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Self Growth Institute was established in 2006 and has provided psychological services to the suburbs of Melbourne for over 15 years. We have a strong referral network in the Northern suburbs of Melbourne and we offer psychological counselling (both face-to-face and online) to a broad range of clients with issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, workplace problems, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, trauma/PTSD, as well as counselling for relationship problems of all kinds.

Henry was born in Malta in 1958 and obtained a degree in Arts majoring in Literature (Latrobe University Melbourne) before doing further undergraduate studies in Psychology (Swinburne University) and subsequent post-graduate qualifications at Latrobe University. He also has a Diploma in Education from Melbourne University. Henry Briffa began his career as a psychologist working within a tertiary education setting and then within a government funded program providing assistance to people with relationship difficulties. He spent some years assisting returned veterans and their families, many of whom had suffered from the impacts of severe trauma. Prior to formal training in Psychology, Henry taught English and English as a Second Language to senior high school students. Over the last fifteen years he has been running a generalist private practice providing individual and couple psychotherapy. He first registered and began practicing as a psychologist in 1995 and he has a Counselling Psychology endorsement with the Australian Health Practitioners Board (ahpra)

Insightful Living Co. is a Melbourne-based psychological therapy practice with a focus on empowering people and their communities. We believe that gaining insight and awareness into our lives is the key to living a life of purpose and meaning, allowing us to thrive and flourish in our health, wellbeing, relationships and career. We are always responding and evolving due to the circumstances we experience, and so at Insightful Living Co., we encourage our clients to look at their mental and emotional health from a holistic perspective, focussing on their individual biology, psychology, and social circumstances.