Miss Hannah Schena Psychologist

Hannah is a registered Psychologist who has worked across school and clinic settings. She is passionate about supporting children and their families through psychological assessment and intervention. Hannah enjoys working collaboratively with young people, their parents and schools, to support wellbeing, cohesion and learning. She embodies a strengths-based approach in her work, and endeavours to support young people with their adversity through a holistic manner. Hannah has specific interests in Autism Spectrum Disorder, anxiety, social skills and emotion regulation. She utilises techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and mindfulness within her practice. Hannah enjoys building relationships with her clients, and is invested in seeing them utilise their own unique strengths to navigate challenges. Hannah completed a Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental) at Monash University. In her research, Hannah explored the relationship between childhood wellbeing and therapy dogs, in the school setting. She is a huge animal lover, and can't wait to have her own therapy dog one day! Hannah has also completed research relating to Internet Gaming Disorder, which is particularly interesting to her.