Allison is a Registered Psychologist with a Graduate Diploma in Psychology and is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and IPPA. She has worked in organisational settings delivering wellbeing programs and supporting healthy behaviour change to maximise performance and improve both individual and team effectiveness. She has also worked with clients experiencing the effects of past trauma, anxiety and depression.
She has worked with individuals through life change across varied domains such as improving general health and wellbeing, stress reduction, anxiety and adjustment issues with changes in life’s directions. She has worked in large corporates to deliver employee health and wellbeing programs and had volunteer positions with the Open Arms Veteran Affairs and Bushfire Recovery.
Allison works with clients across a broad range of mental health domains taking a collaborative approach, with a focus on improving her client’s general wellbeing. She uses a range of evidence-based psychological treatments such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness and Mindful Movement-based therapies.
She’s focussed on promoting psychological flexibility while working with clients to develop adaptive coping strategies to live healthier lives.