Clinical psychology · Annerley, Brisbane
Evidence-based psychology for OCD, anxiety, tics and Tourette Syndrome — in Brisbane and online across Australia.
The Moore Centre is a clinical psychology practice led by Dr Cynthia Turner. The work is careful, evidence-led, and unhurried — for children, adolescents, and adults.
About
Dr Cynthia Turner, Clinical Psychologist
Cynthia provides a warm and welcoming environment for those seeking psychological therapy. She holds a PhD and has substantial clinical experience and published research in obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, body-focused repetitive behaviours, tics and Tourette's, and anxiety disorders across the lifespan.
Her work draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, exposure and response prevention, habit reversal training, and CBIT — first-line, evidence-based treatments for the conditions she works with.
What we treat
Where the practice focuses
OCD
Intrusive thoughts and time-consuming rituals — in children, adolescents, and adults.
Learn moreAnxiety
Phobias, separation, social, generalised, and health anxiety — across the lifespan.
Learn moreTics & Tourette's
Motor and vocal tics in children, adolescents, and adults — including Tourette's.
Learn moreBDD
Distressing preoccupation with perceived appearance flaws — across the lifespan.
Learn moreBFRBs
Hair pulling, skin picking, nail biting, and lip or cheek biting.
Learn moreEvidence-based practice means using treatments that have been tested in good research and shown to help. For the work Dr Turner does, that mostly means cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP) for OCD and BDD, and habit reversal / CBIT for tics and BFRBs.
A first appointment is usually 90 minutes; subsequent sessions are 50 minutes. The first session is about understanding what's been happening, what's been tried, and where you'd like to get to. Treatment is then planned collaboratively.
Telehealth is available for clients across Australia, including regional Queensland. For most adult presentations and many paediatric ones, telehealth is as effective as in-person care.
For GPs and referrers
Referring a patient
Mental Health Care Plan referrals are welcomed. The For Referrers page outlines what to include in a referral letter, current capacity, and the dedicated referrer pathway.
Writing
Recent articles
What affects how well a child responds to OCD treatment?
A systematic review looked at which factors shape how children with OCD respond to CBT — including family history and the presence of tics.
BDD & body-focusedTreating BDD in young people: how CBT actually works
A look at the components of cognitive behavioural therapy for body dysmorphic disorder in adolescents — psychoeducation, cognitive work, ERP and attention retraining.
OCDCan OCD therapy work over the phone?
A randomised trial compared telephone-delivered CBT for adolescents with OCD against face-to-face therapy. Here is what it found about treatment at a distance.
Visit
The new clinic
10 Cavan Street, Annerley QLD. Telehealth available across Australia.
- Hours
- Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
- info@themoorecentre.com.au
- Phone
- (07) 3667 9567 · Mobile 0468 446 030
Considering an appointment?
Enquiries are answered within two to four business days. Telehealth is available across Australia.