Ramsay Psychology
Our Psychologists
At Ramsay Psychology, we’re committed to mental health. Our experienced psychologists are flexible, compassionate and personable, working with you to create a plan that support long-term management for mental health issues.
Our team provides personalised care for adults, teenagers, children, couples and families across a wide range of mental health conditions and symptoms.
Each of our psychologists also has their own areas of special interest and experience. These include things like substance misuse and addiction, depression and anxiety, relationship issues and dealing with significant life changes.
Depending on what you’re facing and what you feel you need support with, you’ll be matched with a psychologist who is best-placed to help.
Find a practitioner
Nada Salam
Registered Psychologist
Service:
Psychology
Nada is a passionate Registered Psychologist who has experience working with individuals with varying clinical presentations across the lifespan. These include but are not limited to anxiety related disorders, depression, behavioural issues, social difficulties, trauma, and school-related difficulties.
Qualifications:
BA Psych (Hons), MAProfPsych
Najwa Shmeissem
Registered Psychologist
Service:
Psychology
Najwa is an experienced Registered Psychologist with a wide range of life experiences, which helps her to resonate with clients. Najwa has completed a Graduate Diploma in Psychology at the University of Wollongong, undergraduate qualifications in Social Science (Counselling) and teaching qualifications. She has a deep understanding and varied experience in the humanitarian profession. This includes experience in youth work, teaching, behavioural support and school counselling. From an Arabic background, Najwa is familiar with some of the unique issues faced by those from Arabic-speaking communities.
Qualifications:
GradDip.Psych, BSocial Science, BTeaching (Primary)
Nikki Thampy
Registered Psychologist
Service:
Psychology
Nikki is a warm and compassionate Clinical Registrar who has worked with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, and across the lifespan.
Qualifications:
B.Psych, DipPsyPrac, MClinPsy
Nooria Tariq
Registered Psychologist
Service:
Psychology
Nooria is a Registered Psychologist with diverse experience of working with different age groups, cultural and religious backgrounds. She has an eclectic approach to therapy and utilises evidence-based models, adopting a person-centred approach with her clients.
Qualifications:
MSc (Psychology), BSc (Applied Psychology)
Patty Marriner
Registered Psychologist
Service:
Psychology
Patty strives to provide a warm, genuine and transparent approach for all clients, establishing a trusting and collaborative therapeutic alliance. Her belief is that the integration of evidence-based treatments with a reciprocal authentic relationship leads to improved client outcomes. She has a particular therapeutic interest in working with adults and adolescents in the areas of neurodevelopmental disorders (ADHD & ASD) and challenging behaviours; particularly emotional and behavioural dysregulation and difficulties with attachment or trauma backgrounds and emerging personality disorders. She has experience in providing psychometric assessment and interventions for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), learning difficulties and behavioural problems. She works with young adults to help manage life transitions, depression, anxiety, stress and relaxation. She also has experience working with new parents to manage postnatal depression, parenting anxiety and assisting in adjusting to parenthood. Patty is registered with the Psychology Board of Australia, and a member of the Australian Association of Psychologists (AAPi). Age Groups • Children • Adolescents • Young Adults • Adults • Older Persons Therapeutic Modalities: • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) • Mindfulness
Qualifications:
BBSc (Hon), GradDipEd
Paul Saunders
Registered Psychologist
Service:
Psychology
Paul is a registered psychologist with qualifications including a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Legal Studies), a Bachelor of Letters in Psychology, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Science (Neuroscience and Leadership). Paul has extensive experience working with adults and older people on a range of mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, fatigue, work conflict, stress and trauma. He also works with people going through difficult transitional times in their life such as loss of loved ones, conflict, divorce, redundancy, career transition and personal life changes due to age.
Qualifications:
BA, BLitt. Grad Dip App Psych, MSc.
Priscilla Grainger
Registered Psychologist
Service:
Psychology
Priscilla is a friendly, compassionate, supportive and empowering Registered Psychologist with AHPRA and the APS (Australian Psychology Society). She has worked over the last 20 years across the metropolitan, rural and remote communities in health, the public sector and school settings. Priscilla has worked with children, adolescents and adults across the life span including clients with substance abuse issues, justice, disabilities, learning and behavioural difficulties, complex trauma and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Qualifications:
BS Psych, Post Grad Dip Psych, Post Grad Dip Ed (Primary)
Rahul Gadhoke
Registered Psychologist
Service:
Psychology
Rahul is a Registered Psychologist with experience working with young adults and adults to overcome a range of mental health difficulties. Rahul understands that the journey to better mental health is different for everyone. As such, he takes a collaborative approach, aiming to learn about each person’s situation before applying evidence-based techniques to manage their difficulties, and finding their strengths. He commonly uses therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to do this. He also has a keen interest in sports, particularly soccer, and enjoys applying psychological techniques to help improve performance. Having lived in five different countries, Rahul brings a strong understanding of various cultural differences into his practice. Age groups: • Adults • Young Adults Treatment modalities: • Acceptance Commitment Therapy • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) • Solution focussed Therapy • Interpersonal Therapy • Mindfulness Other specialty area • Performance/Sports Psychology
Qualifications:
MSc (Psych), Dip Hypnotherapy and Neurolinguistic Programming.
Robin May
Registered Psychologist
Service:
Psychology
Robin is a Registered Psychologist with extensive clinical experience in treating depression, anxiety and stress disorders. Robin is known for his work in addiction and is a researcher in treating nicotine dependence. For more than two decades, Robin has worked with clients to unpack underlying mental health, psychological, and behavioural problems associated with substance use. This includes a range of anxiety disorders, depression, trauma, interpersonal issues and other complex problems. Robin is a gentle, non-judgemental and compassionate therapist who is passionate about helping people attain psychological freedom from anxiety and stress. He can draw on a variety of evidence-based therapies to help clients make meaningful changes, navigate problems, and lessen their anxiety. Robin has training in the psychology of coaching. This enables him, where appropriate, to use a coaching model and solution-focused approach in treatment, to help clients achieve their goals.
Qualifications:
Master of Applied Psychology, Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Psychology of Coaching)
Ros Ferry
Registered Psychologist
Service:
Psychology
Ros has more than 20 years’ experience as a Registered Psychologist and has worked in diverse settings including universities, medical centres, and a fertility clinic. She has a particular interest in women’s health, guiding women through difficult transitions at every stage in their lives; from the rollercoaster of infertility, IVF and birth trauma through to peri and post menopause. She aims to develop a warm, compassionate and collaborative relationship and is experienced in helping people resolve many of life’s challenges. She helps her clients deal with a broad range of psychological issues, including anxiety, depression, bereavement and loss, work-related stress, adjustment difficulties including retrenchment, transition to university and study-related issues, coping with illness and disease and more. Ros utilises an integrative approach to her work that is evidence based and customised to each client’s unique needs. Ros draws upon a range of interventional techniques, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, clinical hypnosis and EMDR.
Qualifications:
BScPsych (Hons) Grad.Dip. Clinical Hypnosis MAPS