Nathan Kotler Director of Psychology @ South Yarra

Nathan Kotler Director of Psychology @ South Yarra has been a member of Business Referral Group, South Yarra Chapter since 2015 as a foundation member.

I am an experienced psychologist, family therapist and loss and grief counsellor in private practice, and joined the South Yarra Business Referral Group in 2015. I work with issues of individuals, couples and families and specialise in helping people who are having difficulties with:

• relationships involving their partner, family member or friend;
• loss and grief resulting from the death, illness or separation from a loved one or friend. I also supports people who are experiencing other losses, for example loss of a job, ageing or loss of health. I have worked for many years with the issues of life-threatening illnesses, death or dying, and have trained in psycho-oncology;
• improving health, specifically involving improving nutrition and increasing physical activity;
• problematic addictive and compulsive behaviours, specifically involving:
  • substances such as tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, heroin;
  • behaviours that are out of control, such as unhealthy eating or compulsive shopping;
• anxiety related issues such as generalised anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, phobias and post-traumatic stress disorder;
• depression and anger issues (including anger management);

I also offer counselling for the parents, partners and families of those with problematic behaviours. Issues dealt with include limit setting, consistency and guilt.

In general, I work with my clients to reach a common understanding of the layers of complexity involved in the presenting issues. I then help people better understand and manage these problematic issues. Once this has been achieved, my clients are better able to develop personal aspirations and feel supported as they move towards achieving them.

Before training as a psychologist, I was a secondary teacher for over 20 years. I thus have had over forty years of experience in working with people and their issues.