Talina Tapia Martinez
Psychology degree, Universidad Iberoamericana. EMDR certified (EMDRAA). Sessions in English & Spanish.
Talina believes therapy is most effective when it is safe, collaborative and specific to fit each person’s unique needs.
Approach
What drives Talina in her profession is to see clients reconnect with their strengths, build resilience and discover new ways of approaching life with clarity and confidence. She creates a therapeutic space that feels supportive, non‑judgmental and empowering, where clients feel heard and encouraged to make meaningful change.
Over the years, Talina has obtained a diverse skill set with training in Clinical Hypnosis and Strategic Psychotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). She is currently developing her expertise in Attachment theory (Dynamic Maturational Model) as well as Psychodrama.
This diversity, along with her ability to offer therapy in English and Spanish, allows her to adapt therapy to meet the unique needs of the client and create an integrative, evidence‑based approach to support change.
Special interest
PTSD & complex trauma
Including relational trauma and adverse childhood experiences. Utilising trauma informed treatments such as EMDR.
Performance & perfectionism
Performance anxiety and perfectionism, including sport performance.
Substance misuse
Experience across community, inpatient and residential addiction settings.
Areas of focus
Substance misuse · Social & performance anxiety · Depression · ADHD & neurodiversity · Dissatisfying relationships · Emotional reactivity & dysregulation · Relational trauma · Adverse childhood experiences · PTSD · C-PTSD
Who I work with
Young people and adults aged 12 and up. Therapy is available in English and Spanish.
Experience
Talina started her career as a psychologist in Mexico in 2003, through a program with diverse supervised clinical practice across community centres, schools, detention centres and psychiatric institutions. She then worked as an educational psychologist in an international school.
Since working as a provisional psychologist in Australia, she has worked in community mental health and substance misuse support at Lives Lived Well with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and in inpatient addiction settings at Currumbin Clinic and Gunnebah Addiction Retreat.
Qualifications
- Psychology degree — Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
- Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis & Strategic Psychotherapy — Institute of Applied Psychology
- EMDR certification — EMDRAA Australia & NZ
- 500‑hour Yoga Teacher Training · Surf coach certificate · Breath‑hold techniques
Outside the room
Talina prioritises self‑care and draws inspiration from her passions like practising yoga and boxing, golf, freediving, surfing and fishing, or swimming with humpback whales in the Kingdom of Tonga.
Fees
Talina is currently working as a provisional psychologist while she completes requirements for full registration in Australia. As such, she is unable to access Medicare rebates at this time, and offers a reduced session price to ensure sessions are affordable.