Principal Clinical Psychologist
BA(Hons), GradDip Psych, DPsych(Clinical)

Adults, Couples, Adolescents

Available Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays (alternate) and Saturdays (Monthly)

I am a Director and Principal Clinical Psychologist at Align Psychology, and I have worked in mental health for 17 years.

My approach is warm, relaxed and collaborative. I believe in developing a respectful and safe space for all my clients, built on genuine connection and understanding of each person’s unique experience. I aim to make the difficult decision to seek support, one that helps empower people with knowledge and understanding about themselves.

I specialize in trauma (complex, single incident, and PTSD) and co-occurring difficulties, such as self-esteem, depression and anxiety, and I have advanced training in EMDR. I am also passionate about supporting the couple and family structure through couples therapy, parenting support, perinatal mental health, and individual work focused on relational and attachment difficulties.

I am an ANZAED accredited clinician, working with all eating disorders and disordered eating and body image concerns.  I am particularly interested in mind-body connection and approaching mental health from a whole-person perspective. I also work with other mental health conditions and difficulties across the lifespan including depression and bipolar, anxiety disorders (panic, general anxiety, OCD, and phobias), neurodivergence, personality disorders, grief and loss, adjustment, addictions, chronic health conditions, and self-esteem. I am a LGBTQIA+ friendly and neurodiversity-affirming therapist.

Historically, I have worked in residential youth work, crisis telephone support, public health, community welfare (working primarily with disadvantaged and traumatized adults and children), and for many years in private practice. I have also facilitated group children’s therapeutic programs, and group parenting programs. I have also researched and published in mind-body illness, focusing on Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and its psychological, social, and biological origins.

My therapy approaches are evidence-based and include:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Schema Therapy

• Couples Therapy (including PACT, EFT, and Gottman therapies)

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Enhanced (CBT-E for eating disorders)

• Mindfulness-based therapy

• Chairwork Psychotherapy