Ms Mahnaz Daraj

Registered Clinical Psychologists

“I am a clinical psychologist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist. I offer individual therapy to individuals who experience a diverse range of difficulties.”

About Me

I support adults navigating complex emotions, recurring patterns, or longstanding struggles by drawing on psychoanalytic therapy. With my training as a registered clinical psychologist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist, sessions offer a consistent, confidential space to explore what lies beneath distress. Clients who seek deeper self-understanding, or who feel stuck after trying other approaches, often find this process offers new clarity and relief. I welcome those ready to reflect, question, and grow at their own pace.

Approach

Sessions unfold as a steady, curious exploration of the patterns shaping relationships and sense of self, with attention to feelings that show up in the room. I work from my South Melbourne consulting room and offer secure online sessions, keeping pace measured and collaborative so insights emerge without overwhelm. Through reflective listening, gentle challenge and linking present reactions to past experience, we trace how identity and relational habits repeat, and I help you test new ways of relating between sessions. This approach often suits adults ready to examine recurring patterns and make considered change.

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Basic Information

South Melbourne, Australia

Services

Services Offered:

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Individual Therapy
One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.
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Psychodynamic Therapy
A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.
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Works With:

•Adults

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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Relationship Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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Identity Issues
A person's sense of who they are, including their values, beliefs, roles, and self-perception, and the distress that arises when this sense is unclear, fragmented, or negative.

Professional Title:

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Registered Clinical Psychologists
A psychologist registered with a regulatory body to independently assess, diagnose, and treat mental health conditions.

Qualifications

Queensland University of Technology

University of Queensland

Registrations

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Service Area

Mahnaz Daraj

In-person & Online

Melbourne, Victoria

Australia