More about Dr Samantha McLeod
Samantha is the Founder, Managing Director, and Principal Psychologist at The SAM Centre. She is a mental health generalist and a self-employed Clinical Health, Sport and Exercise Psychologist with 30 years experience running private practices and in well-reputable multidisciplinary clinics across Melbourne (e.g. Alphington Sports Medicine Clinic).
Samantha has held multiple clinical management positions in public health organisations (TAC, WorkSafe) leading in best practice within specialised multidisciplinary panels for over a decade. She has worked within the psychology peak body, the Australian Psychological Society as the Senior Project Officer, Private Practice, and Professional Services.
Samantha combines a variety of treatment modalities for individual-specific interventions including:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive Schema Therapy (CST)
- Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Interpersonal Therapy (IT)
- Positive Psychology (PP)
- Performance & Gifted Psychology
- Brief Solutions Focused Therapy (BSFT)
- Emotional Focused Therapy & Emotional Freedom Therapy (EFT)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy & Narrative Therapy
- Transpersonal Psychology
- Self-Concept Building
REGISTRATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
- AHPRA registration as Generalist Psychologist and Supervisor
- Psychology Board of Australia Endorsements – Health Psychology and Sport & Exercise
- Full Member of Australian Psychological Society (APS)
- Fellow of APS College of Health Psychologists (CoHP)
- Fellow of APS College of Sport and Exercise Psychologists (CoESP)
- Full Member of Sports Medicine Australia (SMA)
- Full Member of the International Sport Psychology Society (ISSP)
- Member of Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP)
- Member of Australisian Society of Behavioural Health and Medicine (ASBHM)
- Member of The International Centre of Clinical Excellence (ICCE)
- Registered with Medicare and Insurance agents
- Non-Directive Pregnancy Support (NDPS) Medicare Service Registered
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