Monique Zorzanello

Monique Zorzanello is a professional Australian Psychologist registered with AHPRA. Her private practice is located in Templestowe Lower: A family-oriented residential suburb in Melbourne that is known for its safety and tranquil environment. Monique has experience working with adults, families, and children in private practice. In addition to achieving the Eating Disorder Credential with ANZAED, she is working towards accreditation in Schema Therapy with the International Society of Schema Therapy. Monique is passionate about treating trauma, eating disorders, and helping parents who want to break the cycle of intergenerational trauma with their own children to create harmonious homes.

What separates Monique from other Psychologists and Eating Disorder Clinicians is that she has undergone extensive training in trauma. She understands that no individual struggles only with an eating disorder - that there is much more happening underneath the surface. Therefore, Monique is trained in supporting individuals who have chronic mental health struggles. For example, you may have struggled with anxiety or body dissatisfaction for most of your life - Some years its more severe than others, but it is always there. If this resonates with you, you have found the right Psychologist.

In the therapy room with Monique you will experience genuine warmth, nurturance, gentleness, and of course laughter. You can expect a strong and meaningful therapeutic relationship to be formed, whether this is your first experience with therapy or you have tried therapy before but you have not found the right fit. Her approach is collaborative and evidence-based to foster productive sessions and long lasting progress. Monique works with adults of all genders from all walks of life. She enjoys helping women prosper and reducing the stigma around men seeking professional psychological support.

She commonly supports adults struggling with: Trauma, Eating Disorders, Body Dissatisfaction, Anxiety, Assertiveness, Self-Esteem, Perfectionism, Stress, Relationships, Parenting, Grief & Loss, Boundaries, and Life Changes.

Monique's treatment approach includes Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT-E), Schema Therapy, and the Shark Cage Framework. She is experienced in treating Trauma, Eating Disorders such as Atypical Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Other Specified Eating Disorders, and Anxiety Disorders. She has undergone training in Schema Therapy to treat Trauma, Eating Disorders, Personality Disorders, and Addiction.

Monique considers being a Psychologist and servicing people to be the greatest privilege and working individually with people to change their lives for the better is part of her most rewarding work. If you are ready to commit - and really commit - Monique is ready to help and she cannot wait to hear your story.