Ana Ristov
Psychologist (Perinatal)

AHPRA: PSY0002260418

Medicare Provider No. 5936014X

Ana Ristov (nee Sterjovska) is a fully registered Psychologist (General Registration) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Ana has undertaken further training in Perinatal Psychology and has a passion for working with patients in this area.

She is a Registered Circle of Security - Parenting (COSP) facilitator, and is also a Registered Therapist with the Perinatal Loss Centre. Ana has completed perinatal specific training with the Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE) as well as the Centre for Perinatal Psychology.

She operates out of Epworth Freemasons Private Hospital in East Melbourne, offering both in-person and telehealth video services.

Ana has a special interest in perinatal mental health, as well as parenting and early childhood development. She has experience working with individuals and couples who have experienced fertility-related issues, have pursued assisted reproductive treatment (i.e., IVF), and who have experienced pregnancy loss such as miscarriage and stillbirth.

Ana's therapeutic style is warm and relaxed, and she adopts an empathetic and collaborative approach to treatment. She is focused on facilitating a strong therapeutic relationship by creating a space where clients can feel understood, accepted and empowered. She enjoys working with clients to build their sense of insight, personal growth, and wellbeing through the use of a client-centred approach.

Ana draws from several treatment modalities, including Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and Positive Psychology.

Ana speaks fluent English and Macedonian.

Qualifications
Bachelor of Psychology - Deakin University
Graduate Diploma of Psychology Advanced - Monash University
Master of Professional Psychology - The Cairnmillar Institute
Master of Professional Psychology Practice - The Cairnmillar Institute

Professional Affiliations
Registered with the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA)
Member of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc. (AAPi)
Member of the Australian and New Zealand Infertility Counsellors Association (ANZICA)
Registered with the Perinatal Loss Centre Therapist Register
Registered Circle of Security - Parenting (COSP) Facilitator
Member of the MHPN Perinatal & Infant Mental Health Network

Further Training & Accreditations

Perinatal Non-Directive Counselling – APS

Basic Skills in Perinatal Mental Health – COPE

Perinatal Loss in Practice: What Therapists Need to Know - COPE & The Perinatal Loss Centre

Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (PIMH) Intensive Training Package – Centre for Perinatal Psychology, Perinatal Training Centre

Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders - Seleni Institute

Circle of Security Parenting - Circle of Security International

Publications
Brown, E., O’Donoghue, B., White, S.L., Chanen, A., Bedi, G., Adams, S., Schely, C., Do, T.U., Sterjovska, A., Moeller-Saxone, K. and Kay-Lambkin, F., 2021. Tobacco smoking in young people seeking treatment for mental ill-health: what are their attitudes, knowledge and behaviours towards quitting?. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 38(1), pp.30-39.