Gold Coast's Pinniger Clinic


The Pinniger Clinic, Gold Coast Robina, where cutting edge neuroscience meets depth psychotherapy.

QEEG, neurofeedback, Jungian analysis, schema focused CBT approaches, mindfulness training, complementary and holistic medicine.

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Practitioners

We have some of the best psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors and corporate consultants from Queensland and interstate. Consultations by arrangement with individual therapists.

You will find our individual contact details listed below so please scroll down.

Director:

A/Professor Leon Petchkovsky FRCPsych PhD

    email: Leon.petchkovsky@gmail.com
    mobile: 0420 923 885

The Director, Dr Leon Petchkovsky is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry with U Q. He is the President of the CG Jung Institute and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Jungian Analysts. He visits remote Central Australian communities regularly.

Psychiatrist Associates:

Dr Harry Freeman FRANZCP

    mobile: 0418 624 266

Dr Philip Morris FRANZCP PhD

    email: pmorris@iprimus.com.au
    mobile: 0422 545 753

Dr Morris has medical qualifications MBBS (Hons), BSc(med) (Hons), and PhD. He is qualified in psychiatry and addiction medicine in Australia and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) and a Fellow of the Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine (FAChAM). He is qualified in general adult psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry in the USA and is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). He is a Certified Independent Medical Examiner (CIME) with the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME). Dr Morris is a Distinguished Fellow and Board Member of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatry.

Dr Morris is Executive Director of the Gold Coast Institute of Mental Health. He is Medical Director of Mirikai, a young adult drug and alcohol rehabilitation program on the Gold Coast, and is Medical Director of the Gold Coast - Tweed Memory Disorders Clinic. He has a private psychiatric and medico-legal practice on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane. He is a member of the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Reference Committee... [click for more]

Psychologist Associates:

Professor Ian R. Coyle

    mobile: 0419 722 258

Professor Ian Coyle obtained his PhD in Psychology in 1975. He completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology in 1976. He is a Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Forensic Excellence at Bond University. He has published in Clinical Psychology, Criminology, Ergonomics, Forensic Psychology, Law, Psychopharmacology, and Safety Science. He has been the recipient of a number of research grants and awards. He is a full member of the College of Forensic Psychologists of the Australian Psychological Society and is one of two experts in medico-legal psychology in the world accredited to the International Criminal Court. Apart from lecturing extensively he has given expert evidence in forensic matters for over 25 years. He has authored or supervised the writing of over 12,500 forensic reports presented in various jurisdictions. He has given evidence in Australian jurisdictions more than a 1000 times over the last 25 years. In criminal matters Professor Coyle has specific expertise in perceptual, cognitive and perceptual factors relevant to eyewitness evidence; child sexual abuse/rape; paedophilia; human factors engineering/forensic ergonomics; criminogenic risk assessment and psychopharmacology.

Dr Jonathan Dwyer PhD MAPS MACCP

    email: jondwyer@forum.dk
    mobile: 0400 927 992

Denisia Hockley Dip Psy. BA BSc(Hon) MA Masters in Mental Health (Psychotherapy)
Psychologist/Psychotherapist

    email: dochok2008@gmail.com
    mobile: 0401 872 315
    web: www.denisiahockley.com

Denisia has had a diverse and colourful array of life experiences; these include a number of years as a Federal and State policewoman after which she devoted her time and energy to motherhood.

As an adult she entered academia and a very different life as a psychologist and psychotherapist. Having worked with many cultures including ATSI prison inmates, ordinary people "like you!", indigenous Australians in remote central Australia and a variety of people who, for a time, found themselves in psychiatric and/or personal crises.

As a psychotherapist she attended a conference in LA, USA where she pursued her interest in the effects of childhood experience on adult life consequences.

Her research has predominantly revolved around childhood and the effect of various styles of parenting as well as childhood experiences of emotional/psychological/ physical and sexual abuse... [click for more]

Claire Melville

    email: workcentre@bigpond.com
    mobile: 0412 089 827

Psychologist Claire Melville completed her undergraduate degree in psychology though Bond University and graduated with First Class Honours at the University of Southern Queensland in 2003.

While studying at Bond University, Claire was chosen for the 'Deans Award in Social Psychology' and under the supervision of Professor Graeme Senior researched and published the effects of malingering by re-examining the MMPI-2 Validity scales.

Over the past six years, Claire has worked in private practice with WorkCentre Solutions assessing and treating many different clientele, with a range of different issues. She has assessed and treated people in the areas of depression, anxiety/stress disorders, illnesses/disease/rehabilitation problems, relationship and vocational concerns... [click for more]

Danielle Montgomery BSc (Hons) MCounsPsych MAPS

    mobile: 0448 055 497

Social Workers, Psychoanalyst and Organizational Consultant Associates:

Patrick Burnett Jungian Analyst (Zurich trained),
ex-Vice President ANZSJA

    mobile: 0439 945 042

Paul Dickson Organisational Consultant,
Somatic psychotherapies

    mobile: 0408 010 556

Nargiza Sowman,

    web: Natural Health and Medicine
    email: nargiza@naturalhealthandmedicine.com.au
    mobile: 0404 118 892

Nargiza Sowman is a graduate from Southern Cross University with a degree in Naturopathy. As a practitioner of natural and preventative medicine, she believes that diet is fundamental to good health and enjoys working with clients to empower them to regain and maintain their own health. Nargiza works from a holistic and biochemical perspective and uses multiple modalities such as nutrition and herbal medicine, homeopathy, tactile therapy and flower essences in treatment.

Her special interests are in mental health, womens health, childrens health and chronic conditions affecting older adults.

Nargiza also has a degree in Business Management and Marketing from the University of South Australia and regularly attends seminars, workshops and conferences to update her clinical skills and knowledge.

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