Ange Wallace is a counselling psychologist who specialises in the treatment of mental health and addictions. Ange works with young people and adults, and where required with their support networks. She is highly experienced in using telehealth and telephone communication modalities. Ange is especially passionate about enabling clients to live their version of “a life worth living”. She seeks to empower client’s to make wise choices and implement strategies that work for them. Ange has a strengths-based recovery approach during her one on one sessions to identify strategies to best manage triggers related to trauma, stress, grief and loss or relationship issues. She uses trauma informed care principles to assist clients in a person-centred manner, providing evidence based approaches that best suit the needs of the individual. Ange uses a number of evidence-based approaches including Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (T-CBT), Trauma Focused Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (TFACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), problem solving approaches, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), behaviour activation, mindfulness approaches and critical incident stress management. Ange also works in the fitness industry and has done so for over 25 years, and often integrates her expertise in this industry to inform behaviour activation into her sessions, as well as offering “Walking Therapy”. Her extensive crisis response experience over the past twenty years includes working in settings such as child protection, prisons, hospital, youth justice, victims’ services, hospital, mental health and community settings. She is currently the Vice President of CIMA - Crisis Intervention & Management Australasia. Ange has extensive experience with developing and delivering a range of training packages from her experience in forensic settings, dual diagnosis, mental health, alcohol and other drugs and critical incident stress management. She is adept in being able to provide engaging and interactive training and professional development in face to face and online mediums.

Ben Croot is a Provisional Psychologist who specialises in working with children and adolescents. Ben’s qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (Honours), Certification in Youth Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Intervention Training. Ben can utilise a variety of behaviour based therapies to assist children and adolescents in developing and improving on their learning skills.

Charlene has over 20 years experience providing direct service delivery and management of teams supporting clients with multiple and complex needs of diverse backgrounds who have come to the attention of the criminal justice system, child protection, disability and mental health systems. In 1999 she was awarded by the Department of Justice Community Corrections for achieving a consistently high standard of work performance in a difficult and challenging environment. Charlene has been active in the design and delivery of professional development programs for Social Work, Psychology and Criminology courses at a TAFE and University level; and was responsible for the implementation of the Statewide training and delivery of group conferencing as a pre-sentence option within the criminal division of the Children’s Courts across Victoria. Currently in her part-time role as Lead Clinical Supervisor in a community support agency she has established a clinical supervision framework to strengthen skill development and enhance wellbeing and staff retention with practitioners working across family law mediation, elders abuse, child counselling, family and relationship counselling, Drug Court treatment orders and the Family Violence division of the Magistrates’ Courts across Victoria. To extend her knowledge and application of supervisory practices, Charlene is currently enrolled in her PhD with the Monash Criminal Justice Research Consortium where she is exploring the relationship between the style of professional supervision and practitioner skill development under the guidance of Professor Christopher Trotter. Charlene is a member of the following committees: clinical governance; quality improvement; research and advocacy; and is the founder and Lead of the clinical supervision practice unit which incorporates the deilvery of leadership coaching for middle management in addition to critical incident debriefing and clinical file audits. Charlene’s specialisations include family violence; mental illness and forensic disability; aggressive and violent offender programs; trauma informed case management, gender and culturally responsive case management; restorative justice group conferencing, critical incident stress debriefing and defusing, risk management and quality improvement.

Completing an internship at Enable Workplace Consulting.

David has an extensive history of working with neurodiverse people, initially in rural schools as Headteacher then in a technical secondary setting with those not yet literate. His background as a school Psychologist prepared him for work on a current teaching project based on his experiences as a Psychologist with U3A, presenting almost 40 ninety minute sessions pre COVID using models, drawings and interviews to convey ‘to ordinary people in ordinary language’ concepts such as internal and external locus of control, the difference between reacting and responding, and other ways of managing thinking with an emphasis on choices, key concepts when supporting those who have experienced workplace conflict and distress. David is a Member of Australian Psychological Society and a Member of the William Glasser Institute of Australia. His past roles with the Victorian Ambulance Counselling Unit and membership of the Victorian and Western Victorian Chapters of the Australasian Society of Traumatic Stress Studies demonstrate his extensive practical skills in supporting those who have experienced workplace traumas, particularly those from the helping professions. David continues to work with the veteran community in trauma support and in delivering services in rural Victoria as a counselling psychologist. In addition to his training and experience, his upbringing in a blue-collar working-class housing commission environment helps him quickly build safety and alliance withing his professional relationships, assisting in giving trusted advice and support.

