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Dieter Dvorak - Clinical Psychologist | Chronic Pain Specialist
Mental Health & Addictions Service
Description
Dieter Dvorak is a registered clinical psychologist providing education, coping skills training and therapy for a range of issues including anxiety, chronic illness, chronic pain, coping skills, depression, disability, grief/loss, life changes, meaning/purpose, mental health, sleep/insomnia, stress/burnout.
Dieter practices primarily Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Dieter offers online / video appointments.
Staff
Dieter Dvorak: Clinical Psychologist | Chronic Pain Specialist
Dieter is a registered Clinical Psychologist with the NZ Psychologists Board and a member of the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists (NZCCP) and the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS).
He has over 20 years' experience practicing a clinical approach that is called “Psychological Flexibility” (also known as ‘Acceptance and Commitment Therapy' or ACT).
ACT is a well-established, highly effective and lasting treatment used to improve a wide range of chronic pain conditions as well as anxiety, grief and depression. Read more about Dieter here.
Ages
Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
How do I access this service?
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Fees apply
Fees and Charges Description
Standard 60-minute appointment: $150.
Please give as much notice as possible if you need to cancel your appointment. A half price fee may be charged if you cancel on the day of the appointment.
If you do not show for the appointment, fees will be charged at a full appointment price.
Online pain management course: $ 295.
This course contains more than 10 hours of pre-recorded instructional videos and numerous other materials and includes a total of 2 hours of direct (online/video) contact time with the Psychologist.
Hours
Online appointments only : Monday to Thursday 5.30pm - 7pm Fridays 8:30 am to 6 pm
Languages Spoken
English
Programmes
Psychological education, skill training and therapy offered for issues including anxiety, chronic illness, chronic pain, coping skills, depression, disability, grief/loss, life changes, meaning/purpose, mental health, sleep/insomnia, stress/burnout. Therapeutic approaches used may include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy. Appointments are available online.
Psychological education, skill training and therapy offered for issues including anxiety, chronic illness, chronic pain, coping skills, depression, disability, grief/loss, life changes, meaning/purpose, mental health, sleep/insomnia, stress/burnout. Therapeutic approaches used may include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy. Appointments are available online.
- Programme Areas
Self help/ helpline, Mental health
- Programme Type
Online / e-mental health, Non-acute specialist mental health community services
- Regions
All of New Zealand
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP
Referral Process
Self-referrals and GP referrals and Specialist referrals via email, text messages or phone calls are being accepted.
Description
Psychological education, skill training and therapy offered for issues including anxiety, chronic illness, chronic pain, coping skills, depression, disability, grief/loss, life changes, meaning/purpose, mental health, sleep/insomnia, stress/burnout.
Therapeutic approaches used may include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy.
Appointments are available online.
The aim of therapy is to provide you with instructions and guidance on how to neutralise otherwise automatic reactions to pain. Daily cognitive exercises are practised in order to break up the “pain-distress-loss of function” cycle. Read more here A comprehensive pain management course and individual appointments are available online.
The aim of therapy is to provide you with instructions and guidance on how to neutralise otherwise automatic reactions to pain. Daily cognitive exercises are practised in order to break up the “pain-distress-loss of function” cycle. Read more here A comprehensive pain management course and individual appointments are available online.
- Programme Areas
Mental health
- Programme Type
Non-acute specialist mental health community services
- Regions
All of New Zealand
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP
Referral Process
Self-referrals and GP referrals and Specialist referrals via email, text messages or phone calls are being accepted.
Description
The aim of therapy is to provide you with instructions and guidance on how to neutralise otherwise automatic reactions to pain. Daily cognitive exercises are practised in order to break up the “pain-distress-loss of function” cycle. Read more here
A comprehensive pain management course and individual appointments are available online.
Additional Details
Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi, Phone, Online / virtual / app
Public Transport
The Auckland Transport website is a good resource to plan your public transport options.
Website
Contact Details
1 Mccrae Way, New Lynn, Auckland
West Auckland
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Phone
(021) 069 9303
Email
Website
1 McCrae Way
New Lynn
Auckland (Totara Health Building)
Street Address
1 McCrae Way
New Lynn
Auckland (Totara Health Building)
Postal Address
PO Box 60040
Titirangi
Auckland 0642
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This page was last updated at 9:35AM on March 14, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Dieter Dvorak - Clinical Psychologist | Chronic Pain Specialist.