Bita Psychology
There are times when something in life begins to trouble us. This may be a difficulty that repeats, a sense of being stuck, anxiety that does not go away, or a question that insists. You may not yet know how to name what is happening, only that something calls for attention.
Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis Practice in Melbourne
Bita Riazati - Registered Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Psychoanalyst
People seek therapy for many reasons, including: anxiety and depression, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, trauma, identity and life transitions, persistent emotional struggles, experiences that seem to repeat. But sessions are not limited to these.
Sessions provide a space in which these concerns can be listened to, with care.
You are welcome to make contact with me to book a session.
Treatment
Fees & Rebates
Experience and Training
Therapy is not based on a fixed formula. Each person’s history, suffering, and questions are singular. Bita offers psychotherapy for those seeking depth-oriented work, as well as psychoanalysis for those wishing to undertake a more intensive analytic process.
Bita has over a decade of clinical experience across private practice and public health settings, including work with individuals facing complex and enduring psychological difficulties.
Alongside clinical practice, she is engaged in ongoing psychoanalytic formation and contributes to the international analytic community through teaching, supervision, and clinical dialogue.
Medicare Provider
Member of Colorado Analytic Forum (School of Psychoanalysis of The Forums of The Lacanian Field). Founder of Lacan Tehran.
Board Approved supervisor. Supervisor for training psychologists and graduates.
We meet in sessions to speak about what may have been troubling you – sometimes for a long time, sometimes emerging more recently. You may find yourself asking: Why does this keep happening to me? Why do I find myself in the same situations? How do I know what I truly want?
In speaking, connections often emerge between earlier experiences and the ways one finds oneself living today. This is at times in forms that repeat without fully revealing why. As Jacques Lacan said, “The unconscious is structured like a language.” Through speech, what was unclear may gradually take shape.
Psychology & Psychotherapy
Therapy
People seek therapy for many reasons - anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma, life transitions, existential concerns, or patterns that persist despite one’s efforts. It is not necessary to arrive with a clear explanation. Often, it is enough to recognise that something is no longer working. Therapy offers a place to speak about what troubles you and to approach these questions with care and attention.
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis is a more intensive form of analytic work for those who wish to explore their questions in greater depth. Rather than following a fixed method, the work unfolds through speaking and attentive listening, allowing what is singular in each person’s history to gradually emerge. For some, psychoanalysis becomes a space to examine recurring patterns, desires, and the questions that insist over time.
Anxiety
Anxiety can take many forms — panic, persistent worry, unease, or a sense of being adrift. More than a reaction to external pressures, anxiety is often linked to something that resists easy naming. Therapy provides a space to approach what insists beneath the surface and to begin putting words to what may have remained unspoken.
Psychology Services
Grief Loss Depression Trauma
It is possible to continue working, speaking, and appearing functional while inwardly something has come to a standstill. When life looks “fine” on the surface yet feels strangely muted, the question is worth approaching. Therapy offers a place to speak about this disquiet and to consider what it may be asking.
Sexuality Identity LGBTIQ
Questions of identity and sexuality are often deeply personal and, at times, difficult to speak about elsewhere. Therapy provides a respectful and thoughtful setting in which these experiences can be approached without assumption, pressure, or haste. What matters is creating a space where you can speak freely about what concerns you.
Children
Children do not always express distress in words. At times it appears through behaviour, learning, attention, or relationships. Therapy offers a careful and attentive setting in which these expressions can be approached with sensitivity, working collaboratively with parents where appropriate. Understanding the child’s experience is often the beginning of change.
About Therapy
Seeking therapy is often a significant step. Whether you are facing a particular difficulty or responding to a quieter sense that something must change, you are welcome to make contact. We may begin with a first consultation and consider what you may be looking for. Book an appointment.
Bita Psychology: Practice
Located in Melbourne's inner city and the eastern areas, you can come to my practice by car or metro from both the Melbourne CBD or the eastern suburbs. Sessions are with a prior appointment. Ph: 0433781919
Bita Psychology Hawthorn
Barkers Road, Hawthorn Melbourne, 3122
Bita Psychology Belgrave
Martin Street, Belgrave Melbourne, 3160
- Hawthorn Consulting Rooms
- Belgrave Consulting Rooms