Background
Over the past decade, I've worked across community, hospital and private practice settings, supporting people through a wide range of emotional difficulties, life experiences and challenges.
Having spent six years in private practice, I value the importance of looking beyond the symptoms that bring someone to therapy, to understand the person beneath them. In my experience, people want relief from their internal or external circumstances, through first being seen and reaching a place of understanding.
I have additional training in the treatment of eating disorders, and draw on a range of psychological frameworks to inform my work, including:
- Psychodynamic therapy — exploring the underlying patterns, emotions and experiences that shape how we feel and relate.
- Attachment theory — understanding how our early relationships can influence our sense of self and our relationships with others.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) — developing a different relationship with difficult thoughts and feelings, and taking action towards what matters to us.
- Trauma-informed care — recognising the impact of past experiences and prioritising safety, compassion and understanding in the therapeutic relationship.
I bring these perspectives together in a way that is responsive to you, your experiences and what you hope to understand or change.
My Qualifications
I am a board-certified Clinical Psychologist, registered with AHPRA and a member of the Australian Psychological Society.
My qualifications include:
- Bachelor of Psychology with Honours
- Master of Clinical Psychology
- Clinical Psychology Endorsement
- Additional training in CBT-E (for eating disorders)
- Circle of Security Facilitator focused on mother-infant bonding and attachment