Kayleigh is a registered Clinical Psychologist and board- accredited supervisor with expertise delivering a range of assessment and therapeutic services across clinical, forensic and organisational contexts. She has worked across both the public and private sector with youth and adult clients experiencing a range of presenting issues including depression and anxiety, violent and sexual offending, sexual abuse, workplace bullying and harassment, trauma, substance use, family violence, suicide risk, and other mental health issues. Kayleigh has a particular interest in the impacts of trauma and is experienced in the delivery of a range of critical incident support services. Kayleigh is a skilled trainer and facilitator and has worked extensively in the development and delivery of a range of training programmes. In addition to providing training to individuals working in client facing roles, Kayleigh consults with organisations to assist them to develop and build internal capacity through the delivery of training in areas such as responding to family violence, understanding mental health in the workplace and implementing in house peer support programmes. Kayleigh’s experience with children and adolescents and their families includes psychological assessment and therapeutic intervention via private clinics as well as through the Gatehouse Centre at Royal Children’s Hospital, specialising in helping traumatised families who have experienced disruptions due to suspected and actual sexual abuse.

BA, GradDipPsych(Adv)., MProfPsych Liz has supported clients with a range of presentations including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and stress. Many of these clients have experienced concerns related to: family violence, victims of crime, life transitions, work issues, relationship issues and parenting issues. Liz will work alongside you to assist in developing the tools you need to feel empowered. Liz wants to create an alliance where you can create goals, move towards these, and overcome adversity. The therapeutic relationship is an important aspect of any psychological journey. Liz aims to build a foundation of trust, where you feel heard, safe, and can grow. Liz also has interests in sexual health and organisational psychology. This includes sexual disorders and dysfunction; as well as sexual education. From an organisational perspective, Liz enjoys working with clients with workplace issues such as burnout and bullying. Liz utilises a combined approach, incorporating relevant evidence-based interventions which suit the client and their needs. These include Cognitive Based Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and mindfulness. Liz is available to provide affordable counselling without Medicare rebates.

Hoa is a counselling psychologist with a Masters degree in Applied Psychology. She has worked for over ten years in the tertiary education setting with an interest in women’s issues. She draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance commitment therapy and schema therapy techniques when working with clients. She is able to bulk bill clients under Medicare with appropriate referral.

Karen is a Psychologist and a Registered Counsellor with a background of 20 years experience working in Psychology, Counselling and Adult Education fields. This allows her to help clients transform their lives, overcome obstacles to help them reach their potential and fulfil their dreams. Karen has worked in corporate business and owned 3 different businesses over her life. She has trained in Decluttering Coaching and brings all this expertise to her current business. As a Psychologist and Registered Counsellor, Karen Mace can help clients lead a more balanced life, juggling all the pieces of their work, life and health to be more sustainable and more productive. She works with people from diagnosis (or pre-diagnosis) through all stages of the journey to help you live more sustainably for them. She work together with clients to assess their time and energy levels, make a realistic plan for them, set small achievable steps whilst adjusting their schedules to best fit their needs and changing their beliefs. She helps clients to overcome obstacles to allow them to have the business and the life of which they dream.

Lauren has worked with adults in both the public and private sectors, including within a forensic environment. Lauren’s experience of working within forensic environments has given her a unique perspective in understanding the challenges that arise from working within these environments that have allowed her to tailor her interventions and support of staff to be as applicable as possible. Throughout her professional experience she has worked with a variety of clients with mental health and wellbeing concerns ranging from stress, anxiety, anger, bullying, sexual assault victim/survivors, workplace stress and bullying, to trauma and vicarious trauma. Managing these concerns ranges supporting them to build their self-care strategies, promoting resilience, encouraging the use of effective stress management strategies, and coaching in assertive communication and conflict resolution skills. Lauren has experience in delivering both individual and group interventions and can support groups to identify and resolve conflict that arises between group members. Lauren seeks to empower individuals within a group to identify their own needs and work collaboratively with all group members to ensure they are meeting their individual needs, as well as the needs of the group. Having worked with a diverse range of clients, including culturally, religiously, and linguistically diverse, Lauren recognises the importance of taking on a person-centred approach to her work. She strongly believes that each person has their own unique story that requires their own tailored support that is as unique as they are.

