Ridhi is a registered psychologist and is currently completing additional training and supervision to become endorsed as an educational and developmental psychologist through the registrar program.
She is trained in educational and developmental psychology and is interested in working with trauma across the lifespan and completing diagnostic assessments.
Ridhi employs a warm, collaborative, and engaging methodology in her work with clients, fostering a supportive atmosphere for their recovery journey and self-discovery through comprehensive and tailored assessment. Her experience as a provisional psychologist includes working in a correctional setting and the family violence domain, complemented by training at Monash University's Krongold Clinic.
Prior to becoming a psychologist, Ridhi worked in out-of-home care with children and young people and with adult survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.
In her spare time, Ridhi enjoys baking, watching Netflix and going on walks with her dog.
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Jessica is a dedicated Clinical Psychologist who is passionate about supporting clients of all ages with a variety of presentations and needs. She has strong interest in working with people experiencing anxiety, neurodiversity, and parenting challenges as well as those requiring child and family support.
Jessica provides high-quality, evidence-based assessments and interventions. She has a client-focused approach, incorporating individual needs, strengths and goals. Jessica’s therapeutic interventions include Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Schema Therapy, solution- and emotion-focused therapies, and mindfulness.
Jessica is an experienced Clinical Psychologist and supports clients of all ages and various presentations. She achieved her Bachelor of Psychology with Honours, and Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology.
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Urwa is a Registered Psychologist who strongly believes that rapport is necessary in achieving results in therapy and strives to deliver therapeutic interventions in a caring, non-judgemental and empathic way to help clients feel safe and supported. She has worked with individuals presenting with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, insomnia, chronic pain, substance use and adjustment issues. Urwa also has experience working with worker’s compensation and CTP clients.
She utilises evidence-based treatment, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Positive Psychology, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Humanistic approach and Acceptance Commitment Therapy.
Urwa is committed to a person-centred approach and tailors her therapy techniques to best suit the client’s needs, including culture, language, beliefs, communication style and life.
Urwa has worked experience in an occupational rehab setting as well as in in private clinical practice.
Urwa has experience working with young adults and is committed to helping individuals navigate their mental wellbeing journey.
Urwa holds a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and a Masters of Clinical Psychology and speaks Urdu/Hindi and Punjabi
Arina is an honest, transparent and trustworthy registered psychologist, who is passionate about being that supportive person to guide you through life’s challenges.
Arina has a special interest in the assessment and treatment of self-harm, suicidal ideation and Borderline Personality Disorder. She adopts an eclectic approach to therapy, in which she combines multiple orientations such as attachment, cognitive-behavioural and dialectical behavioural therapy, tailoring modalities to help each client achieve their goals.
As part of her PhD, Arina was trained in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, which she applied with adolescents and young adults with chronic self-harm and suicidal ideation. More recently, she has worked with the child and youth population and their family and carers and has developed an interest in working with families to improve their attachment and relationships.
Arina has extensive experience working in a variety of settings, including at hospitals, university counselling services, non-governmental organisation and governmental agencies, in both corrections and health.
She has also supported individuals and families by conducting psychological assessments and interventions for a wide range of difficulties, including depression, anxiety, personality disorders, grief, anger outbursts, self-identity confusion, familial
discord and relationship difficulties, among others.
Arina is an honest, transparent and trustworthy psychologist who is passionate about being that supportive person to guide you through life’s challenges. She adopts an eclectic approach to therapy, in which she combines multiple orientations such as attachment, cognitive-behavioural and dialectical behavioural therapy, tailoring modalities to help each client achieve their goals.
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Vanessa is a psychologist who has extensive training and experience in the assessment, prevention and treatment of a wide variety of personal and mental health issues.
Her approach to treatment is idiographic; working collaboratively with her clients and tailoring interventions to suit the unique circumstances of each case.
Vanessa works predominantly within a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy framework and also incorporates her knowledge of Dialectical Behaviour
Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Schema Therapy when appropriate.
A warm and compassionate Clinical psychologist, Vanessa is committed to achieving the best outcomes for her clients, providing quality services which are cost effective and well validated through research.
Vanessa provides psychological care to adults (18yrs +).
Sebastian is a Clinical Psychologist offering compassionate, collaborative and non-judgemental psychotherapy for individuals and couples. Originally from and trained in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he has completed two Bachelor’s degrees (Philosophy and Psychology) at the Argentinian Catholic University. In 2012, he moved to Adelaide to study a Master of Clinical Psychology at Flinders University. Besides Buenos Aires and Adelaide, Sebastian has also lived and worked in the USA, Spain, New Zealand and country NSW. More recently, he has decided to relocate to Brisbane and make it his new home.
