Psychologist

Kymberley completed her Master of Counselling Psychology at Swinburne University of Technology. With over 20 years of therapeutic experience, she prides herself on providing confidential, non-judgemental therapy to adolescents, adults, couples and families in an empathetic, flexible and creative way to best meet their goals and specific treatment needs.

She works successfully with a wide variety of clientele utilizing eclectic and evidence-based interventions such as: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused and Strength based Interventions, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Trauma Frameworks etc.

As a clinician she works from a holistic perspective and particularly enjoys assisting clients in the following specialty areas of treatment, in order to heighten the emotional management of issues in their lives: sexual abuse and trauma management, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, confidence, personal issues, grief and loss, couples counselling, stress management, family dynamics and parenting support, career and workplace and life directional issues.

Clinical Psychologist

Stein is a psychologist who completed his Master of Clinical Psychology at La Trobe University. He works with adults presenting with a range of difficulties, including anxiety, depression, addictions, sleep, transition difficulties, and anger management. He also has experience working with chronic pain and other health conditions associated with stress.

Stein provides a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to explore, identify and change problematic thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. He aims to help people develop practical skills they can implement to improve their wellbeing throughout life. Stein tailor’s therapy to meet the needs of his clients and draws upon a variety of evidence-based treatments, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Schema Therapy.

Clinical Psychologist

Naomi is a Clinical Psychologist who has experience working with individuals in private practice, community mental health, and crisis services providing psychotherapy and support to adult men and women (18+).

Naomi provides therapy for individuals experiencing a wide range of difficulties including (but not limited to); anxiety disorders, mood disorders, trauma related disorders and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders. Additionally, Naomi has special interest in supporting people with challenges related to emotional regulation, identity issues, adjustment to change and life transitions, and managing life stresses.

Naomi believes that the therapeutic space is most effective when it is a collaborative, non-judgemental, and supportive place for a person to safely express themselves and be heard. Naomi works from an integrated Psychodynamic-cognitive perspective, which means she focuses on establishing a respectful working relationship with clients, takes an active interest in the individual’s life history and lived experience – to work collaboratively towards symptom relief and resolutions of problematic patterns.

Naomi uses a range of evidence based therapies including: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Schema Therapy (ST), Mindfulness and Self Compassion.

Psychologist

Penny is a registered psychologist with a Masters in Educational and Development Psychology from RMIT University. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and has many years of experience working with children and adolescents in private practice, clinic, school and early intervention settings. She works with individuals between the ages of 5 and 21.

Penny assists children, teenagers and families with a range of emotional, social, developmental and behavioural difficulties, such as anxiety, depression, grief and loss, adjustment and trauma related disorders, addiction, anger, self-esteem issues and social issues.

Penny utilises evidence-based therapeutic approaches to meet the individual needs of her clients and has a particular focus in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills (DBT), Strength Based Therapy and Mindfulness Techniques. Penny creates a supportive, warm and non-judgemental environment for her clients to share their thoughts and feelings.

She is compassionate, empathetic and works collaboratively with her clients, their families and other allied health and medical professionals to develop treatment plans that are tailored to their specific needs and goals. She delivers practical strategies and interventions and aims to provide coping skills that will enhance a client’s daily functioning. Penny has a passion for helping young people to implement positive changes in their lives.

Psychologist

Erin completed her Master of Applied Psychology (Community) at Victoria University. She has worked with individuals and groups across the lifespan in private practice, community mental health, and school settings.

Erin utilises an evidence-based approach to her work with children, adolescents, and adults in group settings. Her work with groups has often focused on empowering clients in social contexts and she has effectively and compassionately collaborated with people from many walks of life. Erin’s group work centres on lived experience and people’s self-expertise. She believes group work should be a collaborative, empowering and therapeutic experience, and she aims to meet clients where they are.

She works within an ecological framework to provide holistic support and understanding, while assisting people identify and utilise their strengths to overcome challenges and improve wellbeing.

Erin uses her knowledge of cognitive-behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, interpersonal therapy, mindfulness, and, in her work with children, integrated play therapy to tailor individual and group work to client needs.

Psychologist, Clinical Registrar

Rachel works with clients across the lifespan including children, adolescents, and adults with a range of presentations including but not limited to mood and anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, behavioural difficulties, drug and alcohol concerns, grief and loss, and trauma-related disorders.

Rachel has worked with clients across the lifespan in community mental health/drug and alcohol services and university settings. She has a special interest in working with children, adolescents, and their families to assist with behavioural concerns, mood and anxiety disorders and grief related presentations.

