I aim to provide understanding, comfort, and compassion to those who have had a hard time being understood. I value the goals of each client, working flexibly depending on their needs including taking notice of the unspoken.
I have a passion for research and learning, and use a wide range of therapeutic skills and orientations such as: Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness-based approaches (MBSR and MBCT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Schema therapy, Art therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Narrative Therapy.
I work with anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, sexual dysfunction, chronic illness, trauma and life transitions. I am extremely passionate about relationships and working with individuals and couples to overcome obstacles to improve romantic, family, friendship and work relationships, including improving the relationship they have with themselves. My goal is to help clients understand their relationship patterns, including those who are single and struggling to understand why they are not finding the relationships they would love to be in.
I am passionate about mental health having worked in both public and private healthcare settings over many years, including sleep clinics, schools, presenting and group facilitating. Most recently I completed an industry post-doctoral fellowship at Monash University with the St Kilda Football Club developing a Mental Fitness Program for AFL/AFLW teams.
Qualifications and Training
Full registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA)
Full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD); Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy
Bachelor of Science Psychophysiology/Psychology (Honours)
Preferred psychologist with the AFL
