Psychotherapist and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Wendy Corliss
Wendy Corliss is a Tenant Nurse Practitioner & Psychotherapist here at Pittwater Family Practice and operates under her own ABN and insurances.
ABN:26624491161
Wendy is a Psychotherapist and Nurse Practitioner with expertise in treating a wide range of mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, trauma, alcohol and drug issues.
Wendy is trained to diagnose mental health conditions, provide psychological therapies and prescribe psychiatric medication. She works with patients across the lifespan from teens through to seniors. Wendy’s extensive mental health experience spanning over 30 years, enables her to offer comprehensive and holistic mental health care.
Referral Pathways
- Self-referral. No external referral is required to access NP services, patients can call to book or book online, for their initial appointment.
- GP referral – Patients can be referred by GPs to a nurse practitioners.
Psychotherapy provides a compassionate, and safe space for you to explore and understand the reasons why you are feeling the way you do. It also gives you the tools to improve your confidence by building your self-worth and growing your capacity to deal with life challenges.
Some of the types of issues Wendy can help you with:
Drug and Alcohol problems
Reliance on alcohol and other drugs can gradually creep up on you. Starts with a couple of drinks here and there and then over time finding you are now drinking most evenings or binge drinking on a night out. Substance and alcohol dependence can leave you feeling hung over the next day, anxious and constantly thinking about using or drinking, this is known as cravings. It can lead to conflict in relationships, social isolation and not going to work. Substance misuse can also be a way of masking underlying mental health symptoms.
Stress
Stress is a normal response to everyday life events. However, stress levels can become too high leaving you feeling overwhelmed and a little out of control.
Depression
Depression leaves a person feeling sad, discouraged, unmotivated with an inability to enjoy life. It can affect a sufferer’s ability to work, maintain healthy relationships with others and even perform simple day to day tasks.
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety is characterised by persistent, excessive worrying, fear, panic and self-doubt, that is extreme for the situation. Anxiety can cause you to avoid stressful situations thereby reducing your capacity to manage tasks and relationships.
Trauma & PTSD
PTSD is a set of symptoms that may occur after a person experiences or witnesses a traumatic or life-threatening event. Trauma can leave a person feeling very fearful with a tendency to isolate and withdraw from life and relationships.
Couples Counselling
Couples counselling helps couples work through difficult relationship issues and draws the partners closer together by improving the way they interact with each other. Couples normally seek this style of counselling when they are experiencing stress in their relationship such as communication problems, increase in conflict, financial stress, parenting disagreements, sexual difficulties, jealousy or emotional distance from each other.
About Wendy
Counselling and Nursing Education & Training
- Master of Science in Medicine (Psychotherapy)
- Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)
- B.A. in Social Welfare
- Graduate Diploma in Emotionally Focused Counselling
- Graduate Diploma in Yoga Therapy
- Yoga Teaching Certificate
- Certificate in Trauma Studies
- Diploma in Botanical Medicine
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
- Somatic Experiencing Certification
Outside of work, Wendy enjoys paddling, swimming and walking her two goofy Labradors. She also cultivates self-care with a regular yoga and meditation practice that enables her to feel calm and grounded.
Wendy Corliss works Mondays only
To book an appointment please call reception on 9997 3911
Wendy’s fee schedule
| Type of consultation | Cost | Medicare Rebate | Out of pocket expense for the patient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 minute consultation & initial consult | $235 | $111.55 | $123.45 |
| 40 minute review | $170 | $73.80 | $96.20 |
| 20 minute a quick review | $100 | $50.05 | $49.95 |
