Matthew Persello
Registered psychologist · Nurtured Thoughts Psychology · Brisbane, QLD · Graceville
Strengths-based, solution-focused therapy for adolescents and adults, with a focus on men’s mental health, neurodiversity and the LGBTQIA+ community.
Experience
- Therapy for adolescents (13+) and adults
- Psychology honours, studied in Australia and the United States
- Year-long research project on romantic self-sabotage in gender and sexually diverse populations
- CBT, ACT, Solution Focused Therapy and Motivational Interviewing
About
Matthew is a Registered Psychologist specialising in therapy for adolescents (13+ years) and adults, with a strong focus on men’s mental health, neurodiversity and the LGBTQIA+ community.
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He completed his psychology honours degree through studies in both Australia and the United States, including a year-long research project exploring romantic self-sabotage within gender and sexually diverse populations.
His areas of interest include anxiety, depression and stress, sleep difficulties, neurodiversity including autism and ADHD, gender and sexual identity, self-esteem, emotional regulation and relationship challenges. His approach is strengths-based and solution-focused, drawing on CBT, ACT, Solution Focused Therapy and Motivational Interviewing tailored to each client’s needs.
Details
- Qualifications
- Registered psychologist
- Reach
- Clinic appointments in Graceville, Brisbane, and telehealth
- Appointments
- Clinicians see people Monday to Saturday, with evenings Monday to Wednesday; times set with the practice
- Wheelchair access
- No: the practice is in a heritage-listed building without wheelchair access to the building or bathrooms
What a session costs
- $240
- Per session
- $141.05
- Out of pocket with a plan
With a Mental Health Treatment Plan from your GP, Medicare pays $98.95 of each session, for up to 10 sessions a year.
Fees are set and charged by the practice. ADHDme takes no commission.
Nurtured Thoughts Psychology is an independent practice: it sets its own fees, availability and clinical approach, and ADHDme receives no part of what you pay. This profile is written from Matthew Persello’s own description of their work.
