Areas of Expertise

Get help by seeing Anita, who has extensive experience with:

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Stress Management and Emotional Regulation
  • Panic Attacks & Anxiety
  • Insomnia & Sleeping Difficulties
  • Agoraphobia / Social Anxiety
  • Phobias (Fear of specific things / situations)
  • OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
  • Couples Counselling
  • Couples and Relationships Therapy
  • Marriage Counselling
  • Relationship Counselling
  • Relationship Issues & Communication Issues
  • Post Natal Depression (PND)
  • Pregnancy Counselling
  • Major Depressive Disorders
  • Family Counselling
  • Grief & Loss Counselling
  • Coping with Pain & Pain Management
  • Chronic Pain
  • Coping Skills
  • Self-Esteem and Confidence
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Abandonment Issues
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Trauma and PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
  • Trauma and Abuse
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Distress
  • Anger Management
  • Social Isolation and Social Anxiety
  • Parenting Issues
  • Intrusive, Distressing and Negative Thoughts
  • Workplace Issues & Workplace Bullying
  • Work & Career Counselling
  • Workcover / Worksafe Rehabilitation
  • Worker’s Compensation Issues
  • Workplace Executive Coaching
  • Managing Weight Loss
  • Self-Esteem & Confidence
  • Sports Psychology
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Life Coaching
  • Career Counselling
  • Substance Abuse
  • Alcohol Dependence
  • Cigarette Smoking & Smoking Quit/Cessation
  • Gambling Issues
  • Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy Psychologist
  • Involuntary Behaviours
  • Divorce Counselling
  • LGBTIQ+ Community
  • Medicare, Private Health Insurers, NDIS, TAC and WorkCover Rehabilitation Provider
  • Psychologist Reports

About

Anita is the Director and Principal Psychologist of People Psychology. She is an AHPRA Registered Psychologist with over 25 years of experience in psychological counselling and Ericksonian hypnotherapy. Anita works with clients of all ages and diverse backgrounds including adults, young adults, couples and families, and LGBTIQ+ community.

Anita has extensive experience counseling clients and can help if you’re experiencing anxiety, stress, panic attacks, or depression; or if coping with pain, post-trauma (PSTD), workplace issues and workplace bullying, managing weight loss, couples therapy, and sports psychology.

Anita has in-depth experience working with clients experiencing substance or alcohol abuse, cigarette smoking, gambling, and other addictive and involuntary behaviours. She has helped many clients over the years with building assertiveness, confidence, self-esteem and an uplifted feeling of wellness.

Anita is strongly committed to helping people improve their lives and wellbeing.

To discover how Anita can empower you to reach your full potential, please feel free to book an initial consultation with her.

Qualifications and Memberships

  • Registered Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
  • Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology, Latrobe University)
  • Graduate Diploma in Ericksonian Solution Oriented Hypnosis (Ampersand Australia)
  • Graduate Diploma in Eriksonian Solution Oriented Counselling (Ampersand Australia)
  • Graduate Diploma in Ericksonian Solution Oriented Therapy (Ampersand Australia)
  • Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)

Research Papers

You can read one of Anita Bonollo’s research papers, where she used hypnotherapy to help a young female client to recover from temporary hair loss (alopecia):

You can read here about research papers, where Anita used hypnotherapy to help clients recover from substance abuse:

Treatment Approaches

Anita is skilled in using solution focused psychological counselling and Ericksonian hypnosis, focused psychological strategies, and other approaches. Anita’s work and dedication to using counselling and hypnosis has shown positive and improved outcomes for her clients.

Anita has successfully applied her wealth of skills and knowledge to conditions such as alopecia, tinnitus, and insomnia.

Anita’s treatment approaches include:

  • CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
  • Counselling & Ericksonian Solution Oriented Counselling
  • Psychotherapy & Ericksonian Solution Oriented Psychotherapy
  • Ericksonian Hypnosis & Ericksonian Solution Oriented Hypnotherapy
  • Visualisation Strategies and Guided Imagery
  • Relaxation Techniques

Provides Services To

  • Adults
  • Young Adults / Teenagers
  • Couples
  • Families

Clinic Locations

  • Telehealth/Online only

Social Media & Press

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It’s our People that makes us different

Our psychologists are equipped with methods, strategies and techniques that are not only research and evidence-based but are also based on years of experience of helping people from all walks of life.

When you come to People Psychology, we tailor our methods to best suit your circumstances as well as your short-term and long-term goals.