Michael

Mr Michael Ossher

Psychotherapist

“Finding clarity and creating change becomes possible when you feel truly heard, seen, and understood. I offer a dedicated space for you to explore your inner world without judgment. Together, we can gently make sense of complex feelings and patterns, understanding what might be holding you back or giving rise to thoughts and actions you would like to manage better. This collaborative process fosters deep self-awareness, helping you find new paths forward. If you seek to understand yourself more fully, you will find a supportive guide here.”

About Me

I have been practising psychotherapy for the past 26 years. I was trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy, a psychodynamic model. This model is about thinking about and understanding the feelings that emerge in therapy both for you and for me and what this tells us of what might be going on for you which may have been outside of your awareness. I live and work in Sydney where I have a private practice.

Approach

Together we will consider why old patterns keep returning by considering what has happened in your life as far back as we can reach and by tracking the feelings that emerge moment to moment in sessions so new understandings of them can emerge. In my Sydney studio and via secure online sessions in English, sessions move at a measured pace: attentive listening, quiet reflection, and gentle linking of current difficulties to earlier experiences. Between sessions we may clarify thoughts or notice reactions to deepen what we explore together, always with curiosity rather than judgement. This approach tends to suit adults and couples seeking steady, insightful change.
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Basic Information

Services

psychoanalytic psychotherapy, depth work, trauma work, relational difficulties, couples work

Services Offered:

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    Relationship Counseling

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

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    Individual Psychotherapy

    In-depth one-on-one therapy that explores the deeper roots of a person's difficulties, often drawing on psychodynamic or psychoanalytic models.

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    Integrative Psychotherapy

    An approach that draws on multiple therapeutic models, tailored to the individual, rather than following a single method.

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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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    Psychoanalysis

    An in-depth therapy that explores unconscious patterns, early experiences, and inner conflicts to produce lasting psychological change, typically involving frequent sessions.

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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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    Supervision

    Professional oversight for therapists and counsellors, providing guidance, ethical support, and reflective space for their clinical work.

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    Supervision & Training

    Combined clinical supervision and professional development for mental health practitioners building their skills and expertise.

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    Trauma Counselling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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Works With:

  • •Adults
  • •Individuals
  • •Couples
  • •Communities

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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    Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

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    Anxiety

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

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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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    LGBTQI+ Support

    The unique psychological experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals, including identity exploration, coming out, discrimination, minority stress, and relationship dynamics.

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    Online Therapy

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

    Learn more about Online Therapy
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    Relationship Counseling

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

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    Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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Professional Title:

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    Psychotherapist

    A professional trained to provide in-depth therapy that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting change.

Qualifications

University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Witwatersrand

University of Cambridge

The Australia and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy

Registrations

Psychotherapy and Counseling Federation of Australia (PACFA)

Cinical Psychotherapist

Psychotherapy and Counseling Federation of Australia (PACFA)

Clinical Psychotherapist

Service Area

Martin Place Practice

In-person & Online

Sydney, New South Wales

Australia