Schedule A Call Back From The Body & Mind Team
Book your call-back using the form below and our team can help:
- Match you with a psychologist who can best support your needs
- Provide you with an overview of our fees & service
- Talk you through our program offerings, including complimentary access to the World’s #1 Mindfulness App, Calm
- Assist you to obtain a Mental Health Treatment Plan which will provide you access to the Medicare rebate
- Address any other questions you may have
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Meet Our Practitioners
Alex Scagliola
Alex has over 10 years of experience working in Australia’s mental health space. Alex has spent time working toward obtaining a Graduate Diploma in Psychology, as well as a Bachelor of
Arts (Psychology) & a Masters in Counselling. Alex is a general psychologist registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA). Read more…
Throughout his years of experience, Alex has been trained in delivering a wide variety of therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client Centred Therapy & Mindfulness Techniques. Alex looks to build rapport with all his clients through his humble & warm approach whereby he is known to bring a sense of humour to his sessions. Alex is committed to working with his clients to help identify their strengths and create meaningful change. Often that change is supported by his ability to create a safe space & listen to each of his clients’ individual stories where he can use his experience & knowledge to help change that narrative. Alex himself is a veteran and draws on that experience to work closely with first responders and other veterans.
Alex’s areas of expertise extend to working with adults, teenagers & youth clients who require support
with depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief & loss, trauma, family & relationship issues, self-harm, substance
abuse, domestic violence & anger management.
Sandi James
Sandi James is a registered psychologist with more than 20 years of experience working in mental health services, eating disorder treatment, addiction treatment and trauma recovery. Sandi is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation
Authority (AHPRA) as a general psychologist. Read more…
The treatment approaches that Sandi utilises are trauma-informed and from a harm reduction perspective, utilising evidence-based approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), ARISE Comprehensive Care, and iMove Program for Compulsive Exercise.
Sandi is a Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach (intern) with the Carolyn Costin Institute providing
support and guidance with ‘in the moment’ challenges in eating disorder recovery. Sandi is also working
towards her PhD, researching Eating Disorder treatment for individuals who also experience Substance Use Disorder or have experienced trauma.
Sandi’s area of expertise extends to working with adults, teenagers and youth clients (10yrs+), and her
areas of interest include mental illness and trauma recovery, eating disorders, gender identity,
substance use, addiction and trauma.