Fremantle Clinical Psychology And Counselling


Fremantle Clinical Psychology And Counselling

Practitioners at this location

Agnieszka Marek

Psychologist

Agnieszka is a Counselling Psychologist Registrar with a passion and experience in providing high quality psychological care to young and older adults experiencing low mood, anxiety, interpersonal and relationship issues, grief and loss, low self-esteem, burnout, loneliness as well as clients going through life transitions (new parents, migrants, international students). Agnieszka has experience working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse clients and LGBTIQA+ clients. She has particular academic interest and has conducted research in perinatal psychology. She also has a lot of passion and interest for working with Indigenous clients. In addition to her private work, Agnieszka works at Counselling and Psychological Services at UWA. In the past she has worked at a primary school setting and Juniper residential aged care facility. Agnieszka’s therapeutic work is client-centred, warm, empathic and holistic, engaging both the body and the mind. She focuses on creating a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship with her clients to work together and in a transparent way when supporting the clients’ emotional wellbeing, assisting them to gain insight, find hope and facilitate growth to achieve the desired change. Agnieszka draws on a variety of evidence based therapy models including, but not limited to Emotion Focused Therapy, Attachment based psychodynamic interventions, Compassion Focused Therapy, Existential Therapy, Mentalization Based Therapy, Schema Therapy and Mindfulness based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Agnieszka is also qualified to provide EMDR. In her private life, Agnieszka grabs every possible moment to engage with performing arts and to connect with nature.
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Alexandra Eller

Psychologist

Alexandra is a registered psychologist with clinical experience working across the lifespan in community mental health and private practice settings. She has worked with individuals from a diverse range of ages and backgrounds, and is committed to finding a unique approach that works for each of her clients. Alexandra embraces an integrative and somatically informed approach to therapy, drawing on a range of evidence based therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Schema Therapy. She is also qualified to provide EMDR therapy. She is responsive to her clients and flexible in her approach, placing great importance on creating a collaborative, feedback-informed and safe space for clients to make sense of their experience and sustainably move towards their goals.
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Cameron Croucamp

Psychologist

Cameron is a Counselling Psychologist and qualified Advanced Resource Therapist who works with older adolescents and adults of all ages. Throughout his career, Cameron has developed experience in working with clients from a variety of diverse backgrounds, working in settings of tertiary education mental health services and recently in private practice. Cameron provides individual therapy for clients experiencing a broad range of acute, chronic and complex mental health, personality and interpersonal functioning concerns. He is passionate about assisting his clients to access their own innate resources to facilitate the change that they are ready to embrace, to heal from past experiences and to feel empowered within their lives. Cameron has a professional interest and dedication to working with clients that are experiencing depression, anxiety, personality concerns, eating concerns, addiction, self-harm and trauma. Above all else, Cameron focuses on the role of the therapeutic relationship he shares with his clients to create a safe therapeutic process in sessions. This allows Cameron to assess and draw upon evidenced-based and client-centred therapy modalities that are tailored to assist his clients to experience change, empowerment and healing. This includes a variety of therapy modalities such as Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Metacognitive Therapy, Resource Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Schema Therapy.

Chloe Thornton-Hick

Psychologist

Chloe is a Clinical Psychologist with over a decade of experience working across a range of both public, private and not-for profit mental health settings. Chloe enjoys working with adolescents, young adults and adults and has experience in treating emotional dys-regulation issues, anxiety and depression, addiction, grief and loss, trauma, stress, relationship issues and adjusting to major life changes. Chloe draws upon a range of evidence-based approaches such as Mindfulness based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, Existential and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. Chloe is a compassionate and insightful therapist whose primary aim is to provide a safe and supportive environment in which you feel comfortable to explore and discuss what may be very painful and private experiences, emotional concerns and current life challenges. Chloe is passionate about helping you to develop insight and the skills you need to become aware of unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, and successfully make and maintain positive change. Taking a collaborative and holistic approach, Chloe will work with you to identify key issues, specific areas of focus and develop workable, mutually agreed upon treatment goals.
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Clare Walker

