Dr Ninawa Butrus

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

About

Dr Ninawa Butrus is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Board Approved Clinical Supervisor. She has more than 10 years of experience working across a range of clinical settings including: drug and alcohol treatment services; community-based Area Mental Health Services, including inpatient, outpatient and acute/crisis work; employment services; prisons and community correctional services; and private practice. She is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS) and the Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA) and is a Fellow of the College of Clinical Psychologists.

Ninawa provides clinical psychological assessment and treatment for individual adult clients and teens (aged 15 years +). Her main areas of practice include the assessment and treatment of personality disorders, identity and sense of self issues, substance use/addictive behaviours, anxiety / worry / panic, avoidance, depression, emotion regulation, stress / coping issues, adjustment difficulties, trauma, dissociation / depersonalisation, anger, self-esteem / assertiveness, suicidal thoughts / self-harming behaviours, relationship difficulties, and workplace issues, and some forensic issues / offending behaviours (upon enquiry). Ninawa is known for her specific expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of complex personality disorders. Ninawa also has an interest in providing psychological services to support busy professionals, healthcare workers and university students.

Ninawa strives to inform, motivate and empower her clients to be the best they can be. Her approach involves clinically assessing the client's presenting problems, providing feedback and recommendations for treatment, assisting clients with setting realistic treatment goals, and then accompanying clients on their unique journey towards meaningful change using psychological therapy.

Therapeutic Approaches

Ninawa's therapeutic style is warm, conversational, client-centred and supportive yet appropriately challenging at times. She uses evidence-based therapeutic interventions drawn from the following theoretical frameworks to assist clients to address their presenting problems and achieve optimal outcomes within a safe and boundaried therapeutic space. This style and approach to psychological treatment is effective for a range of presenting problems and difficulties.

Publications

In addition to her clinical psychological practice, Ninawa is also a researcher. She has authored various published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and presented research at international conferences. Her main areas of research include personality, personality disorders, tolerance to human diversity, and violence.

For a list of Ninawa’s publications, please see here.

Qualifications

  • PhD

  • Master of Forensic Mental Health

  • Master of Psychology (Clinical)

  • Graduate Diploma in Forensic Psychology

  • Bachelor of Psychology (Hons)

  • Cert IV AOD

Professional Memberships

  • Registered by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Psychologist with Area of Practice Endorsement in Clinical Psychology and Board-Approved Clinical Supervisor

  • Member of the Australian Psychological Society

  • Member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association

  • Fellow of the College of Clinical Psychologists

  • Member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law