Philosophy & Vision
Romana is a private practicing psychologist who has previously worked in hospitals, community mental health and corrective services. She has also had the pleasure of working with Lifeline as a phone counsellor and group leader. These experiences have enriched her ability to understand the needs of her clients who come from all walks of life.
Services
Romana completed her PhD by developing a communication training module for health professionals working in an e-health environment.
Areas of Special Interest
Accreditations
- BSc (App Psych) - 1998
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) - 1998
- PhD - 2013
Modalities
CBT - Person Centred - Reality Therapy - Schema Therapy - Solution Oriented
Professional Associations
- Australian Psychological Society
Practice Locations
Level 1, Taringa 7 Day Medical Centre
15 Morrow Street
Taringa QLD 4068
Contact Romana
Please contact me to make an appointment
A conversation with Romana Bowd
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When my dad was diagnosed with cancer (parietal lobe tumour) I watched his struggle with the diagnosis and then the need for him to face his mortality. I also watched as an older teen how the will to fight waxed and waned depending on how his treatment went. He unfortunately did not have a good prognosis and died shortly after. I realised that the human spirit can endure so much and that our emotions and attitude says so much about us as individuals. I left my unfulfilled Science degree and never looked back after starting psychology.
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Mainly that our environment and our family can make us or break us, I was fascinated with attachment theories as a student. I understand now that we are authors of our own destiny.
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Generally the human spirit and how we can endure so much and learn so much about ourselves. We should never underestimate our own strengths but unfortunately the development of our frontal lobe which has made us "higher order animals' impairs us in so many ways.
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Combination of Emotion Focussed Therapy for couples/individuals, Schema Therapy and the trusty CBT.
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When they start challenging their own thoughts and seeing that doing things differently can really make a difference.
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I am humbled on a daily basis at the strength, courage and endurance of the wonderful clients who actively choose to make the massive decision to seek out a total stranger to help them start a new life.
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The opportunity and privilege of being included and invited to help people help themselves.
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Oh you know I do! I pick myself up and brush myself off, push through and try desperately not to catch my own reflection.
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I sound like a broken record but truly it is all about that we just get in our own way. Sometimes we forget our strengths and highlight our weakness and become tunnelled in our vision of ourselves.
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When I read the story of Anne Frank for personal reasons as a child I began to understand the strength of the human mind.