Ms Imogen Melgaard Psychologist

Imogen is fully registered as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. She has completed a Master of Clinical Psychology and is a genuinely caring provider of mental health care to people of all cultures, sexualities, and genders. Imogen has a warm and collaborative approach when working with clients and is passionate about supporting individuals to make sense of their experiences in a safe and non-judgemental space. In particular, Imogen's areas of experience include perinatal anxiety and depression, parenting, and intentional family creation presentations. She has worked at both PANDA and in a mother-and-baby-unit; these experiences have given her an excellent understanding of perinatal mental health concerns and a passion for working with new parents. Imogen also has an interest in general depression, anxiety and OCD. Her work in public mental health has included working with people with psychotic disorders, bipolar presentations and dual diagnoses. Imogen uses evidence-based therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She also has experience using psycho-dynamic principals, attachment theory, and motivational interviewing techniques.