Rachel draws on a range of treatment modalities and caters these to her clients needs and presenting problems including but not limited to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectal Behavioural Therapy. Rachel is trained and has practiced in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which is an evidence-based therapy that aims to bring awareness to our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours to assist clients to reach their therapeutic goals.

Psychologist

Bryony is a General Psychologist who completed her Master of Professional Psychology at the Institute for Social Neuroscience (ISN). Bryony has an interest in working with children, adolescents and adults who are experiencing a range of difficulties including mood and anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, stress and anger management, emotional dysregulation, drug and alcohol misuse, neurodevelopmental disorders, behavioural difficulties, trauma-related disorders, and personality disorders.
Bryony has worked with clients across the lifespan in community mental health, university settings and crisis services.

Bryony is trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which is an evidence-based therapy that aims to bring awareness to our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours to assist clients to reach their therapeutic goals. Bryony’s approach is to assist her clients to experience a non-judgemental space for inclusivity and openness to enable exploration of presenting difficulties and to achieve progress towards the clients set treatment goals.

Bryony aims to engage with clients authentically and collaboratively, offering an empathetic, calm, and respectful therapeutic approach. She encourages self-awareness, self-understanding, and self-motivation. She aims to ensure that the treatment modalities offered are responsive to the clients needs and goals.

Clinical Psychologist

Dr Naya Williams is a Clinical Psychologist who completed a Doctor of Clinical Psychology at The University of Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand. She works with adults and young people facing a variety of challenges, including – but not limited to – low mood, anxiety and fear (specific and general), grief, identity challenges, difficulties managing intense emotions, OCD, ADHD, and anger management. Naya has experience working with clients living with PTSD, TBI, and who have experienced significant trauma across the lifespan.

Naya seeks to foster a transparent therapeutic environment where clients feel informed about their options, able to ask questions, and empowered to play an active role in choosing what their therapeutic journey will look like. Naya views the therapeutic relationship as an important part of therapy, and a space where clients should feel encouraged to communicate their needs, including their level of readiness for challenge and disclosure. Naya enjoys being creative in her therapeutic style, including using metaphors and examples that relate to clients and their lives. She seeks to tailor interventions to clients learning styles and needs. Naya has experience working with diversity, including individuals across ages, genders, and cultures. She is a proud LGBTQIA+ ally, and is neurodiversity affirming.

Naya is a proud indigenous Māori woman, and draws upon her own cultural identity to promote healing and wellbeing. Her relational approach intergrates Māori values, which allow her to gently whakamana (empower) clients to recognise and embrace their own strengths and identities. Her holistic approach attends to environmental, systemic, historical, cultural, and spiritual understandings of distress and wellbeing.

Naya utilises evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Skills (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Schema Therapy principles. She considers attachment and early life experiences that may shape how individuals relate to the world and others, and considers family of origin and cultural understandings that may be central to understanding clients’ experiences. Her trauma-informed and individualised methods aim to ensure that each client’s unique needs are met with care and respect.

Psychologist

Brooke is a General Psychologist who completed her Master of Professional Psychology at Victoria University. Brooke has worked with children, adolescents and adults in community mental health, school settings, disability, and specialist services.

Brooke has experience working with children and adolescents with emotion dysregulation, behavioural difficulties, anxiety, and depression, including those with ASD, ADHD, and intellectual impairments. Further, Brooke has experience working across the lifespan with individuals experiencing social anxiety as well as medication dependencies.

Brooke practises from a person-centred approach and aims to create a friendly and non-judgmental space. She believes in drawing on and developing clients’ strengths and coping strategies. Brooke seeks to provide an open and collaborative space where clients can develop a deeper self-understanding and foster greater self-acceptance.

Brooke is trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Schema Therapy and EMDR Therapy.

General Psychologist

Bernice is a registered psychologist and Clinical Psychology Registrar. She fosters a safe and non-judgemental environment and works collaboratively with individuals to develop a tailored treatment plan.

Bernice draws upon a range of evidence-based modalities to meet the needs of her clients including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Schema Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR), mindfulness and self-compassion.

Bernice recognises it takes time to build rapport and trust, so works to her clients’ pace to build strong therapeutic relationships. She strives to provide a culturally safe and LGBTQIA+ friendly space. Bernice has an interest in working with clients of all ages experiencing anxiety and mood disorders, trauma, substance use, personality disorders, and offending behaviour.

General Psychologist

Ruvi is a General Psychologist who works with individuals across the lifespan including children, adolescents and adults who present with various mental health presentations. Ruvi strives to provide evidence-based, trauma-informed and holistic treatment in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Ruvi has extensive experience working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, behavioural difficulties, grief and loss, emotion regulation issues, OCD, and trauma-related disorders such as PTSD.

