Dr Stephen Tang
Clinical psychologist &
Psychodynamic psychotherapist
Psychological therapy and assessment with intelligence, curiosity and understanding.In-person consultations in Canberra or online video sessions available across Australia.
Psychotherapy
Stephen's approach to psychotherapy is grounded in curiosity and deep understanding, balanced with playfulness and respect.Stephen offers psychotherapy for adults. He primarily practises from a relational psychodynamic approach to therapy, particularly intersubjective self psychology (ISP).This means that for Stephen, the aim of psychotherapy is to help his patients grow in vitality, self-cohesion, hope and connection through the togetherness of the therapeutic relationship.As an integrative and culturally-aware psychotherapist, Stephen draws on a range of evidence-supported therapeutic approaches tailored to each each person's values and needs.
Therapeutic Assessment
Stephen also provides therapeutic assessment (TA) consultations.In these sessions, a collaboratively and carefully chosen set of psychological assessments are used explore the specific questions or concerns that have been raised. The resulting data provide source of insight which become the foundation for a collaborative, curiosity‑driven conversation. By exploring the patterns that emerge from the results, TA can help you to gain clearer insight and a deeper sense of self‑awareness.TA can integrated as part of longer-term psychotherapy, or can be a shorter-term approach to treatment.Stephen also accepts referrals from other clinicians to provide additional insights to guide an existing course of psychological therapy, coaching, formation or personal development.
Please note that Stephen does not conduct psychological assessments outside of a direct therapeutic context. This includes court reports or reports for insurance, compensation, educational or forensic purposes.
About Stephen
Stephen is a Canberra-born clinical psychologist with an innate optimism for people and the potential of psychological therapy grounded in depth of expertise and experience.Stephen has a PhD (Clinical Psychology) and a Master of Laws (Legal Practice) from the Australian National University (ANU). He is a Clinical Psychologist and Board-Approved Supervisor registered with the Psychology Board of Australia.In addition to his practice as a psychologist, Stephen has more than a decade of real-world experience working in the public, private and community sectors as a policy advisor, lawyer, researcher, consultant and academic.He has recently convened and taught an honours-level course on evidence-based psychological assessment and therapy at the ANU Research School of Psychology. Stephen was previously a lecturer at the ANU College of Law, where he was involved in more than a decade of internationally-recognised research and advocacy about mental health and wellbeing in the law.Stephen is an active member of local and international professional psychology and psychotherapy organisations and societies, including:
Member, Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Member, International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology (IAPSP)
Member, International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP)
Member, Canberra and Region Self Psychology Community (CRSPC)
Member, APS Psychoanalytically-Oriented Psychology Interest Group (POPIG)
Member and Level 1 Certified Professional, Therapeutic Assessment Institute (TAI)
International Affiliate, American Psychological Association (APA)
Member, Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN)
Fees and Rebates
Fees will depend on your individual circumstances and the kind of therapy or assessment that you have agreed with Stephen.A Medicare rebate of $145.25 per session may be available with a Mental Health Treatment Plan from your GP, reducing your out of pocket costs.Private health insurance rebates may apply where a Medicare rebate is not claimed or where you have used up your Medicare sessions.As part of promoting equitable access to psychological therapy, bulk-billing may apply to some Medicare sessions in exceptional circumstances.Please contact Stephen if you have any further questions about fees and rebates.
Get in touch
Consultations are available face-to-face in Canberra City or via secure online video session.Contact Stephen to enquire about an initial consultation or if you have any questions.Please note that Stephen currently has a waiting list of several months for initial appointments.
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Information for referrers
You are welcome to send referrals or correspondence via HealthLink (EDI: stangpsy) or Medical Objects. Encrypted referrals via email are also accepted.