Lauren has practiced for four years in both public and private sectors, and enjoys collaborating with her clients to achieve their goals. Lauren approaches therapy with curiosity, and promotes a judgement-free space for clients to express themselves freely and explore their thinking and behaviour patterns. She has performed assessments on children and young people, and provided therapeutic interventions with young and older adults. Her experience includes working supporting clients with relationship difficulties, experiences of trauma or abuse, sexual difficulties, life transitions, improving emotional awareness and management, developing insight into problem behaviours, and mental health concerns such as depression and anxiety.

Leonete’s experience covers a range of organisations, including working as a management consultant, being on staff in small and medium companies as well as working in very large corporate organisations. Settings have included the banking industry, the electricity supply industry, coaching organisations, pastoral care and not for profit companies. The Rand Afrikaans University in South Africa (now University of Johannesburg) sponsored the creation of a Trauma Counselling Centre (Crisis intervention for victims of violent crimes), and Leonete served on the steering committee with the university, chaired the volunteer committee and served as a trauma counsellor at the centre in the late 1990’s. Leo's interests are wide and varied, reflected in the range of experience she has gained across several disciplines, levels, organisation types and countries. This includes experience in consulting to organisations, working with multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams or individuals in the areas of coaching, training, accelerated development, facilitation, industrial relations, and leadership development. Leonete is passionate about people and has a deep desire to help them thrive and survive, creating a psychologically safe environment to heal. She considers her life’s work is to show love and compassion to the people she works with, whether that be as a coach, guide, advocate, or workplace consultant. She thrives in helping people discover the joy of diversity and the strength that it brings to teams and units, as well as assisting in promoting mentally healthy workplaces. Leonete’s experience includes phone (Careline) and crisis counselling, multi-cultural diversity training (including doing needs analyses & designing & facilitating training), extensive experience in multi-cultural situations (i.e., race, gender, LGBTIQ+, culture, religion, and other areas), organisational Change management (from needs analyses to designing & implementing interventions) and leadership development training. She has extensive experience in coaching and pastoral care, as a life celebrant (weddings and funerals) and in the provision of the Prepare/Enrich marriage couples coaching, all requiring high level written and oral interpersonal communication and time management and organisational skills. Leonete is also trained in educational kinesiology, crisis intervention and critical incident stress management (ICISF and CIMA) and Miltonian counselling techniques. Her participation in South Africa’s corporate Truth & Reconciliation Commission interventions for staff (for a very large organisation) and her design & facilitation of Equal Opportunity training for upskilling a range of staff from blue collar workers to office staff (winning a National Award), relate directly to her role in Safe Place.

Marcos is a psychologist with general registration at Enable Workplace Consulting and is currently working towards re-entering the field after a hiatus. Marcos comes to Enable with a renewed passion for psychology, that has grown since obtaining his master’s in clinical psychology a decade ago. His experiences in the intervening years, in other working environments, have inspired him to re-enter the profession. He is thrilled to be joining Enable as part of the dedicated team of people who are empowering others to thrive in their workplaces and personal lives. As a Psychologist, Marcos’ primary aim is to create a welcoming and validating space for his clients. His counselling style aims to be person-centred, providing a space for his clients to be listened to without judgement, and walk away with practical resources for meaningful change. Marcos is readily available for Telehealth or In Person sessions with new clients, offering low-cost, short wait-time appointments. He offers inclusive therapy that respects his clients’ background, including gender, race, social class, and sexual orientation. Marcos is interested in different therapeutic approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Merryn is a Registered Psychologist with extensive experience in assisting individuals with both personal and work-related issues. Areas of particular interest include anxiety and stress, phobia, communication skills, parenting, self-esteem, relationships both personal and work-related, work-life balance, team dynamics, grief, and critical incident response. Merryn tailors her counselling according to each client’s needs. Relaxation techniques, psychoeducation and cognitive-behavioural approaches are integral parts of treatment. Merryn also has training in Critical Incident Stress Management, clinical hypnosis, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) and Bereavement Counselling. Merryn has experience as a private clinician and has also worked in both government and private organizations, including VicRoads, Australian Federal Police, TAC, RACV, and Bristol-Myers Squib. She has worked in organisations providing both on-site and off-site models of Employee Assistance Programs, team development, manager training and manager support, and has also worked with the Bridges Trauma Counselling program for sexually abused children and adolescents, and a variety of educational settings. Merryn is also a Registered Teacher, who has worked extensively in both mainstream and special education, assisting learning-delayed, intellectually impaired, communication impaired, autistic, and students with challenging behaviours. Merryn has also worked within the grief and trauma field and counselled Bali bombing survivors in 2002, and those working to re-open roads after the 2007 Victorian bushfires, many of whom lost friends, family, and property in the fires. She also supported traffic monitoring staff and bridge workers after the Westgate Bridge tragedy in 2009, and has worked with local incidents including workplace accidents, employee illness or death, and business re-structures and redundancies. Psychological Services: • Counselling - o Personal o Stress Management o Time Management o Anxiety, Panic & Depression – relaxation, desensitization, CBT o Grief & Loss o Challenging behaviour o Relationships o Sexual/Emotional Abuse o Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) o Hypnosis o Employee Assistance Programs provider • On-site and sessional models • Trauma Response o Critical Incident Stress Management o Defusing and Debriefing o Counselling o Training • Psycho-Educational assessments and reporting • Programs aimed at strengthening academic performance devised and implemented o Focus on enhancing self-esteem o Developmental skills acquisition • Consultation with families and school personnel • Remedial tuition – program implementation • Presentation of training programs – (Education, Corporate) • Training assistance (assessment implementation) for Special Education Consultants and Educational Psychologists

