Individual Therapy

Starting individual therapy with a psychologist is a big step. If you’re reading this, it often means something in your life no longer feels sustainable,  and that you’re open to the possibility of change. 

There is hope. 

Therapy offers a confidential, supportive space to talk with an experienced, objective professional who can help you make sense of what’s been difficult to face alone.

Research shows that psychological therapy can improve emotional wellbeing, strengthen coping skills, and support greater understanding of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviours shape our moods, relationships, and life experiences.

I work collaboratively and do not take a one-size-fits-all approach. 

With a psychodynamic foundation, I aim to understand what has brought you to therapy and what will be most helpful for you. 

Some concerns benefit from practical, solution-focused work over a shorter period, while others involve longer-standing patterns that may require deeper, longer-term therapy.

My work draws on a range of evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT-informed), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT), psychodynamic therapy, and mindfulness-based techniques. All approaches are tailored to suit your individual needs and goals.

The aim of therapy is for you to leave with greater self-understanding, practical tools for everyday life, and a stronger sense of resilience and direction. 

Medicare rebates are available for eligible clients for up to 10 individual psychology sessions per calendar year. Please see the Fees & Medicare page for further details.

Couples and families seek therapy for many reasons. Some come because communication has broken down or conflict feels constant. Others are dealing with long-standing unhappiness, repeated arguments that never seem to resolve, challenges within blended families, or difficulties rebuilding trust after events such as infidelity.

Many couples feel stuck in unhelpful cycles — feeling unheard, misunderstood, or emotionally distant. Whether you are navigating recurring conflict, loss of connection, major life transitions, or uncertainty about the future of your relationship, therapy offers a safe and structured space to slow things down, make sense of what is happening, and work toward meaningful change.

Research shows that couples counselling can improve communication, reduce distress, strengthen empathy and emotional connection, and help couples make clearer decisions about their path forward — whether that involves recommitting to the relationship, redefining it, or ending it with care and mutual respect.

In couples therapy, the relationship itself is the client. The focus is on the health of the relationship, rather than on one partner in isolation. I take an integrative, systemic approach informed by psychodynamic psychotherapy, mentalization-based treatment (MBT), the Gottman Method, and Imago Therapy. Sessions are tailored to your specific needs as a couple.

Together, we work on communication skills, respectful and productive conflict (“fair fighting”), recognising unhelpful patterns, and developing effective problem-solving strategies. This work blends insight-oriented exploration with practical, solution-focused strategies guided by your shared goals.

Couples therapy provides a neutral, supportive environment where both partners can feel heard and supported as you work to rebuild connection, navigate conflict, and strengthen the resilience of your relationship.

Please note that couples therapy is privately billed and is not eligible for Medicare rebates.

• Depression

• Anxiety and worry

• Stress and burnout

• Acute stress reactions

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

• Complex trauma and developmental trauma

• Single-incident traumatic experiences

• Adjustment disorders

• Life transitions and major life changes

• Relationship difficulties

• Couples and family concerns

• Communication difficulties and recurring conflict

• Personality-related patterns and difficulties

• Emotional regulation difficulties

• Attachment and relational patterns

• Identity and self-esteem concerns

• Infidelity and trust-related issues

• Grief and loss

• Perinatal mental health, including fertility and IVF-related stress, pregnancy-related distress, pregnancy loss, and the psychological adjustment to parenthood

• Personal growth and self-development

• Long-standing patterns of feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected

There is no single therapeutic approach that suits everyone. My work is integrative and tailored, drawing on a range of evidence-based approaches depending on your needs, goals, and what you bring to therapy:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) — a practical, structured approach focused on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours that contribute to emotional distress.

• Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) — a relational approach that strengthens the ability to understand one’s own and others’ thoughts, feelings, and intentions, particularly in emotionally charged situations

• Psychodynamic Psychotherapy — an insight-oriented approach exploring how early experiences and unconscious patterns influence current emotions, relationships, and behaviour.

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) — supports psychological flexibility by helping clients relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward values-based action.

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) — incorporates skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

• Solution-Focused Therapy — a collaborative, goal-oriented approach that builds on strengths and focuses on practical steps toward change.

• Chair Work — an experiential technique used to explore inner conflicts, parts of the self, and relational dynamics in a structured and contained way.

• EMDR — a trauma-focused therapy used to process distressing memories and traumatic experiences.

• Mindfulness-based approaches — support emotional regulation, grounding, and present-moment awareness.

Therapy may be insight-oriented, practical and skills-based, solution-focused, or a combination of these approaches. Some people come wanting help with a clearly defined problem; others are seeking to understand long-standing patterns that have developed across their life. Often, the work involves both. The aim is to support deeper self-understanding, emotional resilience, healthier relationships, and the capacity to live with greater clarity, choice, and self-compassion.