SUSAN SCANLAN - PSYCHOLOGIST & PSYCHOTHERAPIST
+61 (02) 9221 2922
Susan is the owner and director of The Macquarie Street Practice (TMSP). This practice is conveniently situated in the heart of Sydney’s Central Business District. Susan has been practicing as a psychologist and qualified psychotherapist for over 14 years. She is committed to providing optimal care for her clients. Her office provides a safe, confidential and quiet retreat from the intrusions of the world. Her therapeutic style is to provide a caring, open and non-judgemental environment in which individuals can move beyond the limitations of the past and embrace opportunities for the future. Susan works with women and men of all ages, ethnicities and sexual preferences.
Susan is affiliated with several national and international psychological bodies. She is a Member of the Australian Psychology Association (MAPS), the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy (ANZAP), the Empathink Association of Self Psychology (EAPSP), the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), the International Association of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology (IAPSP), and the International Association of Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP). From a best practice perspective, Susan continually attends a number of conferences and workshops in Australia and travels on an annual basis to attend international conferences both in America and Europe.
Susan is committed to the latest evidence-based treatment for individuals and couples. As a psychologist, Susan works cognitively with individuals who attend therapy on a short-term basis and psychodynamically with those who require either short or long-term psychotherapy. This combination of approaches assists people to recover from the effects of single overwhelming events and/or the culminating effects of trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, stress and anger management, eating disorders, personality disorders and more.
Susan also sees many clients experiencing corporate burn-out. Her previous experience as a director of a chain of retail stores between 1987 and 1997, as well as the organizational skills developed over time in managing people makes her well equipped for understanding the pressures and complexities of the corporate arena. Susan has both the personal experience and the skills to assist clients in the pursuit of a well integrated balance between their private lives and their careers.