Dr John Dileo

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PhD and Master of Psychology (Clinical Child), University of Melbourne 

Member of ACPA, APS, AACBT

Psychology Board of Australia Endorsed Supervisor  

Dr John Dileo is a registered, practicing Clinical Psychologist having completed his Masters and PhD at the University of Melbourne. John has worked extensively in public mental health positions at the Royal Children's Hospital and ORYGEN Youth Health, including research, clinical and consultation roles in individual, group and outreach settings. John has presented at several conferences and has delivered  seminars to professionals from mental health, education, child protection and medical settings. John has been in private practice in the inner north of Melbourne for the past 10 years and is a registered supervisor for clinical psychologists.

Following his honours research in adult combat PTSD and PhD investigating complex trauma in children in child protection, much of John's clinical practice centers around helping children, adolescents and adults with a history of trauma heal, stabilise and grow. Over his 10 years of private practice in the inner north, John has experience treating a range of difficulties including:

* Mood disorders (e.g. depression, bipolar disorder)

* Anxiety (e.g. generalised anxiety, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia) 

* Trauma and grief (e.g. posttraumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, abuse and neglect, grief and loss)

* Anger and aggression (e.g. oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, antisocial personality disorder)

* Thinking difficulties (e.g. attention difficulties, memory difficulties, learning difficulties, executive dysfunction)

* Neurodevelopmental Disorders (e.g. autism spectrum disorders)

* Parenting Difficulties (e.g. behaviour management difficulties, parenting following grief and loss, parenting following domestic violence) 

Drawing on the science of psychotherapy, John has a focus on building an authentic, safe and strong therapeutic relationship with his clients, thorough assessment to build a shared understanding of each clients unique neurodiversity, helping clients clarify their goals and intentions through the process of therapy, encouraging 2-way reflection and feedback to support learning, and, wherever possible, using reliable and valid psychometric measures to help clients understand themselves and monitor progress over their episode of care. Like most psychologists trained in the last few decades, John uses evidence based treatment approaches that include cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), schema focused CBT, mindfulness therapy, compassion focused therapy and acceptance commitment therapy. John works individually, with parents and systemically in response to each clients needs. With client consent, John also works collaboratively with other clinicians at Inner North (e.g. with a family therapist) where needed.

Publications

Dileo, J.F., Brewer, W., Northam, E., Yucel, M, & Anderson, V. (2016), Investigating the neurodevelopmental mediators of aggression in children with a history of child maltreatment: An exploratory field study​, Child Neuropsychology: A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence​, published online May 31st, 2016.

Brewer, W.J., Lambert, T.J., Witt, K., Dileo, J., Duff, C., Crlenjak, C., McGorry, P.D., & Murphy, B.P (2015), Intensive case management for high-risk patients with first-episode psychosis: service model and outcomes, Lancet Psychiatry, 2(1), 29-37. 

Dileo, J.F., Brewer, W. J., Hopwood, M., Anderson, V., & Creamer, M. (2008).Orbitoprefrontal Dysfunction, Aggression and Impulsivity in War Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Journal of Psychological Medicine, 38, 1-9.

Bunston, W. & Dileo, J.F. (2006). Last but never least: Evaluation. In Bunston, W., & Heynatz, A. (Eds), (2006), Addressing Family Violence Programs; Groupwork Interventions for infants, children and their parents, The Royal Children’s Hospital Mental Health Service, Australia.

Bunston, W. & Dileo, J.F. (2006). Progress and Evaluation Report of Operation Newstart Western 1999-2006, The Royal Children’s Hospital Mental Health Service, Australia.