About Gabrielle Ament M.Sc.

Clinical Psychologist
Educational Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Learning Therapist

Citizenship: Austrian, French
Date of birth: 19.05.1970

EDUCATION & TRAINING

  • Master of Science in Psychology, University of Vienna, 1999
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical and Health Psychology, BÖP GmbH, Vienna 2000
  • Psychotherapy Level I, APG, Vienna, 2000
  • Specific training in Person-Centred Psychotherapy, Forum APG, Vienna 2001 – 2003
  • Learning Therapy, 1994 – 2000
  • Intensive Personality and Communication Training, Paul Lowe, 2003
  • Brandon Bay’s: The Journey™ – Auckland, NZ 2004-2005

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Child & adolescent diagnostic assessment, reports and treatment
  • (from 6 months to 20 years old: psychosomatics, behavior disorders, eating disorders, emotional and learning disorders, developmental disorders)
  • Therapy with children, adolescents, adults
  • Educational assessment and counseling
  • Parenting Counseling
  • Leading a school psychology counseling center
  • Teacher and School Guidance Counselor Training and Supervision
  • Conflict Management
  • Private clinical psychology practice
  • Multidisciplinary teamwork, case management & collaboration with various health services (paediatricians, paediatric psychiatrists, psychotherapists, occupational- speech- and physiotherapists, dieticians, teachers, school guidance counsellors, social education workers, social workers, crisis intervention centres, child abuse centres)

SPECIFIC WORKING  EXPERIENCE

  • Private Practice, 2007-2010 – Ubud, Bali
  • Sunrise School Psychologist, 2009-2010 – Kerobokan, Bali
  • Waitemata District Health Board, Youth Psychiatry, 2005 – Auckland/NZ
  • Independent Professional Practice, 2000 – 2003 – Vienna, Children & adults
  • Contract Work, 2002 – 2003 – Vienna - Hospital Krems / Paediatric Department, 2003
  • Children’s Social Services, 2003
  • DerPauker (Tutoring/Learning Institute), 2002 – 2003
  • INFO-Research (Market Research Institute), 1999-2000 (interviewing, quantitative & qualitative analysing and furnishing reports)
  • Wilhelminenspital – Children’s Clinic Vienna, Paediatric Department with Neonatology and Psychosomatics, 2001 – 2002
  • School Psychology – District Melk, Austria 2000-2001 (child and adolescent assessment, teacher and school guidance counsellor training and supervision, educational & career counselling, parenting counselling, school development, conflict management, child and adolescent therapy, learning therapy)
  • University Clinic of Vienna, Paediatric Department – Remedial and Psychosomatic Ward, 1999 – 2000
  • Centre for Child, Adolescent and Family Psychological Intervention, University of Vienna, Department of Developmental Psychology, 1999 – 2000
  • Rainman’s Home, 1997 – 1998 (care and rehabilitation of autistic adolescents and adults)
  • University of Vienna, Institute of Psychology, Department of Developmental Psychology, 1996 – 2000 (tutor work for the seminar: “Child Observation”, evaluating observation records and seminar paper, giving feedback to students, being liaison for any questions)
  • Centre for Child, Adolescent and Family Psychological Intervention, University of Vienna, Department of Developmental Psychology, 1994 – 2000 (Learning Therapy)

PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE & AFFILIATIONS

  • Registered Clinical and Health Psychologist, Health Ministry of Austria, since 2000
  • Certified health care provider, Viennese Social Insurance, 2002
  • Member of BÖP GmbH – Association of Austrian Psychologists, 1998 – 2002
  • Member of Forum APG – Association of Person-Centred Psychotherapy, 1999 – 2003
  • Registered Clinical Psychologist, Psychologist Board New Zealand since 2004

LANGUAGES

  • German
  • English
  • French