Dr. Michael Tartaglia
Michael is a psychiatrist and Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP). He studied medicine at the University of Glasgow in Scotland and graduated in 2005.
He moved to New Zealand in 2007 and completed his psychiatric training in Wellington in 2014. Since then, Michael has worked as a psychiatrist for mental health services and non-governmental organisations in New Zealand and Australia. Michael also opened a private psychiatry practice in Wellington in 2019 - Capital Psychiatry.
Michael’s training and expertise is in psychiatric assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties in the adult age group (18 to 65).
Michael has expertise in the assessment of a wide range of mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma-related problems, work-related injury, pain and the mental health effects of physical injury.
Michael completed a three-year training in the Conversational Model of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with the Australia and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy (ANZAP) in December 2024. He is a graduate member of ANZAP.
Michael has also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. He is a member of The EMDR Association of New Zealand (EMDRNZ).
Dr. Chris Garvie
Chris is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) and is an Accredited Member of the RANZCP Faculty of Psychotherapy.
Originally from Scotland, Chris trained as a psychiatrist in Wellington. Prior to working in private practice Chris worked as a psychiatrist for public mental health services and non-government organisations throughout New Zealand and Australia.
Chris is a psychiatrist who specialises in psychotherapy, with a practice which focusses on psychotherapy and professional supervision with clients throughout New Zealand and Australia. Chris practices in Wellington CBD and online.
Chris is registered to work as a therapist for New Zealand-based clients with an ACC sensitive claim, and is also registered to provide ACC-funded psychiatric assessment and treatment.
Chris is a Clinical Member of the Australia and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy (ANZAP), having completed the three-year ANZAP training programme in the Conversational Model of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.
Chris is an Accredited Practitioner in EMDR with The EMDR Association of New Zealand (EMDRNZ), having completed training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy.
Other affiliations include membership of The International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP) and The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD).
