Sports/Clinical Psychology

Emma Hall

Please find below an overview of the services that Emma Hall can provide to assist your clients. Appointments will be available on one morning per week initially (actual day tbc), though other days may be available by negotiation.

Sport Psychology

• All aspects of performance enhancement (athletes and businesspeople) including but not limited to self-confidence, goal-setting, positivity, leadership, imagery, mental preparation, and focus enhancement.
• Injury prevention, rehabilitation, and management – strategies to avoid reinjury, expedite the physical and emotional healing process, and build self-confidence in returning to activity.
  
  

Exercise and Health Psychology

• The role of exercise in stress management, depression and anxiety prevention, and general wellbeing
• Relaxation techniques to deal with stress, anxiety, and pain management
• Sleep therapy to assist insomnia and improve sleep quality
• Weight management strategies
• Exercise adherence – overcoming barriers such as a lack of motivation, lack of time, lack of support, or pain experiences
• Exercise adherence for clients with chronic diseases such as diabetes and chronic heart disease
• Behaviour change, including quitting smoking and starting exercise
• Injury prevention, rehabilitation, and management (as described earlier)

General Counselling

• Most issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, conflict management, and personal development
• A registered provider of Medicare Focused Psychological Strategies:
  
  
  • Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care (BOMHC) initiative
    • People who may be treated under the BOMHC Program are defined as "all clients with a mental health disorder, including those with co-morbidity, who present in the general practice setting." A mental health disorder has been defined as, "a significant impairment of an individual's cognitive, affective and/or relational abilities which may require intervention and may be a recognised, medically diagnosable illness or disorder."
    • Patients can be eligible for rebates for up to 12 sessions in a calendar year, once a Mental Health Care Plan has been prepared by a GP
  
  
  • Chronic Disease Management (CDM) scheme
    • People who may be treated under the CDM Scheme are defined as those with "a chronic or complex medical illness," where psychological services may assist in the management of the chronic disease
    • Patients can be eligible for rebates for up to 5 allied health sessions in a calendar year, under their GP Management Plan and Team Care Arrangements

Note: Rebates for psychological services are available through most private health insurance funds – patients would need to contact their fund for details

My Experience

I completed my Masters in Applied Psychology at Victoria University in 2002, before accepting a two year position in the Performance Psychology Department at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. During this time I worked with a wide range of athletes and coaches, and travelled domestically and internationally to present sport psychology seminars and workshops. My main work was as the psychologist for the AIS Netball squad, AIS Women's Basketball squad, and the AIS Women's Gymnastics program. My role included performance enhancement, crisis intervention, and general counselling. I have also worked in a variety of other areas of psychology including crisis support, and drug and alcohol programs.

Aside from providing individual counselling, I consult to WestVic Academy of Sport and several other sporting bodies. I also consult to corporate clients in career transition, sport, fitness, and health areas, including corporate health and high performance, and lecture at Victoria University across a range of subjects. I am also a facilitator of the Life! Type II Diabetes Prevention Program recently launched by Diabetes Victoria. This is a lifestyle management program with proven results, that we hope to investigate offering at the City Baths Sports Medicine Clinic in the future. We will send further information about this as it becomes available.

I would love to discuss how we could work together to support your clients – please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions. You can leave a message for me with reception, or chat with me in person on a Friday morning. Alternatively, I can be reached on 0414 710 536.

Emma Hall
BA/BSc (Hons), M. Appl Psych (Sport), MAPS