Qualifications
I am a Clinical Psychologist with more than 20 years of experience working alongside individuals and families in both clinical and counselling roles. I value and honour the diversity of the people I work with, and I approach therapy with a commitment to cultural humility, gender affirmation, neurodiversity-affirming practice, and trauma-informed care. It is important to me that you feel safe, welcomed, and respected in all aspects of your identity and lived experience. My professional qualifications and memberships include:
DEAN’S AWARD
Dean’s Commendation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Bachelor of Science (Psychology)
CLINICAL DOCTORATE
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) (2014) at Griffith University.
AHPRA
Psychology Board of Australia with Clinical Psychology endorsement.
EMDR MEMBERSHIP
Full member of the EMDR Association of Australia and additional training in Structural Dissociation
Treatment Modality & Client Populations
I am a committed Clinical Psychologist, and I genuinely value supporting clients as they work toward emotional wellbeing, healing, and meaningful change. My preferred clinical treatment modality is evidence based Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). I also have a strong interest in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Internal Family Systems informed parts work, and mindfulness and resilience based techniques, which I integrate to support emotional wellbeing, strengthen inner resources, and help you move toward valued and meaningful living.
Please see below for the types of therapies I offer. Each approach is chosen with care and adapted to suit your goals, your pace, and your lived experience. My intention is to provide therapeutic options that feel safe, respectful, and grounded in evidence based practice.
EMDR
I primarily work within an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) framework, an evidence-based, structured approach that helps the brain process overwhelming or disturbing memories, sensations, and beliefs in a safe and supported way. EMDR recognises that difficult experiences can become “stuck” in the nervous system when they were too much to manage at the time, leading to ongoing distress, triggers, or patterns that feel hard to shift. In EMDR, we work gently and collaboratively, using bilateral stimulation (such as visual, auditory, or tactile cues) to help your brain reprocess these experiences at a pace that feels safe. You remain in control throughout the process, and we spend time building resources, grounding skills, and emotional safety before any memory work begins. EMDR can help reduce distress, strengthen resilience, and support a more adaptive sense of self. It is a respectful and empowering approach that honours your lived experience and supports healing without needing to retell trauma in detail.
IFS
I also draw on an Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed approach, often called parts work, to help you understand and connect with different aspects of your inner experience. IFS recognises that we all have multiple parts, each with its own emotions, needs, and protective roles. In therapy, we work gently with these parts, especially those carrying pain, shame, fear, or responsibility that may feel too heavy, to help them feel heard, understood, and supported. Parts work can enhance EMDR by increasing emotional safety and inner cooperation, making the processing of memories more grounded and compassionate. This approach is inclusive, non pathologising, and deeply respectful of your lived experience.
ACT
As a Clinical Psychologist, I often integrate principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to support your wellbeing. ACT is an evidence based approach that helps you build psychological flexibility, learning to make room for difficult thoughts, emotions, and sensations while moving toward the life you want to live. ACT is not about “positive thinking” or removing discomfort, but gently strengthening your ability to respond with compassion, groundedness, and values guided action. ACT can be particularly supportive alongside EMDR, helping you develop stabilisation skills, build inner resources, and create a sense of meaning and direction throughout the therapeutic process.
MINDFULNESS & RESILIENCE
Mindfulness and resilience building techniques are woven throughout therapy to help strengthen your nervous system’s capacity to manage stress, regulate emotions, and stay grounded during difficult moments. These practices may include breathwork, sensory grounding, present moment awareness, guided imagery, or compassion based strategies. They are always tailored to your needs and used only in ways that feel safe for you. Building resilience does not mean pushing through or minimising your experience, it means developing supportive tools that help you feel steadier, more empowered, and more connected to yourself over time. These skills support and enhance EMDR, ACT, and IFS by creating a strong foundation of stability and self support.
CLIENT POPULATIONS
Adults only.