Joel has experience working with individuals across the lifespan and in multiple settings, ranging from family violence and trauma counselling in an agency, to pain management and rehabilitation in a hospital setting. In the past Joel has also had experience in co- facilitation of groups, ranging from educational workshops to parenting programs for fathers. He has worked alongside teachers and parents in providing assessments and recommendations for children, as well as working with children in treatment settings using narrative and play therapy. Joel enjoys working with people of all ages and abilities and seeks to provide psychological services with a unique and personalised focus.

Nerio Baldini has over 30 years experience in Employee and Industrial Relations across a diverse range of industries in both the Public and Private Sectors including health, policing, finance, administration, entertainment and welfare. Nerio has worked for, advised and represented government, unions and small businesses. Nerio’s academic qualifications include a Masters Degree from the University of Melbourne in Industrial Relations. His major topic areas included Supervisory Practices and Labour Law. He also has a Bachelor of Science (Psychology) and other relevant qualifications are in the train the trainer arena and mediation. His memberships include the Australian Institute of Training and Development, the International Association on Workplace Bullying (IAWBH) and the Australia New Zealand Mental Health Association and the Australian Workplace Bullying and Harassment Coalition. Nerio’s skills and expertise are in the Ields of Workplace ConVict, Bullying and Harassment, Industrial Relations, Employment Conditions, Workers Compensation, Organisational Change, Cultural Communications, Diversity, Equal Opportunity and Negotiation Skills. His experience is consistently valued by clients, with his expertise including design of policies, procedures and practices and the application of these skills to enhance productivity and provide personnel with tools to operate at optimal levels. Nerio’s expertise is well recognised, reflected in his presenting at the last Ive Australian and two International Bullying Conferences. He is passionate about empowering managers to better recognise conVict and implement effective strategies to enable the organisation to focus on core activities. Nerio works in the areas of cultural and behavioural change as positive approaches improve long term resolution and prevention of conflict. Nerio is a trained mediator and has both mediated and assisted parties in mediations. His mediation skills are regularly honed through involvement in protracted situations where resolution has been thwarted in the past, with an impressive achievement record in satisfaction from referrers and clients. Nerio provides training in all his areas of expertise with a specialisation in bullying prevention and conflict resolution. He prides himself on tailoring training sessions to meet the needs of all stakeholders in the workplace, combining both cultural change and practical strategies. The creation of an effective learning environment enables delegates to apply knowledge and skills immediately in their role. He is an experienced trainer of directors and understands the governance provisions of their role and their need to balance organisational effectiveness with specialist personnel collaboration. He is an accredited trainer with WeTrain Australia.

