“It’s never too late to be who you were meant to be.” —George Eliot (with thanks to Janina Fisher)

I'm a queer, cis-gendered woman - my pronouns are she/her. My practice is supportive of all gender and sexual identities. I’ve had the privilege of working with a lot of people who’ve talked with me about issues related to their sexuality, their gender, or both.

I am an experienced Clinical Psychologist- I'm passionate about empowering people towards wellness through using a strengths-based approach and working with you to help you be in touch with life’s glimmers.  My counselling practice is Trauma Informed.

I have been trained in and draw on a range of evidence based psychological approaches including:

• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)

• Trauma Informed Stabilisation Treatment

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

• Solution Focussed Therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

• Narrative Therapy

• Schema Therapy

• Interpersonal Psychotherapy

• DBT Skills training

• Clinical applications of Polyvagal Theory

I have worked with clients and supervisees in both public and private settings with a broad range of issues. I have particular interests in compassionate self-care, trauma recovery, clinician well-being, managing life transitions, and in the treatment of anxiety, depression, substance use, living with chronic illness and managing stress. My initial training was in Nursing, where I worked across several health environments, so I have a reasonably good understanding of the intersections between physical illnesses and emotional well being.

My registration and professional memberships include:

•   Full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA) and with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA)

•   Registered Medicare provider

•   Member Australian Clinical Psychology Association

•   Member of the Australian Psychological Society

• Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists

• Member of AusPATH