Psychotherapist

Clare is a counsellor and psychotherapist who specialises in working with individuals and couples across a full range of relationship issues. She holds a Masters of Counselling and Psychotherapy and is trained in number of different therapeutic practices including, Psychodynamic, Attachment, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Existential and Gestalt. Utilising a mix of approaches and appreciating the uniqueness of each client’s experiences and issues, Clare helps couples and individuals to explore the issues that are affecting their relationship(s) and how past experiences may be shaping current behaviour. Clare believes that developing self-awareness and implementing strategies for change enables a person to reshape how they think, feel and respond to situations in a way that is more congruent with who they are. Clare appreciates that counselling can be a daunting experience for many couples and understands the need to create a safe, non-judgmental environment for clients to work through problems. Clare is also passionate about supporting individuals who may, as a result of negative childhood experiences, find it difficult to start and/or maintain intimate relationships. As part of her training, Clare was required to undergo her own extensive therapy and believes this helps her to bring understanding, compassion (and sometimes humour!) to her client relationships.

Dr Alya Koulikova

Psychologist

Dr Gaynor Pettit

Psychologist

Ellen Osmond

Psychologist

Ellen's warm and engaging manner provides a compassionate and collaborative approach to the provision of psychological treatment for adolescents and adults. Treatment is tailored to the needs of the individual and Ellen works to create an inclusive and regenerative experience for the client. Ellen has years of experience working in private practice with a wide range of psychological problems including depression, anxiety, anger, trauma, chronic stress, relationship and work issues, adjustment and transitions, long term health concerns including chronic fatigue and Fibromyalgia. Ellen has a unique ability to compassionately assist and resolve client difficulties in a new way for the client, allowing them to see their life and challenges differently, often drawing on clients' early life experiences to understand lifelong patterns. Ellen has a passion for Inner Child Healing and reparenting work. Apart from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Schema Therapy, Ellen draws on a range of useful approaches including Psychoanalytically oriented, Interpersonal Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy and Mindfulness based therapy. Ellen is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS) and is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Emma Berresford

Psychologist

Emma is a warm, compassionate, and non-judgemental psychologist who adopts a collaborative strengths-based approach to support individuals in working towards their personal therapy goals. She has experience working with children, adolescents and adults in metro and regional locations in Western Australia within school, private practice and organisational settings. Emma is experienced in providing individual and group therapy in person and via telehealth, support through employee assistance programs (EAP), developed and facilitated psychoeducational workshops, consultancy and critical incident response. Emma has a strong interest in supporting individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, adjustment difficulties, stress management, emotional regulation difficulties, interpersonal difficulties, grief and loss, and people who hear voices. She draws upon a range of therapeutic approaches including cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), solution focused therapy (SFT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness-based interventions, psychodynamic, motivational interviewing (MI), and functional behaviour assessment (FBA).
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Gabriella Macri

Psychologist

Gabriella is a warm and empathetic Registered Psychologist with experience working in both clinical and community settings, supporting clients presenting with various difficulties across the lifespan and from diverse backgrounds. She has special interest in mood disorders, anxiety disorders (including generalised anxiety, social anxiety, panic, and phobias), OCD, bipolar disorders, interpersonal and relationship issues, stress, trauma, and ADHD. Gabriella engages in client-centred therapy that acknowledges and validates her client’s individual strengths, difficulties, and personal goals, making sure to utilise the therapeutic approach that best fits her client’s needs. She uses a range of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Schema Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. Gabriella is passionate about providing a compassionate and collaborative therapeutic environment where her clients feel safe, supported to overcome their difficulties, and empowered to achieve their goals. She does this by supporting her clients to understand their thoughts, feelings and behaviours, equipping them with a variety of helpful strategies, and guiding them to make lasting life changes.
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Jade Williams

Psychologist

Jade is a Registered Psychologist with a Master of Psychology Degree in Counselling Psychology. She has a background in working with adults, adolescents and couples. She has worked in private practice and hospital settings with individuals experiencing varying degrees of complexity with their mental health. Jade has been trained and had experience utilising various psychotherapeutic models including; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Existential Psychotherapy, Attachment and Psychodynamic based approaches. Jade is trained and experienced in the assessment and treatment of a wide range of psychological issues including anxiety and depression, addiction, and personality disorders. She has particular academic interest and has conducted research into early life experiences and their impact on psychological development. Jade has a passion for working collaboratively with individuals to develop real insight, self-compassion, and hope. She understands the invaluable nature of the therapeutic relationship as a vehicle for reducing anxiety and working towards lasting change. She therefore works with clients to develop a trusting and reliable collaboration, within which current difficulties and past experiences can be explored and addressed using evidence based and ethical practice.