Ruvi has previous experience working in the Positive Behaviour Support field whereby she worked with families and stakeholders under the NDIS to provide services to diverse clients of all ages who have mental health diagnoses, intellectual and/or cognitive disabilities and exhibited complex and challenging behaviours of concern. Ruvi understands the importance of collaborative relationships with other allied health professionals to promote person-centred care.

Ruvi tailors therapeutic approaches according to her clients’ needs, goals and presenting issues, while drawing on a range of treatment modalities including but not limited to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectal Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Schema Therapy.

Ruvi is empathetic, compassionate and has a passion for working with children, adolescents and their families. As part of her practice, Ruvi places emphasis on the therapeutic relationship and assists her clients by bringing more awareness to their thoughts, feelings and behaviours, highlighting their strengths and encouraging committed action to reach their goals in accordance with their values.

General Psychologist

Katrina is a General Psychologist who has completed her Masters in Clinical Psychology. Using a person-centred approach, Katrina meets people wherever they are in their journey, and providing a welcoming space of compassion, understanding and safety.

Katrina works from the belief that every person is unique and will work collaboratively with you to find the best way forward.

Katrina has worked with both young people and adults and has worked with people who have experienced concerns such as depression and grief and has walked alongside people experiencing relationship and life hardships.

Katrina uses several evidence-based interventions in an eclectic and holistic manner that best supports clients in exploring their concerns and building personal strengths, skills and resilience.

Social Worker

Bliss completed a Master of Social Work (Qualifying) at the University of Melbourne and is a registered Mental Health Accredited Social Worker through the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Coming from an extensive forensic background (in both direct client and leadership positions),

Bliss has a particular interest in working with adult clients who present with drug and alcohol misuse, anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, stress and anger management (emotion dysregulation), low self – esteem and transitional difficulties.

Bliss is empathetic and open minded, and approaches her work through a client centred lens; working collaboratively with her clients to establish treatment goals and treatment planning. Bliss prioritises the therapeutic relationship and the opportunity for feedback, utilising a strength based and solution focused approach to promote self-reflection and self-awareness.

Bliss utilises a variety of evidence-based modalities, tailoring these to the needs of her clients. These include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Schema Therapy and often draws from concepts consistent with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

Bliss can offer sessions under a Medicare Mental Health Care Plan.

Provisional Psychologist

Nancy is a Provisional Psychologist who works with individuals across the lifespan. She is also trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

Nancy has completed a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and a Bachelor of Business. She is also a member of The Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi) and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Nancy has practiced in settings including Crisis Services, Private Practices and the Education Sector.

Nancy enjoys working with people from all settings and backgrounds. She particularly has a passion for working with children/adolescents and their families.

Nancy strongly believes in an environment where patients feel safe, supported and empowered

She utilises a warm, empathic and non-judgmental interpersonal style. This allows her to connect and communicate with her clients. It empowers the client while she can identify areas for development and treatment.

Provisional Psychologist

Laura is a Provisional Psychologist who works with clients of all ages. Laura works from a diverse range of modalities, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Schema Therapy and Play Therapy, which makes her well-equipped to address the unique needs of her clients.

Laura holds a Master’s Degree of Professional Psychology, and has had previous work experience as a counsellor/case manager in which she has supported clients with the following challenges: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD, Attachment Disturbance, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Family Conflict, Custody Issues, Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Personality Disorders.

Laura’s primary area of interest and passion lies in working with clients who have PTSD and trauma backgrounds. Laura is committed to expanding her skill set and aspires to become a certified EMDR Practitioner. With a warm and non-judgmental approach, Laura adopts a biopsychosocial collaborative approach to ensure that her clients’ therapeutic goals are heard and obtained.

Provisional Psychologist

Sanara is a Provisional Psychologist currently completing her Master of Psychology (Clinical). She has experience working in public, clinical, and educational mental health settings with various age groups and presentations.

Having previously worked with clients who have experienced anxiety, mood disorders, stress, grief, emotional dysregulation, and familial/relationship breakdowns, Sanara uses a range of evidence-based practices to support and empower clients to work through challenges and reduce symptoms.

Sanara enjoys working with individuals of all ages and is passionate about understanding each client’s unique story. She is collaborative and client-centred in her approach, creating a warm and comfortable space where clients are heard, respected, and equipped with the skills to understand themselves, their experiences, and the tools that will help them navigate life in a way that aligns with their values and goals.