Dr Sharlene Benton is a Melbourne-based clinical psychologist currently accepting new clients for telehealth psychology appointments across Australia.

With years of experience working in public psychiatry and mental health services, Sharlene is experienced in supporting adults with both common and complex mental health presentations. She provides psychological treatment for anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), trauma, relationship difficulties, personality disorders, substance use disorders and chronic suicidality, self-harm and longstanding patterns of emotional distress. She also works with women experiencing perinatal adjustment difficulties, birth trauma and postpartum mental health concerns.

Sharlene’s approach is collaborative, practical and trauma-informed. Treatment is tailored to each client and utilises Schema Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Motivational Interviewing.

Telehealth clinical psychology appointments are available to adults throughout Melbourne, Victoria and across Australia, allowing clients to access confidential psychological care from the comfort of their own home.