about celin
Celin's enthusiasm for working with people with OCD really shows when you meet her. She has a keen passion for assisting people of all ages and their families who have been affected by OCD and related conditions including Anxiety (e.g., Social Anxiety, Generalised Anxiety, Agoraphobia, Health Anxiety, Panic Disorder), and Depression. Celin gained a lot of her experience in this area whilst working clinically and developing treatment programs with the team within the OCD Inpatient program at The Melbourne Clinic. She began working at The Melbourne Clinic in 2010 while completing her final placement as a Clinical Doctorate student and stayed on with the team after completing her qualifications for a further four years. In 2013 Celin continued her niche work in helping people with OCD while working privately in her own clinic at Melbourne Wellbeing Group.
Since leaving the team at The Melbourne Clinic in 2014, Celin has continued to work in her own practice by expanding her networks and helping people with OCD. She also runs lectures for post-graduate psychology students, and runs workshops on assessing, diagnosing, and treating symptoms of OCD and related conditions. She's also busy with running research trials examining the efficacy of a treatment manual she has developed which looks at the role of mindfulness based techniques as an adjunct to Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for treating OCD.
Celin's formal qualifications include an Honours degree in Applied Science (Psychology) and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology both from Deakin University in Melbourne. She is also a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), and is fully registered with Clinical endorsement with the Psychology Board of Australia as a Clinical Psychologist and as a board approved Supervisor. If you'd like to get in contact with Celin or wish to register for one of her workshops, simply follow the links to contact her clinic or register for the workshop here.
Treating Teens with OCD
Living with OCD is not easy. It can be distressing, scary, disabling and exhausting. And, it can feel very lonely – it’s no wonder that one of OCD’s many nicknames is the “secret problem”. Group therapy is a fantastic way for teens living with OCD to access additional therapeutic support in the company of peers who are going through similar difficulties.
Treating OCD: Breaking the Rules and Messing Things Up is an exposure response prevention group therapy program for teens with OCD. Our goal is to use the group therapy format to help young people with OCD learn how to let go of the control that OCD has over them and instead to embrace the mess – to be emotionally messy, to tolerate having a messy mind and to be comfortable with mess in life in general.
To be put on the list for this group please send us a direct email by clicking here. To download the information pack for this group, please click the link here. You can also access our webinar for parents here. For information on our other group offerings please click here.
Treating Adults with OCD
Dealing with OCD is exhausting and the more we give to OCD the smaller our world gets. This 6-week group program is for adults (18 years plus) with OCD. It is a program designed for you to learn how to expand your world again and learn ways to cope with the mess of life, emotions, and anything else that OCD uses to stay in control. Keep in mind that this program is delivered in a small group setting which means that you will get the opportunity to meet other people experiencing similar challenges. Group therapy can be a wonderful way to learn from others as well as from the clinicians facilitating the group.
We are currently taking referrals for this program. Please call our team on (03) 9882-8874 to express interest or download the information pack below. You can also email your expression of interest here.
To download the information pack about this group please click here. For information on our other group offerings please click here.
Breaking the Rules Podcast Show - Co-Hosted by Dr Celin Gelgec and Dr Victoria Miller
MEDIA
Celin is available for media opportunities. To get in touch please email admin@melbournewellbeinggroup.com.au She has been a guest on several podcast shows including The OCD Stories, MindCog, The Bottom Line, and Potential Psychology,
To listen to other episodes and to explore other great resources that the OCD Stories podcast has to offer check out their website here.
Celin has also been featured in several articles commenting on various mental health topics in the Herald Sun’s Body and Soul Magazine and the ABC’s “Everyday” website on health and wellbeing.
