Emily Upton, Clinical Psychologist

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Emily Upton, Clinical Psychologist

MPsych(Clin), BPsych(Hons), PhD candidate

Hello! I am a friendly and caring AHPRA-Registered Clinical Psychologist

who is passionate about empowering and supporting my clients.

I work from your strengths, encourage self-compassion,

and offer warmth, support, and non-judgement.

I obtained my Masters and Bachelor (Honours) degrees in Clinical Psychology from the University of New South Wales, and am currently completing my PhD at UNSW and The Black Dog Institute.

I am experienced in treating a range of psychological difficulties using evidence-based treatments in inpatient and outpatient hospital clinics, research centres and clinics, and private practice.

Meet Emily

I can help with

Depression and low mood
Anxiety, worrying, and stress
Anxiety in social situations
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
ADHD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Study stress, perfectionism, procrastination
Trouble with friendships and family relationships
Grief & life transitions
Trouble regulating your emotions
Psychosis (in conjunction with your psychiatrist or GP)

- Adults

- Adolescents & young people

Services

Treatment is tailored to you with strategies drawing from evidence-based treatments including

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Dialectical-Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Compassion-focused therapy
& others

Availability

I am available for online appointments on Wednesdays.

There is some flexibility with appointment days and times so please get in touch below to discuss available times.

To enquire about appointments get in touch here

Availability

Fees & Rebates

Fees are below the rate recommended by the Australian Psychological Society. Fees are $240 for a session of 50-60 minutes.

With a Mental Health Care Plan from your GP you will be eligible to receive a rebate from Medicare of at least $145.25 for 10 sessions per calendar year, leaving the out-of-pocket cost at $94.75. If you need help in how to obtain a Mental Health Care Plan please ask.

Some private health funds provide rebates for psychological treatment; you can check with your fund if they do this. Please note you cannot claim Medicare and private health rebates at the same time.

If you are experiencing financial hardship, please discuss this with me.

Fees & rebates

Do you need urgent help?

Emily Upton Psychology is not a crisis service. If you are feeling unsafe, suicidal, or in need of urgent mental health crisis support please call Lifeline on 13 11 14, the Mental Health Access Line on 1800 011 511, or go to your nearest hospital emergency department.

Please reach out, help is available.

Kids, teens and young people: you can also call Kids Help Line on 1800 55 1800, Headspace on 1800 650 890, or visit ReachOut to chat to someone immediately, and get more info about mental health. It's free and confidential.

My research

I am passionate about research into effective, evidence-based mental health treatment that can be accessed by all.

I have a special interest in increasing our understanding of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) and developing psychological treatments for PMDD that work.

I am completing my final year of a PhD at the Black Dog Institute investigating innovative online treatments for anxiety, depression, and PMDD that target rumination and worry (you can read more here).

I also support other studies at the Black Dog Institute investigating innovative digital treatments for other mental health disorders like Social Anxiety Disorder and Illness Anxiety Disorder. I have previously published research examining the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of young adults across Australia.

If you're interested you can have a read of some of my peer-reviewed research below!

You can learn more about PMDD by visiting the International Association for Premenstrual Disorders here or please get in touch.

Research

Peer-Reviewed Research

Upton, E., Venkatesha, V., Joubert, A. E., Mahoney, A. E., Moulds, M. L., Werner-Seidler, A., & Newby, J. M. (2025). Mediators and Predictors of Treatment Response in a Brief Online Intervention for Rumination and Worry. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 1-19. Read here

Upton, E., Clare, P. J., Aiken, A., Boland, V. C., Torres, C., Bruno, R., Hutchinson, D., Kypri, K., Mattick, R., McBride, N., & Peacock, A. (2021). Changes in mental health and help-seeking among young Australian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study. (2021). Psychological Medicine, 1–9. Read here

Steele, K., Upton, E., Holden, M., Regan, A., Coleshill, M., Li, S. H., ... & Newby, J. Intensive 7-Day Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial. (2025). Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 115:103073. Read here

Steele, K.R., Upton, E., Holden, M., Regan, A., Coleshill, M., Li, S. H., ... & Newby, J. Intensive 7-day internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for social anxiety disorder: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 26, 136 (2025). Read here

Kikas, K., Werner-Seidler, A., Corkish, B., Upton, E., Holden, M., & Newby, J. M. (2025). Illness anxiety disorder: A qualitative study of people with health anxiety and their experiences seeking and avoiding medical care. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 00, 1–18. Read here