Kristi Aitken

Psychologist

Kristi is a Registered Psychologist with clinical experience working with adolescents and adults presenting with a range of psychological and behavioural issues. These include anxiety and mood disorders, low self-esteem, interpersonal difficulties, loss and adjustment counselling, stress and anger management, and trauma. Kristi has gained this experience through working with a diverse range of clients within the youth mental health sector and private practice over the past few years. Kristi is mindful of the unique nature of a therapeutic relationship and therefore places emphasis on creating a safe and inviting environment for exploration of a client’s presenting concerns. Kristi enjoys reflecting on a client’s strengths and values when helping them work towards achieving their goals and improving their overall wellbeing. She draws upon a variety of evidence-based psychological interventions including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Informed Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy and Mindfulness.
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Lana Martin

Psychologist

Lana is a Clinical & Counselling Psychologist who provides evidence-based psychological care to individuals across the lifespan. In the past, Lana has provided psychological services at Port School, Challis Primary school, Curtin University Counselling Services and Women’s Health and Wellbeing Services. Lana has an interest and clinical experience working with children, adolescents and adults presenting with a wide range of mental well-being concerns related to ADHD, Autism, depression and anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, parenting, and emotional regulation. She is experienced in working with several therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Interpersonal therapy, Schema therapy and Existential psychotherapy, which she utilises depending on the client and their needs. Lana can also provide Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in the treatment of trauma. Lana is a neurodiversity-affirming practitioner and a professional member of ADHD WA. Lana’s therapeutic approach is not just professional, but also deeply empathetic, compassionate, and collaborative. She invests time and effort to understand her clients' unique strengths, challenges, and goals. Lana tailors her interventions and strategies to meet the unique needs of each individual, always respecting their autonomy and preferences.
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Olivia Byrne

Psychologist

Olivia is a Registered Psychologist who works in private practice and in the disability sector providing psychological and behavioural assessment and support to people of all ages and abilities. She has experience providing assessment and treatment for a wide range of psychological presentations including anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, schizophrenia and substance misuse or dependence. Olivia also enjoys working with neurodiverse adolescents and adults, as well as people with intellectual disabilities with a focus on helping them find and nurture their strengths and supporting their mental health so they can thrive in their school, work and home lives. Olivia adopts evidence-based frameworks including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and mindfulness-based interventions, that are individualised to her client’s needs. Working from a client-centred approach, she aims to help her clients develop a strong and healthy sense of self and improved quality of life through an empathic, compassionate and strengths-based approach.

Rachael O'Byrne

Psychologist

Rachael is a Clinical Psychologist with over a decade of clinical training and experience in the field of psychology. She has lectured in Abnormal Psychology at Murdoch University, published in peer-reviewed journals, and worked in a multidisciplinary psychiatric team at the Abbotsford Private Hospital, where she developed and facilitated depression, anxiety, addiction and trauma therapy group programs for women and men. Rachael provides individual therapy for adults experiencing a broad range of acute, chronic and complex mental health and relationship issues. She is particularly interested in the treatment of attachment-based issues that impact upon our capacity for intimate connection with ourselves and others, and often present as mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, substance misuse, sexual dysfunction, and social isolation. Rachael values an empathic therapeutic relationship as central to change and uses evidence-based approaches including attachment-based, psychodynamic, emotion-focused and cognitive-behavioural therapies to further support recovery from psychological distress, and the development of healthy and satisfying relationships.
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Roslyn Maloney

Occupational Therapist

Roslyn is a mental health OT who has over a decade of experience in working with clients with a broad range of issues, and in a variety of settings, including private practice, alcohol and other drug services, and inpatient and outpatient hospital settings. She has a special interest in working with people who have experienced childhood trauma, complex trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression and binge eating. Roslyn is trained in and utilises a variety of evidence-based therapeutic approaches including Schema Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and she is committed to working in trauma-informed ways. She also works with clients to support emotion regulation skill development, at their own pace. Roslyn offers a safe, warm and non-judgemental space for adults and adolescents aged 16 years and older to explore and work through the mental health challenges that can arise throughout our lives.

