Prioritising Your Psychological Health and Wellbeing
About Us
The Oaks Psychology provides evidence-based psychological care in Footscray. We support individuals, couples, and families through tailored therapy, assessment, and workshops, fostering wellbeing, emotional balance, and personal growth in a culturally responsive environment.
Our Services
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Psychological Assessment
Gain a deeper understanding and direction through a comprehensive psychological assessment. Each evaluation combines evidence-based tools with professional insight to clarify patterns, support self-awareness, and guide effective treatment planning.
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Individual Psychotherapy
Personalised, evidence-based therapy supporting emotional wellbeing and growth. Individual sessions help you build awareness, regulate emotions, and develop practical strategies for change, fostering balance, resilience, and self-understanding in a safe and collaborative space.
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Group Therapy
Our 10-monthly group therapy program is designed to complement individual therapy by strengthening emotional self-regulation. Through guided reflection and shared experience, participants cultivate awareness, resilience, and balance within a supportive, growth-oriented therapeutic community.
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Training and Supervision
Professional supervision specialised in clinical and health psychology, peer supervision, and secondary consultation for health practitioners. Emphasising evidence-based practice, self-awareness, and cultural responsiveness, supervision fosters clinical competence, ethical clarity, and professional well-being.
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Healthcare CPD Retreats
Immersive continuing professional development retreats integrating psychology, mindfulness, and self-reflection. Designed for healthcare professionals to restore balance, deepen insight, and renew purpose through experiential learning, cultural connection, and evidence-based practices.
Principal Psychologist
‘Dr Thai Ohtsuka
Clinical & Health Psychologist
Dr Thai Ohtsuka is a Clinical and Health Psychologist dedicated to supporting mental health and wellbeing through evidence-based therapies such as CBT, ACT, EMDR, Schema Therapy, and Mindfulness-based approaches.
She works with individuals experiencing anxiety, trauma, stress-related conditions, adjustment difficulties, and chronic health concerns, offering a respectful, collaborative, and personalised approach to care.
With a strong focus on cultural competency and deliberate practice, Dr Ohtsuka integrates cross-cultural insights and reflective skills to support clients from diverse backgrounds and to continually enhance her clinical work.
As the founder of The Oaks Psychology, she also facilitates CPD workshops, retreats, and reflective practice groups for health professionals, integrating Western psychology and Eastern philosophies in her practice.
Professional Affiliations:
Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency
— Registered Psychologist
— Board-approved Supervisor
Australian Psychological Society
— Member
APS College of Health Psychologists
— Chair, APS-CHP Vic. State Committee (2023-2025)
— Fellow Member
APS College of Clinical Psychologists
— Fellow Member
Australian Primary Mental Health Alliance
— Board Director (2021-2024)
Australian Centre for Heart Health
— Honorary Clinical Fellow
Therapeutic Approach
Fundamentally trained in the use of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Biofeedback, Dr Thai also further developed skills in the therapeutic application of Trauma-Focussed Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Schema Therapy, and Mindfulness in her clinical practice.
Our Service Locations
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The Oaks
99 Gordon Street, Footscray, Vic. 3011
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Giverny
107 Droop Street, Footscray, Vic. 3011
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Telehealth Clinic
Consultations Via Telephone or Video Calls
Contact us
For an appointment with a psychologist at The Oaks, please book online or contact us:
Email: theoaksconsulting@gmail.com
Text: +61 402 208 154
Fax: (03) 9317 3642
*The Oaks consultants are available by appointment only and may be unable to respond to an emergency.
In case of emergency mental health needs, please call 000 (24 hours).
Advice and options for accessing urgent help and mental health support can also be found here: https://www.mhvic.org.au/need-urgent-help
Victoria Mental Health Triage: http://www3.health.vic.gov.au/mentalhealthservices
Western Health: https://www.westernhealth.org.au/Services/Mental_Health_and_Wellbeing/Pages/Community-Mental-Health-and-Wellbeing-Service.aspx
IMPORTANT:
Group Therapy: participants are required to book an initial interview to assess suitability for group work.
Practitioners wishing to book a consulting room, please email directly to givernyrooms@gmail.com