Blake DavisPsychology & Psychoanalysis
For Psychiatrists

Psychological and psychoanalytic support for your patients

I’m Blake Davis — a registered psychologist and practising psychoanalyst consulting from Fitzroy North and Coburg. I work with children, adolescents, and adults, and have a particular interest in presentations where psychoanalytic thinking can complement psychiatric care.

Background & Training

Registered psychologist with AHPRA, providing Medicare-rebatable sessions under a GP mental health care plan.

Practising psychoanalyst undertaking further training with the Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis (ACP).

Child & adolescent focus using play therapy, family collaboration, and school liaison as part of a broader treatment framework.

NDIS registered provider for participants with psychosocial disability.

Key Specialisations

Where I can support your patients

Children & adolescents

I work with young people using play therapy and developmentally informed approaches, in collaboration with families, schools, and treating teams. This can be especially useful where medication alone may not be addressing the full picture, or where a child’s distress is expressed through behaviour rather than words.

Play therapySchool anxietyBehavioural difficultiesFamily dynamicsDevelopmental concerns

Disordered eating & body image

I have a particular interest in the psychological and relational dimensions of eating difficulties. My approach explores the meaning and function of symptoms — what food represents, what recovery threatens, and the unconscious dynamics that can maintain disordered patterns — alongside evidence-based interventions.

Anorexia & bulimiaBinge eatingBody dysmorphiaCompulsive exerciseRecovery ambivalence

Clinical Approach

Integrating psychology and psychoanalysis

My work sits at the intersection of evidence-based psychological methods and psychoanalytic thinking. I find this combination particularly valuable when working with patients whose symptoms are entangled with deeper relational and developmental concerns — where standard protocols may plateau or where the patient’s ambivalence about change is itself part of the clinical picture.

For children, play therapy provides a way to access and work with material that may not yet be available through language. For adolescents and adults, I use the therapeutic relationship as a space to understand and gradually shift longstanding patterns.

Complex & treatment-resistant presentations

Psychoanalytic work can be a productive adjunct when patients have not responded fully to structured therapies.

Developmental & relational focus

Attention to the patient’s history, attachment patterns, and the dynamics that maintain difficulties.

Coordinated care

I value working closely with prescribers and am happy to provide regular updates and coordinate treatment goals.

Additional Areas of Practice

Broader presentations I work with

Anxiety disordersDepressionGrief & lossTrauma & PTSDRelational difficultiesPersonality concernsIdentity & self-imageLife transitionsEmotional regulationParent–child conflict

How to Refer

Referral process

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Get in touch

Call, email, or have your rooms contact me directly. A brief summary of the patient’s presentation and what you’re hoping psychological work might address is helpful.

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Free initial consultation

Your patient receives a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation to discuss their situation and determine whether we’re a good fit.

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Coordinated treatment

With consent, I’ll provide updates on progress, flag any concerns, and work to ensure the psychological and psychiatric aspects of care are aligned.

Practice Details

Practical information

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Two locations

Fitzroy North & Coburg

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Medicare & NDIS

Rebates with a GP care plan

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Availability

Mon 9am–6pm, Tue 2–8pm, Wed 9am–3pm, Fri 8am–6pm

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All ages

Children, adolescents & adults

Support your patients with psychological depth

If you have a patient who might benefit from psychological or psychoanalytic work alongside their psychiatric care, I’d welcome the opportunity to discuss how I can help.

Or email blakedavis_psych@protonmail.com