Our team

Melissa is an experienced psychologist with a warm and compassionate approach. She is experienced in working with a range of psychological presentations including anxiety disorders (social anxiety, health anxiety, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and trichotillomania), depression, bipolar and other mood related disorders, self-harm, substance use issues, eating disorders and body image issues, low-self esteem, relationship issues, performance related stress and anxiety, school stress and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Melissa also has experience and a special interest in perinatal mental health. Supporting mothers through pregnancy, birth and the journey of entering motherhood, all which can bring its own challenges.

Melissa has knowledge and experience in the application of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotion Focussed Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT) Motivational Interviewing (MI) and mindfulness practices.

She is also experienced in various psychometric assessments including cognitive assessments, ADHD assessments, drug and alcohol assessments as well as experience in return to work and vocational assessments to help guide rehabilitation and future work goals.

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Jasmine is a passionate Clinical Psychologist, who is dedicated to supporting individuals to make self-directed changes in order to improve their quality of life and build authentic relationships with themselves and those around them. She has a special interest in childhood development, trauma, and potential ongoing implications on physical and mental health, including personality disorders, addictions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and a wide range of other conditions. Jasmine’s approach focuses on understanding the traumas her clients have experienced and looking to address this in their journey to engage in a Life Worth Living.

Jasmine utilises a client-centred approach, to allow her clients to experience a space that has a mix of authenticity, compassion, non-judgment, whilst allowing them the opportunity to control the focus of their sessions. She advocates the importance of building and maintaining a strong therapeutic relationship, whilst being determined to support each client’s unique presentation, needs, and goals.

Jasmine utilises a range of evidence-based interventions and education in order to provide the most suitable care for her clients. She is trained in various therapeutic approaches, which include cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical-behaviour therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness, and trauma-informed therapy. Jasmine works with adults and adolescents above the age of 16 years.

Jasmine’s areas of interest and experience, both within the public and private sectors, include working with:

· Emotion Dysregulation Issues

· PTSD and Complex Trauma

· Anxiety and Mood Disorders

· Personality Disorders

· Substance Use Disorders

· Personal Growth (including self-worth, assertiveness, identity issues)

· Relationship Difficulties (including power differences, struggles with feelings of rejection, disconnection, anger, or inadequacy).

· Emotional Eating Behaviours

Works Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

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Lauren brings a background in law and experience working with adolescents and adults to address a range of mental health concerns including depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, trauma, workplace challenges and relationship difficulties.

Lauren believes a strong therapeutic alliance is crucial in supporting her clients, operating from a person-centred approach, and is passionate about helping her clients understand the underlying causes that perpetuate their challenges.

Lauren practices primarily with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), although draws from a wide range of theories to support her clients.

Works Thursday and Friday

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Olivia is a warm and compassionate Psychologist who utilises a collaborative and non-judgemental approach to therapy. She has a particular interest in childhood trauma and the ongoing impact on development in adolescence and early adulthood. She has experience in helping individuals who at times in their life experience anxiety, depression, personality vulnerabilities, complex trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and adjustment difficulties. Olivia also has experience within the disability sector supporting individuals across the lifespan to improve emotional regulation and coping capacity to reduce behaviours of concern.

Olivia draws on a range of evidence-based frameworks to encourage and support clients to work towards greater independence and emotional wellness in their everyday lives. Treatment approaches include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Trauma Focused Therapy, Exposure Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.

Olivia can also provide child and adult clinical assessments for giftedness, cognitive functioning, learning difficulties and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Works Monday

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Elena is a qualified psychologist with 19 years of field experience and is a results driven and goal oriented practitioner.

Elena has skills and expertise in optimal performance coaching, team development, job analysis and competency profiling, behavioural interviewing and consumer and marketing psychology. She employs a unique mix of psychological understanding and coaching methodology, which creates an engaging and technically sound journey to facilitating and influencing change. She possesses an approach that is sophisticated, efficient, yet deeply human.

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