Louis K. Salzman BA Psychology, (Calif), MA Counselling Psychology (Calif) Post Graduate Training in Neuropsychology (Calif)

Founder

Louis is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Counselling Psychologist. He has been practising as a psychologist in Queensland since 1974. He is a past Membership Secretary for the National Executive of the APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists and a member of the International Neuropsychological Society. In addition, Louis also has over 25 years of experience as a hypnotherapist.

He has been employed by the Queensland Department of Community Health as a Clinical Psychologist. He has worked as a consultant clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist at the Royal Brisbane Hospital and in the pain clinic at the Wesley Hospital. He was a senior lecture in psychology at what is now the Central Queensland University. He has been involved in over 7000 medico legal assessments and often appears as an expert witness in forensic matters.

Louis provides psychological services for a wide range of complex issues including:

• Anger and Stress Management
• Relationship problems
• Anxiety related issues
• Adjustment disorders
• Self esteem
• Parenting issues
• Men’s issues
• Personality Assessments
• Trauma counseling
• Organisational stress issues
• Depression
• Dementia
• Medico Legal Assessments
• Testamentary capacity
• Fitness to plead
• Neuropsychological assessments
• Assessment of intellect
• Phobias

Interventions used include:

• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• Hypnosis
• Systematic Desensitisation
• Transactional Analysis
• Behavioural Therapy

(Please note that Louis is currently in retirement.)