Kelly Allen (Psychologist)

Kelly is an experienced Psychologist who is also the clinical lead of Essentia Health’s Sydney clinic and Sydney DBT programs. She is intensively trained in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Radically Open DBT. As part of the Australian DBT Institute’s National DBT leadership team, Kelly completed the Level 3 blended learning practitioner training program in Radically Open DBT and receives ongoing mentoring and development in DBT and RO DBT.

Kelly provides both individual therapy and facilitates skills programs in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Radically Open DBT (RO DBT). Kelly’s approach includes support to individuals who present with diagnostic presentations such as borderline personality disorder, substance misuse disorders, binge eating, ADHD, and bipolar are considered the spectrum of disorders characterised by emotion dysregulation or undercontrol (UC). DBT is an evidence-based therapeutic approach Kelly uses to targets maladaptive undercontrol. She also supports individuals with diagnostic presentations such as refractory depression, autism, anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder are considered the spectrum of disorders characterised by excessive inhibitory control or overcontrol (OC). Radically Open DBT is an evidence-based therapeutic approach that Kelly uses to target maladaptive overcontrol.

Kelly also has been trained in and utilises a range of trauma-informed approaches including Trauma Informed Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT-TI), Somatic Trauma Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Transactional Analysis.

Kelly is also a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)