About Me
Andrew Duirs (He/Him)
I am a psychologist with over 25 years of experience providing therapy in diverse settings, including high schools, universities, prisons, refugee and asylum seeker services, businesses, and private psychology clinics.
I utilise the latest behavioural and psychological interventions, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness Integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (MiCBT) and Compassion Focused Therapy to help people manage difficulties and move from surviving to thriving.
I am sought-after for providing services in the following specialist interest areas:
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Medical Professional Wellbeing
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Bodies, Gender and Sexuality, including LGBTQIA+ Wellbeing
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Tertiary Student Wellbeing and Success
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Cross-cultural Wellbeing, including support for refugees and asylum seekers
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Neurodivergent Wellbeing, including ADHD
Qualifications
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Master of Social Science (Psychology) from the University of Waikato, New Zealand.
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Postgraduate Diploma (Community Psychology) from the University of Waikato, New Zealand.
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Postgraduate Diploma (Discursive Therapies) from Massey University, New Zealand.
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Advanced training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution Focused Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy
Professional Memberships
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Australian Association of Psychologists www.aapi.org.au
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Australian & New Zealand Association of Contextual Behavioural Science www.anzacbs.com
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Association of Contextual Behavioural Science contextualscience.org
Registration
I am a registered psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia. Registration number: PSY0001608786. Check my AHPRA registration status here.