Newby, J. M., Upton, E., Mason, E., & Black, M. (2024). Technology-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Interventions. Psychiatric Clinics, 47(2), 399 – 417. Read here

Tadros, M., Li, S., Corkish, B., Upton, E., Newby, J., & Werner-Seidler, A. (2024). Cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia in university students delivered via videoconferencing groups: A pilot study. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 22(6), 843–856. Read here

Kikas, K., Werner-Seidler, A., Upton, E., & Newby, J. (2024). Illness Anxiety Disorder: A review of the current research and future directions. Current Psychiatry Reports, 1-9. Read here

Slade, T., O'Dean, S. M., Chung, T., Mewton, L., McCambridge, J., Clare, P., ... & Kypri, K. (2024). The key role of specific DSM‐5 diagnostic criteria in the early development of alcohol use disorder: Findings from the RADAR prospective cohort study. Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 48(7), 1395-1404. Read here

Windsor, N. A., Li, S. H., Joubert, A., Upton, E., Moulds, M., & Newby, J. M. (2024). Intrusive Thoughts and Images in Health Anxiety: Rates, Characteristics, and Responses. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 31(6), e70017. Read here

Tadros, M., Li, S., Upton, E., Newby, J., & Werner-Seidler, A. (2023). Preferences of University Students for a Psychological Intervention Designed to Improve Sleep: Focus Group Study. JMIR Hum Factors, 10, e44145. Read here

O'Dean, S. M., Mewton, L., Chung, T., Clay, P., Clare, P. J., Bruno, R., Yuen, W. S., McBride, N., Swift, W., Isik, A., Upton, E., Tibbetts, J., Johnson, P., Kypri, K., & Slade, T. (2022). Definition matters: Assessment of tolerance to the effects of alcohol in a prospective cohort study of emerging adults. Addiction, 117(11), 2955–2964. Read here

Aiken, A., Chan, G., Yuen, W. S., Clare, P. J., Hutchinson, D., McBride, N., Najman, J. M., McCambridge, J., Upton, E., Slade, T., Boland, V. C., De Torres, C., Bruno, R., Kypri, K., Wadolowski, M., Mattick, R. P., & Peacock, A. (2022). Trajectories of parental and peer supply of alcohol in adolescence and associations with later alcohol consumption and harms: A prospective cohort study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 237, 109533. Read here

Yuen, W. S., Bruno, R., Chan, G., McCambridge, J., Slade, T., Clare, P. J., Aiken, A., Kypri, K., Hutchinson, D., McBride, N., Boland, V., Upton, E., Farrell, M., Mattick, R. P., & Peacock, A. (2021). The experience of physiological and psychosocial alcohol-related harms across adolescence and its association with alcohol use disorder in early adulthood: A prospective cohort study. Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 45(12), 2518–2527. Read here

Clare, P. J., Aiken, A., Yuen, W. S., Upton, E., Kypri, K., Degenhardt, L., Bruno, R., McCambridge, J., McBride, N., Hutchinson, D., Slade, T., Mattick, R., and Peacock, A. (2021). Alcohol use among young Australian adults in May–June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study. Addiction, 116: 3398– 3407. Read here

Stech, E. P., Chen, A. Z., Sharrock, M. J., Grierson, A. B., Upton, E. L., Mahoney, A., Grisham, J. R., & Newby, J. M. (2021). Internet-delivered exposure therapy versus internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for panic disorder: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 79, 102382. Read here

Slade, T., Mewton, L., O'Dean, S., Tibbetts, J., Clay, P., Isik, A., Johnson, P., McCraw, S., Upton, E., Kypri, K., Butterworth, P., McBride, N., & Swift, W. (2021). DSM-5 and ICD-11 alcohol use disorder criteria in young adult regular drinkers: Lifetime prevalence and age of onset. Drug and alcohol dependence, 229(Pt B), 109184. Read here

Jiang, M. Y., Upton, E., & Newby, J. M. (2020). A randomised wait-list controlled pilot trial of one-session virtual reality exposure therapy for blood-injection-injury phobias. Journal of Affective Disorders, 276, 636-645. Read here

Stech, E. P., Lim, J., Upton, E. L., & Newby, J. M. (2020). Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 49(4), 270-293. Read here

Slade, T., Swift, W., Mewton, L., Kypri, K., Lynskey, M. T., Butterworth, P., ... & Upton, E. (2017). RADAR study: protocol for an observational cohort study to identify early warning signals on the pathways to alcohol use disorder. BMJ Open, 7(8). Read here

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