Dr Grace Mackie Psychologist

Level Up Psychology2/15 Ricketts Road, Mount Waverley, Victoria, 3149
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Info

Websitewww.leveluppsychology.com.au
Level Up Psychology 2/15 Ricketts Road, Mount Waverley, Victoria, 3149
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Overview

Grace is a registered educational and developmental psychologist and Member of the Australian Educational and Developmental Psychology Association who has experience working across both school and clinical settings. Grace is experienced in, and passionate about, providing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) assessments, particularly with gender diverse young people and girls/females assigned at birth, as well we providing WPATH assessments for trans people over the age of 16. Grace is also experienced in providing psychological assessments across a range of other concerns including attention regulation difficulties, learning difficulties, behavioural regulation challenges, and adaptive functioning difficulties. Grace is familiar with using a range of therapeutic techniques including cognitive behavioural therapy, gender-affirming therapy techniques, acceptance and commitment therapy, and mindfulness. She is particularly interested in working with gender diverse young people and LGBTQI+ communities. Grace completed a Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental) combined with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program at Monash University. Grace’s PhD focused on exploring the mental health and school counselling experiences of transgender young people and psychologists within Australian secondary schools.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

  • Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)
  • Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
  • Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology/Doctor of Philosophy

Certifications

  • Board-approved supervisor

Fees/Services

In-clinic consultation

  • Assessment
  • Counselling

Online consultation

  • Counselling - Online
  • Supervision
  • Supervision - Group

Specialisation and Services

Area of Focus

  • Academic Performance
  • Anxiety and phobias
  • Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Child Psychology
  • Cognitive Impairment
  • Developmental disorders
  • Intellectual Assessments
  • Learning Difficulties
  • LGBTI issues
  • School Issues
  • Teenagers

Modalities

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Mindfulness

Patient Focus

  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Non-Binary People
  • LGBTIQ

Languages Spoken

  • English

Services

  • Online consultations
  • School Visits