Areas of Expertise
I am an experienced clinical psychologist who has worked in a range of hospital and community settings with Adult Mental Health teams for over 10 years, as a clinical psychologist and manager. I offer clinical psychological services to adults. The problems I typically see include:
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Trauma
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Mood disorders
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Adjustment difficulties
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Grief and loss
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Therapeutic Modalities
I am committed to working with adults to recover, and improve their mental health, resilience and level of functioning. I draw from evidence-based treatment modalities including:
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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Mindfulness
Regardless of the presenting problem and the modality, I am professional, pragmatic and caring.
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Peri-natal work and home-visiting service
I am dedicated to the emotional well-being of women during pregnancy and after birth.
1 in 7 Australian women suffer post-natal depression
1 in 10 Australia women suffer ante-natal depression
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALONE
Whether you are facing infertility, perinatal loss, antenatal depression, PND, antenatal or postnatal anxiety, or difficulties feeling bonded with your baby I an help you through. Parents who seek help for their own mental health are better able to support and nurture their baby
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Home-visiting mums with young bubs
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As a mother of 3 (including twins), I am all too familiar with the logistical difficulties of getting out the house with young bubs - sleep deprived, feeding constraints, no-one else of mind the baby, or considerations of other children etc.
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I am happy to provide home-visits to mums with young bubs, within the local area (approx. 10 km radius) if this means making access to treatment easier.
Alternatively, many women wish to bring their baby to the sessions, and this may be due to practical or emotional reasons: perhaps you do not have anyone to care for your baby while you attend, you may need to feed your baby, or perhaps it is difficult to separate and attend alone. Other women prefer to attend alone, and again there are many possible reasons for this: some want to protect their baby from being present when difficult thoughts and feelings are being shared, some believe their baby would be a distraction from treatment, others wish to have some time-out and find an appointment with us a ‘legitimate’ reason to ask someone to care for their baby.
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I am flexible, and willing to work with whatever is going to work best for you ....just call and we can discuss options.
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