Dr Suvena Sethi is a Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of adult and adolescent mental health, including a special interest in trauma (relational and situational), mood disorders such as depression and anxiety, interpersonal relationship difficulties, and perinatal work encompassing fertility, pregnancy and parenting.
She uses a wide-range of evidence-based interventions, including Schema Therapy and EMDR, in addition to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based strategies, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help her clients create change.
Qualifications and Experience
Prior to establishing Solidarity Psychology in Annandale, Suvena worked in a range of clinical settings, including private practice and hospital sector environments.
Suvena has also previously held research fellowships at the School of Psychology at both The University of Sydney, and The University of Queensland. She completed her Ph.D. from The University of Sydney, and her extended clinical training from The Maudsley Hospital, London, with the Adolescent At-Risk and Forensic Service.
In addition to being a clinician, Suvena is a board-approved supervisor, and enjoys supervising clinical registrars and interns.
She is involved in mental health research including ongoing collaborations with Kings College London, The University of Sydney and The University of Queensland. As part of her research activities she has published in peer-reviewed journals on a range of key topics in the areas of depression and anxiety, and parenting strategies and interventions. She is an active member of the Australian Psychological Association, and the Australian Clinical Psychology Association.
Beyond the practice…
Suvena is a mum to two young kids, and can often be found at the local playgrounds when not at work. Her ideal morning is spent with coffee, at the local markets or second hand bookshops. Some of her favourite bookshops are found in the Inner West; Sappho and GleeBooks on Glebe Point Road. She has a profound love for coffee, hot or cold, as well as street food from Delhi, where she grew up. She enjoys the collective spirit of dining with family and friends and plotting new adventures – currently keen to return to the Italian coast – but for now, is enjoying living back in the Inner West of Sydney.