Alexina has over 35 years’ experience in working with children, adolescents, and families in forensic contexts, including family court. Her work in this area was recognised in 2015 with her award of Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society (APS). She is currently the National Convenor of the Child, Adolescent and Family Psychologists Interest Group of the APS, and has previously served as the Victorian Convenor of the group. In addition to the recognition of her peers with the Fellowship, Alexina has experience in child protection, consulting through the Behaviour Intervention Support Team (BIST) as manager in the Southern Metropolitan Region of the Department of Health and Human Services in Melbourne after working in the Northern Metropolitan Region as a psychologist. Prior to this government work, she had youth work experience in both the voluntary and correctional settings, and she still consults as expert witness in youth rehabilitation and youth justice settings. Alexina specialises in forensic assessments of children, adolescents, and their family members in relation to mental health conditions, behavioural considerations, and family dynamics. She has operated her own private practices since 1993 and regularly supervises other psychologists working in the forensic and child and adolescent arena. Her practice, Enable Workplace Consulting, contracts clinical psychologists, psychologists and clinical social workers and other professionals with expertise in child welfare, physical and sexual abuse, and family reunification. In addition, they provide comprehensive assessment and counselling services for individuals, groups and families involved in forensic setting.

Calley is a registered psychologist who has experience working with children as well as adults with a wide range of difficulties including; stress and coping, anxiety, and depression. She also has experience in assessing for intellectual/cognitive difficulties. Calley’s formal qualifications include a Bachelor of Science (Psychology) from the University of Melbourne, and a Masters degree in Professional Psychology from the Australian Catholic University. Calley prides herself on tailoring sessions to meet the needs of the client and working in a collaborative way with clients to empower them to be in control of their own journey through the therapeutic process. She also endeavours to focus on clients’ strengths and support them to develop their skillset to manage difficulties they encounter in their day-to-day environment. When working with clients Calley may draw on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Solution-Orientated Therapy, and Mindfulness techniques.

Shanthani is a social worker who has had over 18 years of experience primarily working with young people within the mental health field. Over the last ten years she has worked as a clinician in the sexual assault and trauma area. She has also specialised in the drug and alcohol field and youth justice area and worked overseas with destitute children in the community development context. Shanthani has a special interest in working with young people and their families. She has experience in addressing a wide range of issues including trauma, mental health issues, drug and alcohol abuse, protective behaviours, depression, grief and loss issues, parenting and family support. She utilises an extensive range of techniques and strategies to address these issues including emotional regulation and relaxation techniques, cognitive behavioural therapy, trauma based therapy and solution focused techniques. Shanthani has a client centred focus and endeavours to involve family and support people where appropriate, within the client’s life to assist a better and more effective outcome. Her counselling works holistically with the client and those supporting them and she considers this of paramount importance in the healing process. Shanthani holds a Bachelor of Social Work, Master of Social Work (Forensic Studies) and a Diploma of Social Sciences (Justice). She is an accredited mental health social worker and a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers.

Gabi is authentic, curious, and compassionate to connect with young and old clients. She is genuinely interested in shaping the sessions around individual needs, making use of various approaches that best suit the client to achieve their individual goal. Gabi has extensive clinical experience in helping individuals work through a wide range of mental health and life issues. Gabi likes to explore her client's strengths and abilities and delve into the events that has shaped the personality. She also works with couples to resolve marital/relationship difficulties. Gabi prioritises empathy, and maintaining a supportive, collaborative environment in which clients feel comfortable and understood. Gabi uses a range of evidence-based approaches including Psychodynamic therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Meditation and Mindfulness.

Experienced Organisational and Counselling Psychologist with significant corporate and executive experience. Recent focus on mediation, investigations, bullying, grievance handling, organisational culture change, leadership development, crisis intervention, trauma and coaching.

Specialize in: working with the mental health of children, adolescents and adults. Completion of Assessments and Reports for a range of courts.

Mish is a BIPOC, non-binary, neurospicy and queer mental health social worker working on the unceded lands of the Woiwurung, Wurundjeri and Bunurung Peoples of the Kulin Nation [Footscray, Victoria]. Mish is an accredited EMDR practitioner and is passionate about supporting the LGBTIQAPSB+, BIPOC and Neurodivergent Community to work through trauma, difficult circumstances and distress to find healing and belonging. Mish is committed to de-colonising their mental health practice and walks alongside you to support you through life's curveballs.

