the form of individuals, couples, and/or families in both the government and community sectors. Ian has clinical and non-clinical experience in adolescent and adult counselling, youth work, hospital and health care, family therapy, and former defence force experience.

Ian does not have a “one size fits all approach” with his clients but practices from the perspective that most people have an inner expertise waiting to be unlocked through therapeutic engagement. Ian has a particular interest in trauma-informed practices and neurobiological psychoeducation. Ian has a down-to-earth approach with his clients, tailors his therapeutic style to suit each individual, and is passionate about ensuring every opportunity is provided for his clients to experience meaningful change. Some of the approaches Ian may use include, but are not limited to, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Attachment Theory Approaches, and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety and stress
• Trauma and PTSD
• Depression
• Personal development
• Self-esteem issues
  

Approach to Therapy

• Systems & Relationships
  
• Attachment Psychotherapy
  
• Psychoeducation
  
• Neurobiological approaches
  
• Insight orientation
  
• Cognitive behavioural therapy
  
• Interpersonal therapy
  

Clinic Location

Nundah