Ashkar

Ashkar & Co is a collaborative private practice in Goulburn with a team made up of psychologists, counsellors and private tutors. We provide efficacious, evidence-based, and individualised treatment for the Goulburn community and surrounds. We administer psychometric, capacity, and educational assessments for a variety of individuals and organisati... ons such as schools, law firms, victims services, and the department of veterans affairs. We also write reports for court and workcover cases. We are aware that individuals have diverse presentations and ways of understanding themselves and their worlds. Each individual has a different interpretation of how they play their roles in society and this is shaped (or tainted) by their experiences and emotions. George Kelly's work has had a heavy influence on the treatment we administer at Ashkar & Co. One of his most famous quotes was "if you want to know what is wrong with a person, ask them, and they may tell you". Individuals are telling their stories to psychologists and therapists at every stage of treatment. An individual has to speak in some way, to tell their story, and we want to encourage people to be able to tell theirs. Generally, when people speak about mental health, it is almost always assumed that we are thinking predominately about psychopathological explanations of problems - that is, in terms of symptoms of psychological disorders and complaints. By including the word 'positive' before 'mental health' it implies we don't just focus on the symptoms or diagnosis, we focus on ways we can improve an individual's mental wellbeing. Our aim is to empower people to help themselves in achieving positive mental health. We want to help people understand that their lives are bigger than any particular circumstance or diagnosis and that these things do not define them.Read More