With over a fifteen years’ experience working with children and families in various industries and contexts, I followed my curiosity and trained in the Department of Education (DoE) as a School Psychologist. Working from an organisational and community lens, I developed policy and consulted with principals to create systems level change in statewide schools. This included implementation of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programs with a focus on supporting staff and parent wellbeing and capacity to in turn support student learning and development from a place of strong leadership and compassion. In experiencing systems level impact, I’ve observed the importance of realizing individual potential and the impact for better or worse this can have on the self, systems, and the culture overall. I've since trained in many depth areas including intergenerational attachment (Circle of Security) lens for focusing on working with parents and have been working in private practice with clients.                                                                                                                        

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Throughout my work, I value undertaking my own personal analysis and studying the field in further depth. With my deep fascination of philosophy, existentialism, morality, relational, and analytical theories, I’ve been working on rectifying the differences with deep phenomenological lived experience and the breadth of treatment modalities and theories in the modern psychology as a profession. Throughout human history, cultures have been reflecting on and building models of understanding for psychological suffering and wellbeing. Modern psychology is rigorously scientific in it’s underpinning and has come to re-discover the utility and healing through wisdom traditions. These orient towards a deeper understanding and connection with self and others through practices such as mindfulness, meaning orientation, and integration of the unconscious.

 

I am continuously learning and drawing from these therapy types, which include humanistic, relational, existential, psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychology, attachment theory, transaction analysis, mindfulness, mentalization based therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectic behaviour therapy, and functional behaviour analysis. This is not exhaustive but is a substantial overview of the modalities I utilize in my work. Above all I value the collaborative process for the client’s individuation.

 

Focusing on psychological wellbeing and vitality, the objectives in therapy include increased sense of self constancy, reflective capacity for self and others subjectivity, increased resilience and emotional regulation, boundary development and advocacy for self, relationship with responsibility and sacrifice, work and productive fulfilment, curiosity, creativity, play, and love.

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The therapeutic process collaboratively explores patterns of dysfunction and psychological suffering and works with transference and resistance. Realising underlying narratives for internal conflicts and maladaptive coping mechanisms while realising adaptive functioning, strength, and orientation towards growth and healing. This is insight oriented and embodied through the process of the working relationship. 

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If this resonates with you and you would like to know more or make an appointment, please be in touch. I work with individuals of all ages and walks of life.