CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Jennifer Rees Brown
Jennifer provides in-person and Telehealth psychological therapy, enabling her clients to access evidence-based treatment wherever they are located.
Based in the Brisbane CBD, she treats adults experiencing anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, complex trauma resulting from abuse and neglect, and stress and burnout. She enjoys supporting clients navigate challenging life transitions and move toward a values-led life.
About Jennifer
Jennifer brings warmth and genuine compassion to her therapeutic work at the intersection of mental and physical wellbeing. She enjoys engaging clients in holistic and collaborative treatment, ensuring the client’s goals remain at the centre of their personalised treatment plan.
She has training and experience delivering treatment in a number of evidence-based modalities, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behaviour therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Compassion-focused Therapy (CFT) and mindfulness-based practices. Attachment theory underpins her treatment approach and her work is always trauma-informed.
Her qualifications include a Master of Clinical Psychology and a Bachelor of Psychology (Hons.). Jennifer is an endorsed Clinical Psychologist and a Psychology Board of Australia Approved Supervisor. In addition to seeing her clients, she enjoys teaching and mentoring interns of Master of Professional Psychology university programs.
Jennifer treats ...
- Depression and low mood
- Anxiety disorders (including Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Panic Disorder)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Complex trauma arising from chronic exposure to adverse experiences such as abuse and/or neglect, most often during the developmental years (C-PTSD)
- Stress management, burnout and nervous system dysregulation
- Issues with personal attachment, self-esteem and identity
- Interpersonal problems
Telehealth consultations
Using computers and mobile devices without the need for face-to-face appointments, Telehealth presents opportunities for people to access consistent quality mental health treatment at a convenient time, from the privacy of their own home.
How it works
Jennifer will meet with you via a simple secure video communication platform built specifically for the health industry called Coviu.
You can access this from any browser on any device, and you don’t need to download software or register – it’s all covered by Jennifer’s registration. Clients simply receive a unique URL which will take you straight to the virtual door of the clinic.
Since you meet Jennifer in her clinic without logging into Coviu, your privacy is fully protected.
Evidence-based therapies used
Internal Family Systems
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an experiential evidence-based therapy that builds connection and resolves conflict – both within the ‘parts’ of our own psyche, and in the way we relate to others. IFS is founded on the premise that we all have an innate healing capacity, called ‘Self’. In IFS, we work together to access this resource within you.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
CBT is based on the premise that our thoughts (cognitions) influence our feelings and behaviours, and that subsequent behaviours and emotions can influence our cognitions. In CBT, we work together to identify and challenge automatic, unhelpful and inaccurate thought patterns, and create opportunities for you to learn to behave in more adaptive ways.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness-based practices involve training the brain to pay attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally. It’s the opposite of being on “automatic pilot” - it’s a practice-based series of techniques to help anchor clients in the “here and now” and free ourselves from automatic and unhelpful ways of thinking and responding.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing is an integrative psychotherapy approach to assist with overcoming symptoms associated with PTSD. It uses bilateral stimulation (right/left eye movement, tactile or audio stimulation) while the client recalls a specific traumatic event. The process appears to ‘unblock’ dysfunctionally-stored memories allowing the client to resolve the negative & distressing feelings associated with the event.
Schema-Focused Therapy
Schema-focused therapy emphasises identifying and changing maladaptive broad, pervasive beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world. Schemas develop during childhood and are elaborated throughout our lifetimes. As they’re dysfunctional to a significant degree, schemas left unmodified can create significant obstacles to our wellbeing.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
The goal of DBT is to reduce ineffective behaviours linked with disregulated emotions. A skills-based treatment, DBT teaches four modes of therapy: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Skills generalisation then helps clients integrate the skills learnt into real-life situations.
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