dr EMILITA CORNAIN
Clinical Psychologist
BA(Hons), DPsych(Clin), MAPS(FCCLP)
Emilita is a warm and vivacious Clinical Psychologist who relishes helping individuals boost their wellbeing and mental health, whether it is to bounce back from poor mental health, or to thrive in life. She helps change unhelpful habits and thoughts that affect performance in different aspects of life, mental health, and general wellbeing.
Emilita works collaboratively with adults (18+ years) to develop and maintain skills to improve their mental health and wellbeing. She has around 10 years of clinical experience with extensive practical knowledge in the following areas:
ADHD support. Emilita provides psychological and practical support to adults with ADHD in various ways, including (1) Adjusting to an ADHD diagnosis and what it means for your identity (grief, acceptance, self-esteem and validation); (2) Exploring the emotional and psychological aspects of ADHD (anxiety with feeling ‘less than', ADHD burnout from masking, low mood, emotion regulation), and (3) Helping to develop strategies to help with ADHD (eg. Self-organisation, staying focused, matching capacity to work/study/life demands. *Please note that Emilita does not provide ADHD assessment, her focus is in helping those with ADHD navigate the emotional and practical aspects of ADHD on their work, studies, and coping in life.
2. Migrant experience (first- + second-generation). Emilita helps with the experience of living between two cultures, guilt and obligation, homesickness, and bearing the weight of expectation (explicit and internalised) from moving countries in pursuit of a better life. She helps people to forge ahead in life whilst honouring their home country and culture.
3. Unhelpful life patterns (chronic low self-esteem, toxic relationship dynamics, patterns of burnout). From chronic feelings of low self-worth, repeatedly choosing the wrong partner and falling (back) into unhealthy relationship dynamics, to repeatedly working oneself into the ground, Emilita helps people understand why these pattern exist and to develop a more helpful pathway using a schema therapy approach.
4. Anxiety. Emilita assists with worries and Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic disorder, Social anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Health anxiety. She helps them to build skills to manage anxiety, assisting them to gradually face fears and improve their quality of life.
5. Performance. Emilita helps students (undergraduate and postgraduate) and adults to improve their performance. From study skills, procrastination, and exam anxiety, to public speaking and perfectionism, Emilita helps individuals boost their performance through unlocking unhelpful mindsets and habits that affect motivation and performance.
6. Depression and mood regulation difficulties. Emilita help individuals to recognise and understand factors that maintain mood difficulties (e.g. avoidance, poor self-care, negative view of self, cognitive errors, as well as unhelpful thinking and behavioural habits). She helps individuals to identify strategies and goals to improve their sense of hope, resilience, and reignite their enjoyment of activities.
7. Stress, burnout, and work/life balance. Emilita works with those who feel overwhelmed in life, helping them uncover the unhelpful mindset and habits that contribute to their experience. From this, she works collaboratively to help develop strategies and a plan to achieve a more balanced and meaningful life.
8. Adjustment to life events. Emilita helps individuals build resilience and adaptive coping strategies during times of adjustment after difficult life events or transitions (including migration, relationship breakdown, work/study transition, grief and loss) and the psychological and practical changes that these life event bring.
Emilita draws on a range of evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Schema Therapy, Positive Psychology, Solution-focused therapy, and Solution-focused therapy to help individuals to meet their goals.
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Emilita completed her Bachelor of Arts (with Honours and majoring in Psychology) at University of Queensland and gained her Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) at Griffith University. She has worked for over 6 years at various clinics in Jakarta (Indonesia), and worked with both international and local clients during her time there. She is also fully fluent in Indonesian.
Emilita’s clinic days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays (AM).
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