Nick Burden

Registered Psychologist BA (Hons) MPsych (Clinical)

Nick is a registered psychologist who has experience working with clients with a range of presenting difficulties.  He is interested in working with adult clients of all ages and life-stages to make positive changes, including younger adults, middle aged and older clients.

Nick takes an integrative approach, which means he draws on a range of therapies including Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in order to best meet the individual needs of the client.  Research tells us that the relationship between client and psychologist is a key ingredient in positive therapeutic outcomes, regardless of the therapeutic approach.  As such, Nick aims to put this therapeutic relationship front-and-centre in establishing a safe, compassionate, working partnership for change. 

Nick takes the perspective that in our increasingly fast-paced, automated world, with all its deadlines and distractions, it is all too easy to become disconnected from our emotional experience, especially when our emotions are painful.  And yet it is our emotional experience which goes to the heart of what makes us human, gives us direction and enables us to connect with the people dear to us.      Nick’s aim as a psychologist is to walk with his clients step-by-step as they explore their emotions at whatever stage of the journey they are on so that they can increasingly reconnect with themselves and others in their lives.

In addition to his private practice at PsychologyCare, Nick also works as a psychologist in a private inpatient hospital.  He has previously worked as a school-teacher and as a facilitator of parenting-after-separation classes and also has a research background in Social Psychology and Cultural History.  These diverse roles have given him a strong appreciation not only for the way that our early experiences and social and cultural forces can impact and shape our lives, but also for the uniqueness of our life-stories and of remarkable human courage, resilience and capacity for change in the face of pain and adversity.

Clinical Interests: 
Anxiety (including generalised anxiety, panic, OCD, social anxiety)
Depression and mood disorders
Relationships and relational issues
Assertiveness and interpersonal skills
Stress difficulties
Life-transitions, meaning and values