General Paediatrician, Child and Family Psychiatrist

Elizabeth, or Liz, is a registered, clinical psychologist who has a warm, soft and empathic approach to therapy. Elizabeth takes time to ensure clients feel understood, heard and validated no matter their situation. Elizabeth tailors her approach to meet her clients’ needs and ensures clients leave feeling empowered and advocated for. Elizabeth has extensive experience working with children, adolescents and parents, having worked in youth settings such as a primary school, headspace, private practice, and a Youth Prevention and Recovery Centre (YPARC). Elizabeth’s main therapeutic approaches include Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Schema Therapy and Somatic Therapy. Elizabeth completed her Bachelor of Psychological Science and Honours Degreee at La Trobe University, followed by her Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology at the Cairnmillar Institute. Elizabeth has engaged in a range of training workshops during her career including, Levels 1 and 2 of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Tuning into Teens training and facilitation, Understanding and Working with Autism in Young People (Orygen), and online trainings including Assessment for Eating Disorders (The Inside Out Institute), Multicultural Young People & Accessing Mental Health Support (REVERB), Keeping Our Kids Alive: Successfully Working With Suicidal Children and Young People (Australian Psychological Association) and The Basic Schema Model, Methods & Treatment Strategies (Schema Therapy Training Online). In her spare time, Elizabeth enjoys keeping active, cooking, gardening, and walking her pet dog, Joey. Elizabeth works at Relational Minds from Mondays - Thursdays. She works remotely via telehealth on Monday and Tuesday, and in the Sunbury clinic on Wednesday and Thursday.

“Lani” is a social worker working in Melbourne after completing her Masters in Social Work. She is passionate about supporting young people and their families through vulnerable times. With a warm, relaxed style balanced by understanding and empathy, Lani tailors therapy depending on clients’ needs and goals, emphasising a strong relationship between client and therapist. Lani brings strong advocacy skills and an empathetic approach to her work when supporting young people through unsafe or difficult experiences. She has had experience working across inpatient and outpatient settings through private and public mental health treating various mental health disorders. Lani incorporates elements of various therapeutic modalities, including Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), motivational interviewing (MI), cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT) and mindfulness in her approach. Lani focuses on creating a safe and supportive environment where all issues and difficulties can be explored without judgement. She assists with skill practice which leads to increased self-esteem, better communication, enhanced trust, improved conflict management, healthy functioning, and more satisfying relationships with self and others.