About me
I am Dr Michael Wang, a Senior Clinical Psychologist based in Camberwell, Melbourne, with more than a decade of experience across hospitals, community health services, and private practice. I am also an AHPRA board-approved supervisor, training and overseeing psychologists at all stages of their career. My PhD explored the neuroscience underlying psychological therapies, examining how practices such as mindfulness produce change at a biological level.
I work with adults and adolescents across a range of presentations, including mood and emotional wellbeing (such as anxiety, depression and anger), trauma, relationships and family stressors, work and life pressures, and addictions or habits that impact quality of life. I also offer couples counselling using the Gottman Method, an approach supported by extensive research, which focuses on building communication, trust, and connection between partners.
Psychology sessions sit outside your immediate life. With someone who has no personal stake in it, you can speak freely and be heard without filter or agenda.
A space to understand
what is happening,
why it is happening,
and to change what comes next.
My Approach
I work collaboratively with each person to understand what is happening and why, then draw on the approaches that best fit their situation. Different challenges call for different tools, and the ones I use most often include:
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Looks at how thoughts, emotions and behaviours interact, and builds practical skills for change.
Trauma-Focused
Therapy
Includes Cognitive Processing Therapy and EMDR, two established trauma treatments that help you work through difficult past experiences.
Acceptance &
Commitment Therapy
Building psychological flexibility, clarifying values and acting on what matters, even when it is difficult.
Mindfulness-Based Interventions
Trains your attention on the present moment, creating space between what you feel and what you do.
Schema Therapy
Explores longstanding patterns shaped by early experiences, helping you develop healthier ways of relating to yourself and others.
Gottman Method
Couples Therapy
Provides tools to strengthen communication, deepen connection, and navigate conflict more constructively.
Resilience
Resilience is not a fixed trait that some are born with. It is closer to a path, built gradually, through understanding what is happening, learning what helps, and applying it consistently, particularly when circumstances are difficult.
That is the work this practice is built around.
Qualifications
Education
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PhD (Monash University)
Neuroscience of psychological therapies
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Master of Psychology (Clinical)
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Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology
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Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)
Registrations
AHPRA Registration (Clinical Psychologist)
Board-Approved Supervisor (Clinical)
Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Medicare Provider Number
More about me
Outside of work, I spend a lot of time reading, mostly psychology, history, and philosophy, usually with a strong coffee nearby. I enjoy getting out for hikes and checking out parts of Melbourne I haven't been to. I also get absorbed in a good video game now and then, usually when I want to switch off for a bit. Our cat usually keeps me company through it all.
