Psychological support for adolescents and adults navigating anxiety and emotional wellbeing.
Anxiety is a normal part of life. When it becomes persistent, overwhelming or difficult to manage, it can affect sleep, relationships, work, study and decision-making. Anat Cossen, an experienced Registered Psychologist, sees adolescents and adults at All for One in Hampton East, in Melbourne’s bayside, to understand what is driving their anxiety and to build strategies that hold up in everyday life.
No referral needed · Medicare rebates may apply · Free 15-minute intro call · Hampton East or by video · Parking on site
We may all experience anxiety from time to time, particularly during periods of uncertainty, change or stress. When it becomes persistent, overwhelming or difficult to manage, it can affect emotional wellbeing and everyday functioning, including sleep, relationships, work, study and decision-making.
Psychological support can help you develop a better understanding of your anxiety, explore the underlying factors contributing to it, and develop strategies that support your wellbeing and your ability to navigate everyday life.
You do not need a formal anxiety diagnosis to seek psychological support. Therapy can focus on the difficulties you are experiencing and the goals you would like to work towards.
Support is tailored to the areas of life where anxiety is getting in the way.
Persistent worry, racing thoughts, uncertainty and difficulty switching off.
Developing strategies to recognise, understand and respond to intense emotions.
Exploring self-critical thinking, self-doubt and the patterns that may be affecting your confidence.
Working collaboratively to understand avoidance, and supporting gradual, meaningful engagement with everyday activities.
Exploring how anxiety may affect connection, boundaries, communication and interpersonal confidence.
Support during periods of change, including transitions in education, work, relationships, family life and identity.
Anxiety can affect young people in different ways, including school-related worry, social concerns, perfectionism, emotional overwhelm, avoidance, sleep difficulties or reduced confidence. Anat works with adolescents in a supportive and collaborative way, with parents or caregivers involved as appropriate and helpful for the young person.
For adults, anxiety may be connected with work, relationships, parenting, study, health concerns, major life changes or ongoing pressure. Therapy can provide space to understand these experiences, identify unhelpful patterns and develop practical and emotionally informed strategies.
Anxiety can sometimes be associated with experiences of trauma, or with situations in which a person has felt unsafe, powerless or overwhelmed. Where clinically appropriate, Anat may draw on Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), an evidence-based intervention for PTSD, which explores how trauma may influence thoughts, beliefs and emotional responses. Its use depends on each person’s clinical needs, suitability and treatment goals.
Anat draws on evidence-informed approaches and tailors the work to your circumstances, strengths and goals.
How thoughts, emotions and behaviours feed each other, and more helpful ways of responding.
Supporting psychological flexibility and helping you take meaningful action in line with your values.
Exploring longstanding emotional patterns, beliefs and relationship experiences that may influence current difficulties.
An evidence-based trauma-focused intervention for PTSD, used when clinically appropriate and aligned with treatment goals.
Developing awareness of thoughts, emotions and bodily experiences without automatically reacting to them.
Considering how early and ongoing relationships may influence emotional safety, self-understanding and connection with others.
Anat Cossen
Registered Psychologist · Hampton East and by video
Anat is an experienced Registered Psychologist supporting adolescents and adults with a range of psychological and emotional challenges, including anxiety, mood-related concerns, emotional regulation difficulties, relationship challenges, self-esteem difficulties and neurodivergent presentations.
Warm, compassionate and client-centred, she aims to understand each person as a whole and shapes the work around their circumstances, strengths and goals, drawing on CBT, ACT, Schema Therapy, mindfulness-based approaches and attachment-informed perspectives. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc.
A session is $270, booked privately with no referral and no Mental Health Care Plan required. Where you meet the eligibility requirements, a Mental Health Treatment Plan from your GP (the same thing most people call a Mental Health Care Plan) may open up Medicare rebates; confirm the arrangements with your GP and psychologist before the session they apply to.
Sessions are held at All for One on the Nepean Highway in Hampton East, with parking on site. Video appointments may be available, subject to suitability and appointment availability. Not sure whether to book? The free 15-minute phone call with Anat is for exactly that.
The Hampton East psychologist page has more on Anat and the room, the psychology page describes the whole service, and there are separate pages on ADHD and on women’s mental health across life stages.
If anxiety is affecting your daily life, relationships, work, study or sense of confidence, psychological support may help you explore what is happening and identify ways forward that feel manageable and meaningful. Book with Anat in Hampton East, or begin with a free 15-minute phone call.
Psychological support may help with persistent worry, overthinking, avoidance, emotional overwhelm, social anxiety, self-doubt and anxiety that is affecting everyday functioning.
No. You do not need a formal anxiety diagnosis to seek psychological support. Therapy can focus on the difficulties you are experiencing and the goals you would like to work towards.
Yes. Anat supports adolescents as well as adults. Parents or caregivers may be involved where appropriate and helpful for the young person.
Yes. Therapy can explore fears of judgement, social avoidance, self-consciousness and confidence in interpersonal situations.
Yes. Where appropriate, therapy may address the relationship between trauma-related experiences, beliefs, emotional responses and anxiety.
CBT, ACT, Schema Therapy, mindfulness-based approaches, attachment-informed perspectives and, where clinically appropriate, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD.
No. Psychological support can be accessed privately, without a Mental Health Care Plan. When eligibility requirements are met, a Mental Health Treatment Plan may provide access to Medicare rebates. A session is $270, and nobody needs a referral to book.
Video appointments may be available, subject to suitability and appointment availability. Otherwise Anat sees people in person at All for One in Hampton East, Melbourne, where there is parking at the front of the building.
If you need support right now, please don’t wait for an appointment. Lifeline 13 11 14, or 000 in an emergency.
Uncategorised - 29/09/2026
Uncategorised - 29/09/2026
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