DS CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Dr David Said
Dr Jessica Cheung
Dr David Said
David is a clinical psychologist with over 25 years experience working in mental health. He is a veteran who has served in the Australian Army as a senior military psychologist. David has deployed on operations with the ADF, both on peacekeeping and warlike operations on over 10 occasions. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has worked for NSW Health, held senior positions in the Department of Defence, has worked at Sydney's prestigious universities, and in several private consultancies. He is committed to providing best practice evidence-based psychological treatment to help you overcome your difficulties.
David has a particular interest in working with PTSD, Depression and anger in men and veterans. He also provides clinical supervision in these areas as well as clinical supervision for clinical psychology registrars.
Dr Jessica Cheung
Jessica completed her clinical psychology training and PhD at the University of New South Wales. She has 12 years of experience in the treatment of psychological and emotional difficulties in adults and older adults. Jessica has gained expertise through working in a diverse range of public health and private settings. These include working in private practice, an adult anxiety clinic, hospital oncology service, clinical research setting for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in police officers and first responders, a refugee trauma research group, and adult community mental health services.
Jessica is committed to the practice of therapeutic approaches grounded in scientific research including cognitive behaviour therapy. She has a special interest in working with individuals with anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder and Defence members. Jessica has completed a PhD examining underlying mechanisms of posttraumatic stress disorder. Her research has been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals.