Clinical Psychology for People, Relationships and Complex Life Problems
When something needs to change, it helps to understand more than the immediate problem.
I am Dr Scott Terry, a Clinical Psychologist working with individuals, couples and professionals. My work includes anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD and complex psychological difficulties, as well as relationship and workplace problems that do not fit neatly into one category. Appointments are available in person in Narara on the Central Coast, NSW, and by telehealth across Australia.
Dr Scott Terry is a Clinical Psychologist with more than 20 years of experience working with adults and couples. In-person in Narara on the Central Coast, NSW, and by telehealth across Australia.
“I work with people when the problem has become difficult to understand from inside it—when the same relationship conflict keeps returning, when ADHD or burnout is affecting work and home, or when several explanations seem to overlap.”
Find the right place to start
You do not need to know which therapy model you need—or even have a clear diagnosis—before reaching out. Start with the issue that is affecting your life.
Trauma, burnout, anxiety, depression, major transitions and recurring patterns that require more than generic advice.
Recurring conflict, disconnection, betrayal, separation decisions and patterns that have become difficult to change.
Careful assessment where attention, learning differences, mood, trauma, stress, sleep or other factors may overlap.
Psychological and relational issues affecting leadership, decision-making, role clarity, communication or business performance.
A different way to understand the problem
A useful strategy can make a real difference. But sometimes one new strategy is not enough because several parts of life are keeping the same problem in place. I begin by asking what is happening, what keeps it happening, what has already been tried and what kind of change would actually matter to you. Sometimes the next step is practical and small: a different routine, a conversation or a change in how you respond. At other times we need to examine a deeper pattern involving development, relationships, identity or the environment around you. The approach should fit the problem—not the other way around. My aim is to help you understand what you can influence and develop changes you can use beyond our appointments.
Meet Dr Scott Terry
Dr Scott Terry is an Australian Clinical Psychologist whose professional background connects individual psychology, substantial postgraduate marriage and family therapy training, ADHD and learning differences, university teaching, clinical supervision and organisational leadership. His doctoral research examined adults who were both gifted and learning disabled. He has also founded and led multidisciplinary mental-health organisations, experience that informs his work with professionals, founders and complex systems as well as individuals and couples. “I want to understand the whole problem without making it more complicated than it needs to be. Sometimes what changes a life begins with one small, useful step.”
What does Restarting Relationships mean?
Ways to work together
Restarting does not mean going back to the way things were. Sometimes what is needed is a different relationship with your partner, with ADHD, with anxiety or trauma, with work—or with yourself.
The name reflects a simple question: what might a better way forward look like, and what would need to change to make it possible?
Ongoing Clinical Psychology: regular appointments with a frequency and treatment plan guided by your needs and reviewed as the work progresses.
Couples work and intensives: standard sessions or longer focused appointments when clinically appropriate; an intensive is an option, not an automatic substitute for ongoing work.
Psychological assessment: defined assessment pathways, including adult ADHD, with scope and fees clarified before proceeding.
Professional consultation: executive, founder and organisational work arranged separately from individual healthcare.
Fees, access and the first appointment
Standard individual Clinical Psychology: $300 for 60 minutes. Standard couples appointments: $300 for 60 minutes.
ADHD assessment packages, couples intensives and organisational consultation have separate pricing; see the relevant service and Fees pages for details.
Eligible individual Clinical Psychology services may attract a Medicare rebate with an appropriate referral. Couples services and comprehensive private assessment packages should not be assumed to attract a Medicare rebate.
No GP referral is required to make a private appointment. If you intend to claim Medicare, obtain a valid referral and meet the applicable Better Access requirements.
How to begin
- Choose the service closest to what brings you here, or make a brief enquiry if you are unsure.
- Book an initial appointment. We begin by exploring your concerns and the relevant background.
- Discuss a practical direction and appropriate next steps, including whether continuing treatment, assessment or another referral fits your needs
Contact Dr Scott Terry
Restarting Relationships is based in Narara, Central Coast NSW, with in-person appointments for Central Coast clients and telehealth across Australia. Whether you are looking for individual psychology, relationship work, ADHD assessment or professional consultation, the first step is finding an appropriate place to begin.
Dr Scott Terry - A Clinical Psychologist and a marriage and family therapist
Dr Scott Terry shares some of his approach in this video.