Back in Argentina, Sebastian became trained mainly in Psychodynamic therapies and Attachment theory. While in Australia, Sebastian was exposed to another whole range of psychotherapeutic models, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness. This allows him to choose from several approaches and tailor it to each individual and personal situation. He works from a humanistic and person-centred base, and tries to make each session as unique and meaningful as possible for each person, so that individuals can start living a rich and meaningful life.
Sebastian’s wide experience comes from working in a variety of settings, both in the public and private sectors. He is particularly interested in working with adolescents and adults who are experiencing a range of mental health issues including anxiety and mood disorders, sleep disorders, stress and burnout, adjustment difficulties, drug and alcohol dependency, anger management, grief and loss, couple and relationship issues, and trauma and PTSD.
Sebastian’s personal hobbies and interests include fitness and exercise, travel, languages, technology and photography.
He is fluent in English and Spanish, and can also communicate with ease in Italian and Portuguese.
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Sheree is a registered psychologist and clinical psychology registrar with several years' experience in both individual and group therapy. Having started her psychology journey overseas she is very excited to be home, living and working on Dharawal Country. She is also completing a Clinical Psychology Masters/PhD at University of Wollongong with a research focus on loneliness and interpersonal connection.
Sheree is available to see clients of any gender from age 12 and up. Her treatment focuses include, but are not limited to, anxiety, OCD, depression, PTSD and complex trauma. She is particularly passionate about women's mental health and has a special interest in supporting people navigating their fertility journey. Depending on the client's needs and preferences, Sheree's therapeutic approach draws on several evidence-based therapies including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, and motivational interviewing.
In her free time Sheree does her best to practice what she preaches - engaging in activities she enjoys just because she can. These activities include hiking, swimming, knitting, watching (too much) tv, spending time with family and friends, and dancing in supermarket aisles.
Catherine is a Registered Psychologist and has over 27 years of experience supporting children and adults experiencing difficulties associated with complex trauma. Catherine has worked with individuals across the life span in a variety of settings, including both community and inpatient mental health services and Out of Home Care Services.
Catherine has experience working with children, adolescents and adults presenting with attachment issues, family distress and parenting issues, anxiety and depression, suicide and self-harm, emotion regulation difficulties, foster and kinship care issues and children demonstrating sexually harmful behaviour.
Supporting people experiencing difficulties associated with complex trauma is a particular area of interest for Catherine, with many years of experience and training in the assessment and treatment of children and adults with complex emotional and psychological difficulties stemming from childhood trauma and adversity.
Catherine is a warm and compassionate psychologist. She has a flexible approach to therapy, drawing upon a number of evidence-based therapies including Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Schema Therapy and Mindfulness.
“Connectedness has the power to counterbalance adversity” ~ Bruce Perry
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Jacqui is a Registered Psychologist who provides evidence-based therapy to young adults, adults and older age individuals. Jacqui uses a combination of strategies that assist with the development of skills and practices that not only help people to heal, but to flourish. Jacqui has extensive training and experience in the health care industry, working first as a Registered Nurse, then in Training and Development, before moving into the field of Psychology.
Since then, experience in both the public and private space has provided her with a wealth of opportunity to assist people experiencing difficulties with mood and self-esteem issues, anxiety, chronic stress & burnout, PTSD and complex trauma, as well as grief and loss. Her approach to anxiety in particular, is also informed by her lived experience. Jacqui knows how debilitating anxiety can be, and the widespread impacts of this condition on personal and social relationships, in addition to personal and professional success. As such, Anxiety has become a specific area of interest, and she is passionate about assisting people to recover, and to achieve significant personal growth and success through that recovery. Jacqui approaches trauma from the same perspective – to heal and recover, and then to flourish, following a Post Traumatic Growth model of therapy.
To this end, Jacqui utilises a range of therapeutic models, and is skilled in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, as well as Positive Psychology and Transpersonal (or spiritually oriented) Psychology. She also has specialised interests in Neurobiology and the brain related sciences, particularly as they apply to trauma. From this broad base, Jacqui draws on techniques to provide individualised care for her clients and specific presentations. Jacqui is also SIRA registered and experienced in helping people to return to work following psychological and physical injuries.
Jacqui strives to provide quality and compassionate care that promotes resilience, rather than solely focusing on clinical symptoms. She is passionate about helping individuals find a sense of well-being and lasting personal growth, whatever significant life/health challenges they may be facing.
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Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Buikstra is a Registered Psychologist with 23 years’ experience in clinical, project management, research and leadership including a wide range of areas such as resilience, mental health, human factors, rural and remote mental health, and health generally.
Liz has a unique perspective on rural and remote mental health due to her diverse background working and researching in many parts of Queensland. She understands the specific environment in which Health, Defence Force and Policing personnel operate due to her previous ADF and Queensland Health experience and family ties. She recognises the need for treatment to be tailored for issues such as workplace stress, burnout, trauma, PTSD, grief and loss, interpersonal and family difficulties.
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