Have you experienced grief, trauma or major life changes, and finding it hard to adjust? Are you wanting to improve your health, but the changes never seem to stick? Are you having trouble sleeping and lay awake worrying at night? Do you feel less engaged with life? Do you find yourself feeling frustrated and irritable easily? Are you withdrawing from family and friends, or finding that things no longer interest you? Have people suggested that you should seek support, but are not sure what this will involve?

I work with people from all walks of life, including: people facing emotional challenges, navigating chronic health conditions, living with grief, burnout, or trauma, and those going through difficult life transitions.

My approach is collaborative and respectful. I work with you to better understand your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, and to gently explore your inner world—your patterns, protective parts, and the wisdom underneath. We’ll set meaningful goals aligned with your values, identify the barriers holding you back, and uncover the strengths that already exist within you.

My philosophy is holistic, acknowledging the interactions between lifestyle, environment and stress that impacts on health and mental health (wellness), and the strong link between the mind and the body, which cannot be separated. I am also acutely aware that everyone has a spiritual part of themselves that they need to foster.

I have over 20 years’ experience working in mental health and health care settings supporting people and they families during diagnosis and treatment of chronic illness, trauma and injury.

Affiliations and Memberships

  • Registered psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) with clinical endorsement (PSY0001125858)

Qualifications

  • Doctorate of Clinical Psychologist, University of Melbourne, Australia

  • Graduate Certificate of Family Therapy, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia

  • Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, Functional Medicine Coaching Academy

  • Bachelor of Science, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand

  • Bachelor of Science (Hons), Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand