Alison Mackenzie is a registered psychologist and a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS). She has worked in both government and private settings and has provided psychological support to children (7+ years), adolescents, adults, and groups. Alison values providing people with a safe space to tell their story and support them to explore their feelings, challenges and goals. Alison has specific training in anxiety, depression, substance use challenges, grief, and personality disorders. She is trained in a range of other counselling methods, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), psychodynamic and person-centred interventions. Alison can provide behaviour support plans for children experiencing challenging behaviours and feelings and has training in couples and families to support people to interact in new and more helpful ways.

Amber Ferrier is a registered psychologist with experience in providing counselling and support to adults, children, and families, currently only working with people 15+ years of age. She has worked with diverse groups which has allowed her to work with people from all different cultural and economic backgrounds. Amber can work with anxiety, stress, depression, poor self-esteem, and relationship challenges. She also has experience in counselling individuals with complex backgrounds, a history of trauma, and diverse gender identities. Amber’s approach is collaborative and client-centred and she offers a safe, and non-judgemental space to address her client’s concerns. She has used a range of treatment approaches including cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT). Amber’s treatment method is to use the best-practice, evidence-based methods and work collaboratively with her clients to offer a service that creates practical change.

Bree is a registered psychologist and has experience in private practice, work cover and employee assistance programs. She works closely with her clients to understand their goals and recognises the importance of individually focused care. Bree works with people (13+ years of age) across a range of psychological presentations including anxiety, depression, adjustment disorder, grief & loss, interpersonal issues, work-related matters, PTSD, personality disorders, and bipolar affective disorder Bree is trained in evidence-based psychological interventions such as cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, EMDR, solution-focused therapy, emotion focused therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy. Bree is training to become an accredited EMDR practitioner with trauma and stress disorders being her special area of interest.

Erfan is a highly skilled Registered Psychologist, who combines evidence-based approach with a warm, engaging and conversational approach with clients. He is dedicated to understanding the development of problematic patterns by means of thorough assessment to inform evidence-based and effective intervention. Erfan has worked in both government and private settings and assisted individuals, couples and teams for over 20 years. He has also worked as a senior manager, managing and empowering psychological and multidisciplinary teams; as well as providing manager assistance programs. Erfan endeavours to provide a respectful, safe and non-judgemental therapeutic space to allow clients to safely explore their past/current experiences and address their difficulties so they can improve their quality of life and psychological wellbeing. Erfan has significant experience working with Anxiety Disorders; Depression; Separation; Grief & Loss; Stress; Trauma; PTSD; Couples/Relationships and attachment difficulties; Situational Adjustment; Parenting Adjustment; Interpersonal & Emotional difficulties; Anger management; Sexual difficulties, dysfunction & discrepancies; Identity formation; Sexuality challenges; Workplace Issues; Workers Compensation & Motor Vehicle Accident presentations. Erfan takes a transdiagnostic integrative clinical approach from different modalities, theoretical frameworks, systems and attachment theory. Erfan has training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness and Meditation, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Emotion Focussed Therapy (EFT) and Gottman Method couples counselling.

James is a registered psychologist who combines an evidence-based approach with an engaging and conversational approach to working with clients across a broad range of issues. James is experienced at working with difficulties including anxiety, depression; post-traumatic stress disorder; ADHD and/or autism management strategies; personality disorders; obsessive-compulsive disorders; conflict resolution; relationship issues and couples therapy. James has been trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Schema Based Therapy, psychoanalysis, and family and couples therapy. James is currently only working with adults.

Josip Vujica is a registered psychologist able to work with adolescents (15+ years) and adults. Throughout his career Josip has worked with individuals from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. He especially values working in an environment of respect, compassion, safety, and absence of judgment. Josip takes particular interest in assisting in the relationship between thoughts, behaviours, and emotions and their impact on mental well-being. Josip works with a range of mental health issues including anxiety and stress, depression, self-esteem and self-worth, work-related matters, PTSD, and ADHD. Josip is trained in a range of evidence-based counselling methods including cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and brief solution-focused therapy. Josip is passionate about guiding his clients towards both increased resilience, and meaningful change.

Lauren is an experienced physiologist who offers a warm and collaborative style, working alongside her clients to develop goals that focus on self-directed change and wellbeing. She is a clinical psychology registrar and has nearly 15 years of experience delivering evidence-based interventions. Lauren focuses on supporting people with difficulties related to trauma, anxiety, depression, ‘stuckness’, self-worth, and the broader range of social and personal challenges including anger and stress. At this time, Lauren is only working with people who are over 18 years of age. Lauren has been trained in areas such Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance-Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Solution-Focused Therapy. Lauren often conceptualises from a Schema Therapy lens, uses this framework in her treatment approach. Lauren is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS). She is also an Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) approved supervisor and enjoys providing support to provisional and registered psychologists. On Tuesday evenings, Lauren is only available for ONLINE TELEHEALTH SESSIONS.

Mairead is available for ONLINE TELEHEALTH SESSIONS ONLY. Mairead Healy is an experienced psychologist with 25 year’s experience, currently only working with adults. Mairead has extensive experience working with individuals with a range of concerns including anxiety and depression, and with couples seeking support with relationship difficulties. Mairead’s warm, down to earth approach aims to support her clients with a safe, non-judgemental space to address concerns. Mairead is trained in a range of counselling methods including cognitive-behavioral therapy (working with negative thoughts) and Mindfulness (relaxation training). Mairead has specifically trained in Core Process Therapy which assists clients to work with difficult emotions in order to encourage acceptance, resilience and change. Mairead is also trained in Imago Therapy which is a means of resolving conflict in relationships that seeks to build stronger relationships and foster growth and change.

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Sandra Alder is a registered psychologist who has extensive experience in providing counselling to children (7+ years), adolescents, and adults. Sandra is compassionate, warm, and empathetic, and provides a non-judgemental environment for clients. Sandra works with anxiety, stress management, phobias, panic attacks, depression, self-esteem/self-worth, adjustment disorders, emotional regulation, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorders. Sandra uses a range of treatment approaches including cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). She has implementing individual and family intervention programs for pre-school and school aged children to promote children’s psychological and social development. Sandra values working collaboratively with her clients to assist them in achieving their therapy goals.

Sebastian is a provisional psychologist with over 10 years of experience working with children (7+ years), adolescents and adults. He has experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma, panic, psychosomatic symptoms, and relationship issues. Sebastian also has particular experience in anxiety induced gastrointestinal disturbances (IBS and IBD). He values offering his clients a respectful and empathic space and sees working together as critical for lasting change. Sebastian uses evidenced based methods to work through the thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, that contribute to and maintain his client’s difficulties. He has received specialised training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) from the Beck Institute, and Clinical Hypnosis through the Milton Erickson Foundation. Along with his training in psychology, Sebastian is also qualified as a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher by the University of Massachusetts Medical School. As a provisional psychologist, Sebastian is currently not eligible for Medicare or private health fund rebates. To account for this, our session fee for provisional psychologists is lower than that for registered psychologists.