Phillip Milligan has been registered as a psychologist for over 30 years.

Before going into private practice Phillip worked in career guidance, educational psychology and the area of disability.  He is also now endorsed for counselling by the Psychologists Registration Board and the Australian Psychological Society.  Phillip is also a member of the Australian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTSS) and a clinical member of the Christian Counsellors Association of Australia. He is based on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia and during his time there he has had experience dealing with many and varied life issues. For over 35 years he has been involved in a successful private practice having developed a wide range of skills and experience in assessment, seminar presentations, behavioural management and counselling.

Some of the areas he works in are: relationship counselling, anxiety and stress management; providing empowerment and enhancement of personal confidence; and helping people cope with grief.

New personal skills might be needed by clients in order for them to fit with new circumstances and sometimes a broader psychological assessment can also be required in order to see the way ahead. Self-esteem can be badly affected during these times of change and relationship problems can be an issue.

Addictions, self-harming thoughts and behaviours along with other issues around mental health such as bullying, sexual and physical abuse, traumatic stress, labile emotions; conduct and social problems can also affect us and those with whom we are close.

Learning problems can also be a factor, which can affect our children as well as many adults. Dealing with all these things is part of Phillip’s work.

The Logo is both significant to Phillip as well as his clients. Innovation is to “bring something new to an environment”. The shell represents the hermit crab’s home.  With growth, the current ‘home’ can become too small and cramped. There must be a move towards a bigger shell to survive. Sometimes the pressures of life require us to stretch our perspectives in order to fit the new situations we face and new directions need to be found in order for us to face perhaps an unfamiliar future. We may not necessarily leave our situation but we can be very much challenged to find new ways of dealing with the pressures, to solve the personal problems we are facing.