Sarah Del Pizzo

Psychologist

Sarah is a Registered Psychologist experienced at working with young children, adolescents, adults, and families across both metropolitan and regional areas. She has gained experience across a range of presentations including anxiety, depression, loss and adjustment, trauma, interpersonal difficulties and stress management. Sarah has a warm, empathic, collaborative manner with a strengths-based approach, supporting clients to achieve their goals. She draws on a number of therapeutic approaches, including Cogntive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness.
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Sarah Hegarty

Psychologist

Sarah is a Clinical Psychologist who works with adolescents, adults and also couples. Sarah has trained and worked across a variety of settings including public mental health, drug and alcohol services, and in private practice. Sarah has trained in evidence-based treatment modalities including: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Schema Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Sarah utilises the Gottman Institute model and techniques in her work with couples. Sarah prides herself on creating a safe, respectful, and non-judgemental therapeutic space for clients to explore and make sense of their lives, both past and present, and work toward meeting their goals for therapy. Sarah enjoys working collaboratively and therapeutically with clients in an evidence-based manner to work through their short and long term psychological distress, symptoms associated with mental health disorders, and relationship issues. Sarah feels both inspired by and honoured to witness clients in therapy working toward living more loving, flexible, free, and fulfilling lives which are better aligned with their values. Sarah’s first priority is to provide her clients with a very safe, respectful, and non-judgemental therapeutic space to explore their current difficulties and also their past experiences. Sarah has trained broadly in evidence-based treatment modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Schema Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Sarah enjoys working with couples and utilises Gottman Institute Techniques in her work. Sarah uses a very collaborative approach with her clients to help empower them to manage their psychological distress, whilst still providing the utmost of care and support. She feels privileged to work in a role that allows her to join with clients and help them achieve their personal goals.
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Sharon Mitchell

Psychologist

Sharon with over 35 years in health is an experienced clinical psychologist, specialising in Wellbeing through wholistic integrated practices and creative invitations. She has worked in mental health, child development, integral group therapies and private practice settings; and previously a nurse working with paediatric and cancer patients. Sharon has had the deep pleasure and privilege of being with people across the ages, social-cultural contexts, personal and professional challenges, and life transitions. Sharon is trained in relational and attachment therapies, cognitive behaviour and schema therapies, narrative, life story and psychodynamic therapies, mindfulness and calming practices. She brings depth and breadth of experience in working with anxiety, depression, grief & loss, relationship challenges, eating disorders, self-worth, work & study stress, life transitions, parenting, retirement, separation, illness and bringing ways to find meaning, purpose and creatively to meet life’s challenges. Throughout the years Sharon has personally learnt that ‘through the lens of one’s whole self and life story’ comes greater perspective, deeper understanding and meaningful connectedness growing our capacity, resilience, and creativity - no matter what. Sharon’s therapeutic style and space provides a warm, collaborative, enriching learning and secure environment offering and guiding each individual into deeper insights, sense of real self, and inner and outer pathways creating enduring true change. Sharon welcomes you wherever you are as your evolving Whole Self. It is through our life experiences that we gain the impetus for ongoing learning, change and transformation.
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Theunis Vorster

Psychologist

Theunis is a Clinical Psychology Registrar who is experienced in working with clients from many different cultures and all walks of life, both in Australia and South Africa. He works with adults and young people (12+), offering psychotherapy in English and Afrikaans. His areas of special interest are trauma and posttraumatic stress; generalised and social anxiety; depression, grief and loss; adjustment to significant life events; anger management; obsessive compulsive disorder as well as difficulties with parenting, childhood and adolescence. Theunis has an integrative therapy approach – meaning he draws on different psychological models to match the type of therapy with the client’s needs. His training and development have included EMDR (Eye movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment therapy), CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Narrative Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy. Theunis offers an accepting and non-judgmental conversation where clients can talk honestly and express difficult emotions.
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