Dr David

Dr David Malkin

Clinical Psychologist

Wide experience in different settings using a spectrum of approaches. Please see website drdavidmalkin.com for details

About Me

As a clinical psychologist, I draw on wide experience to support individuals navigating life's complexities. I tailor our work together, ensuring sessions genuinely meet your unique needs. Whether you're facing specific challenges or seeking deeper understanding, I offer a collaborative space. Clients appreciate my adaptable approach, finding it helpful when exploring various aspects of their well-being.

Approach

Sessions move between focused assessment, reflective exploration and practical steps, with attention to what feels most urgent for you in the room. Based in Perth, I offer face‑to‑face and secure online sessions in English that keep pace with your life and commitments. We often use brief exercises, careful feedback, and occasional dream material or structured review to track shifts between appointments so progress is tangible. People seeking clearer patterns around mood, loss, anxiety or relationship challenges typically find this straightforward, collaborative way of working helpful.
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Basic Information

Services


Services Offered:

  • Coaching

    A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Dream Analysis

    A technique that explores the themes, symbols, and emotions in dreams to uncover unconscious thoughts and unresolved feelings.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal psychological testing to identify conditions, understand cognitive and emotional functioning, and guide treatment planning.

  • Psychotherapy

    In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.

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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Couples

Area of Expertise


Scope of Practice:

  • Addiction

    A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.

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  • Adoption

    The process of legally becoming a parent to a child who is not biologically yours, which can raise complex emotions around identity, attachment, and belonging for all involved.

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Dream Work

    The exploration of dream content (themes, symbols, and emotions) to gain insight into unconscious feelings, conflicts, and desires.

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  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

Professional Title:

  • Clinical Psychologist

    An advanced mental health professional trained to assess and treat a wide range of difficulties, from anxiety and depression to trauma and complex conditions.

Qualifications


University of Western Australia

Registrations


Australian Psychological Society (APS); Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Clinical Psychologist

Service Area


Dr David Malkin

In-person & Online

Claremont

Perth, Western Australia

Australia