Anchor Psychology Clinic: Penrith office open now!
Anchor Psychology Clinic‘s new consulting space is at Penrith Serviced Offices, Level 1, 331 High St, Penrith NSW. Appointments are available from May 2024 with Clare Calderwood, Clinical Psychologist. Contact us to book your appointment now! Clare is excited to help people from the lower Blue Mountains and Penrith areas. “I love walking alongside people […]
Schema Therapy in the media
Anchor Psychology Clinic’s Clare Calderwood sat down with Elli Jacobs from Sunday Life to shed light on experiencing joy in adulthood. They discussed the importance of joy and play, drawing on the Schema Therapy concept of “happy child mode”. Read it here! Image credit: Sunday Life magazine, Sydney Morning Herald, March 30 2025
How psychologists can help with women’s hormonal changes
Understanding the impact of hormones on mental health is vital. Across the lifespan, women need strategies to manage the emotions that come with hormonal fluctuations. Adolescence, the perinatal period, ceasing or reducing breastfeeding, perimenopause and menopause can all effect women’s mental health. Monthly hormonal fluctuations can also effect mental health: some women experience such intense […]
The most important conversation you’ll ever have: Check-in this World Suicide Prevention Day
Clare sat down with Nepean News to talk about suicide prevention. The most important conversation you’ll ever have: Check-in this World Suicide Prevention Day With World Suicide Prevention Day this Tuesday 10 September, Penrith psychologists are calling for people to check in, stay connected, and reach out. In Australia, 8.6 people die by suicide each […]
The importance of evidence-based treatment
Clare talks a lot about “evidence-based treatment”. What is it and why does it matter? There are lots of theories out there about how to feel better, especially in the age of the internet. Some of this advice is spot on. Some of it is not! We look to evidence from scientific studies to help […]