Neoma Lindley is a psychologist with a demonstrated history of working in the forensic and general mental health care industry. Neoma is experienced working with people experiencing acute stress disorder (ASD) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of physical, substance dependency, anger management, anxiety treatment, child and adolescent psychology, depression, eating disorders counselling, grief and loss, stress management and trauma counselling. Neoma is skilled in direct client intervention including individual and group treatment, Brief Psychodynamic Therapy, Mindfulness, Crisis Intervention, Family Therapy, Professional Mentoring, and Clinical Supervision. Also experienced as a clinical supervisor/manager, and as an operations manager for community and prison-based services. Neoma’s wealth of skills include: • Anger Management • Forensic Psychology • Self Esteem • Crisis Intervention • Mental Health • Clinical Supervision • Stress Management • Counselling Psychology • Psychological Assessment • Post-Traumatic Stress Neoma Lindley is experienced in providing psychological support for individuals, families and children leading up to, and following their involvement with the family law system. She has experience in the resolution of family disputes, responding sensitively to the distress families are experiencing through this process. Ms Lindley’s trauma-informed practice is strengths-based and non-adversarial. She is experienced in supporting children through this process, as well as having worked with and families with multiple and complex issues. We are experienced in responding to a range of critical incidents including: Workplace bullying and harassment; abuse and conflict between employees, providing EAP to staff and managers going through times of difficulty.

Sangita is a registered Psychologist with 22 years of experience providing psychological support via individual counselling and group treatment programs. Sangita completed her Masters, her M.Phil in Psychology and her PG Diploma in Clinical and Community Psychology from India. She has provided therapy to clients between the age range of 8 to 85 years. Sangita has worked in India (6 years) and Australia (16 years) across different sectors such as schools, parenting, residential, forensic, and with the general public. Experience working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and value systems, has enhanced Sangita’s understanding and appreciation of her clients’ specific challenges. Sangita believes that a safe, non-judgmental, and supportive environment is the best space for the clients to explore their issues and to allow them to grow. She holds connection as the master key that is best carved through empathy and patience. Sangita encourages her clients to empower themselves through developing an appreciation of their values and strengths whilst also considering the obstacles that distract them from living their values. Sangita considers it a privilege to be but an instrument in her client’s journey to self-awareness, enhanced self-confidence, and improved well-being. Sangita appreciates the unique challenges faced by her clients and therefore utilizes an integrative approach in offering treatment that is based on the client’s treatment needs. The integrative approach includes but is not restricted to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Solution Focussed Therapy.

Dr Shelley Connell is a clinical psychologist whose research project in her Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) “An investigation of stressful situations in the workplace” investigated workplace bullying and similar situations in the workplace. Shelley has also completed the Bachelor of Arts with Honours (Psychology), which included a research thesis on risk taking in young adults. In addition she holds a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (Electrical Engineering) and a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science). Over the last sixteen years as an IT Consultant in the corporate sector (Financial institutions and government departments) Shelley has honed her understanding of group dynamics and workplace culture. Her involvement in all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle in addition to her team leadership, training and facilitation roles have enhanced her tailoring of services to specific group needs. Shelley’s broad experience in varied roles (forensic, inpatient, outpatient, educational and community settings, youth group leadership, committees and volunteering on the information desk at the Melbourne Magistrates Court) enhances her understanding of different learning and growth needs of individuals in the workplace.

Approach Tim's therapeutic orientation is grounded in person-centred therapy principles: reflective listening, empathy, and acceptance. He aims to create an environment that enables clients to feel safe to discuss their past, current, or future challenges openly. He works with clients to collaboratively set therapeutic goals to ensure session content, discussions, and interventions meet therapeutic objectives. Tim is passionate about helping people overcome their mental health difficulties and challenges. He helps clients build upon their existing skills and strengths, while teaching new strategies and techniques to effectively self-manage complex thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Tim works collaboratively with clients to identify and overcome the obstacles that may hinder their ability to fulfil their potential and devises strategies to place them on a path of self-actualisation. Tim utilises the bio-psycho-social model that considers the mind and body intertwined. The model stipulates that a person's biological, psychological, and social states can positively or negatively impact their psychological health and emotional well-being. He examines this complex interaction to better understand client’s mental health difficulties or psychological disorders, as well as to inform the most effective evidence-based interventions. Experiences and Interests Tim has gained extensive experience working within several different industries and in a wide variety of settings. He has experience working with individuals across the entire lifespan (children, adolescents, adults, and older adults) with a diverse range of mental health difficulties and psychological disorders. He is particularly passionate about identifying the origins of a person's mental health difficulties. He utilises evidence-based interventions to reduce symptom severity and build resilience to stressors whilst promoting positive behaviour change to enhance quality of life. Therapies Tim utilises a diverse range of evidenced-based modalities and therapeutic interventions to promote or enhance psychological health and emotional well-being. Therapeutic modalities include cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Solution-focused Brief therapy (SFBT), motivational interviewing (MI), and mindfulness.