Helping you grow, heal and thrive to create lasting wellbeing, happiness, and success.
 

ABout ME

I have been a registered psychologist since 2002 and been in private practice for over 20 years. Apart from private practice, I have mostly worked in the Non-profit and Mental Health Hospital settings, primarily in the areas of Trauma and acute Mental illness. For over 20 years I been providing professional development training on a variety of topics from Mental Health First Aid, Occupational Mental Health and Safety, Mindfulness, Trauma & Vicarious Traumatisation. My private practice work is currently utilising Telehealth and is therefore available to all locations. For Mental Health First Aid and Workplace Training I am able to provide training on site, at my training rooms or via Zoom. I am also available for public speaking and talks on Mental Health - sharing my experiences as a psychologist with lived experience who has experienced profound traumatic growth.

I have over 10 years experience as a board approved AHPRA supervisor. I have completed advanced training in CBT, Acceptance and Commitment therapy, Narrative and Existential Therapy, EMDR, Motivational Interviewing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Mindfulness. I am also a Yoga teacher and trainer with accreditation & experience in Trauma Sensitive Yoga.

I strongly believe in a collaborative approach to therapy to ensure that the methods that are used, the areas that are covered and the overall pace of the therapy is tailored specifically to your needs. You should come away from your very first session with a much stronger idea of what is possible.

I am also psychologist with lived experience of trauma and mental illness. Including alcohol, drug use and criminal behaviour as a teenager, as well as later vicarious traumatisation and PTSD as a psychologist working with Torture Victims in long term Immigration detention. Most importantly along with pain and suffering, I have experienced traumatic growth from my mental illness and believe I am a more effective therapist and human being from living and growing through my experiences and undertaking my own therapy. My ideal client is someone willing to work holistically on all levels of their life to achieve a resilience and growth that not only promotes a deeper wisdom and insight into life but that also encourages genuine attitude and lifestyle changes that help achieve ongoing happiness, well being and success.

I am also passionate in my work as a Mental Health First Aider, Speaker and Trainer and welcome any opportunity to help improve understanding and knowledge in workplaces and the community on both the challenges and opportunities that can come from mental health crises that can impact us all either first or second hand.
 

Courage starts with showing up
And letting ourselves be seen.

Brene Brown

Therapy

• Anxiety disorders and phobias

• Borderline / EU Personality Disorders

• Recovery from trauma (PTSD & CPTSD)

• Depression

• Emotional regulation & Distress tolerance

• Interpersonal Effectiveness

• Workplace Stress Management

• Addictions

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again...

Theodore Roosevelt

Mental Health First Aid TrAINING
 

I am a Licensed Mental Health First Aid MHFA trainer and can provide Adult Mental Health First Aid Training in the workplace which enables participants the ability to become accredited Mental Health First Aiders which is Valid for 3 Years. It is the only MHFA training that is accredited by the Australia Governments National Suicide Prevention Program.

This can be done either as a two day training onsite, as a 1 day onsite with an online hybrid delivery or a fully online version.

I also currently volunteer at the Not for Profit Heart Place Mental Health Station Australia’s longest Mental Health Trainer and can provide subsidised training for disadvantaged members of the community through their training facilities. I have provided training to Curtin University and am part of the contract for their ongoing Mental Health First Aid Training.

With my experience and background I can provide your organisation or workplace on one of the highest quality Mental Health First Trainings available in Australia. MHFA is the only mental health first aid training

Professional DEVELOPMENT

I have expertise and experience in providing training and development and  management consulting in the following areas:

• Stress Management & Occupational Mental Health & Safety

• Trauma

• Vicarious Trauma and Prevention Policy

• Imposter Syndrome

• Positive Psychology & Approaches to Happiness

• Mindfulness

• Stress Management

• Yoga for Trauma & Somatic Relaxation Strategies