Sydney Psychotherapist

Colette Rayment PhD is an experienced, trained psychotherapist with an advanced Diploma in Adult (Psychodynamic) Psychotherapy. She is a full member of the Australia and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy, the pre-eminent sister training institution of Westmead Hospital’s School of Psychological Medicine.

Colette Rayment offers Psychodynamic short and long term psychotherapy for individuals, therapy for couples, counselling, supervision for individuals and groups, mentoring for writers (individuals and groups) within the helping professions and for writers attempting autobiographical works, and reading groups interested in the interface between literature and life.

Training and Background

Her clinical work is underpinned by rigorous academic and clinical training, continuing study, supervision, life experience and her own undergoing of an analytic therapy. She has written for conferences and given workshops. More importantly she has a passion for helping people recover from psychic pain and ultimately to reach their full potential.

In the past decade, through her work with individuals who bring their unique concerns and life experience to the therapeutic process, she has continued her commitment to enabling others to develop a robust sense of themselves, to value the flow of personal experience and to enjoy relating to others, all of which constitute life well lived.

Education and Training

	Australia and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy (ANZAP) Diploma of Adult Psychotherapy
	Australian College of Applied Psychology Sydney Graduate Diploma of Counselling
	University of Sydney Four years Post doctoral studies with Professor Gary Tromp (History of Ideas)
	Religion Literature and the Arts Society Founding President
	RLA Press Founding Editor
	University of Sydney PhD: ‘Structural Unity in the Thought of Peter Steele.’
	National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) Graduate Diploma in Dramatic Art (Directing)
	Macquarie University MA (Hons) Nineteenth Century Literature BA (Hons) English Major (Philosophy, History, French)

Professional Affiliations

	ANZAP Australia and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy
	IAPSP The International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology
	IARPP The International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
	(PACFA) Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia