South West Integrated Psychology

Mind + Gut Integrated Psychology Care

How we help

Support for anxiety, stress, chronic pain, and gut health concerns, with care tailored to you.

How we help

Approach

Thoughtful, evidence-based care that looks at the link between mind and body, tailored to you.

Approach

Located in the South West

Conveniently located in Bunbury and Busselton, serving the South West community

Contact

When your symptoms are affecting daily life, it helps to feel heard. My role is to listen carefully and help you make sense of what you’re dealing with.

Patrick Cooper | Clinical Psychologist in the South West

Patrick Cooper has a particular interest in gut health and chronic pain, with care that recognises how closely physical symptoms and emotional wellbeing can affect each other.

Therapy may include CBT, ACT, mindfulness-based strategies and hypnosis, always adapted to your needs, goals and situation.

Patrick works closely with gastroenterologist Dr Halim Elsherif, colorectal surgeon Dr Xavier Harvey, and other allied health professionals including physiotherapists and naturopaths, so your care feels more connected and coordinated.

Patrick works with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, chronic pain, and mind-gut related issues such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This can include concerns like panic, social anxiety, low mood, or feeling worn down by symptoms that are affecting everyday life.

Through individual therapy, Patrick offers a supportive space to better understand what is going on and develop practical strategies that may help with coping and day-to-day wellbeing. Treatment is tailored to the individual and may draw on evidence-based approaches such as CBT, ACT, mindfulness-based strategies, and hypnosis where appropriate.

Looking after your gut health helps your well-being. Looking after your mind with expert psychological care can in turn help your gut health. With the growing recognition of the importance of the mind-gut connection, psychogastroenterology has emerged as one of the most important advances in the field of gut health. Mind-gut disorders are common and affect about one third of people in different ways.

Patrick’s approach is evidence-based, thoughtful, and tailored to you. He uses therapies such as CBT, ACT, mindfulness-based strategies, and hypnosis, adapting treatment to suit your needs rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach.

Patrick stays closely linked with your GP, colorectal surgeon, gastroenterologist and other health professionals to support more connected care and better long-term outcomes.

As a clinical psychologist, Patrick works closely with a trusted multidisciplinary team in Bunbury and Busselton, so your care is coordinated from assessment through to follow-up.

Meet our multidisciplinary team: colorectal surgeon Dr Xavier Harvey, gastroenterologist Dr Halim Elsherif, naturopath Tim O’Grady, and physiotherapist Dale Scott. By working together, your care can be more connected, with the right support around you.