Katrina works with adult individuals and couples in a full-time private practice. She offers evidence-based psychological therapy tailored to the individual and has a particular interest in trauma, anxiety, relationships, and grief/loss issues. Katrina also works with couples dealing with relationship difficulties (e.g., communication issues, conflict, infidelity, desire discrepancy). She has been in full-time practice as a Counselling Psychologist since 1995. Therapeutic approaches are underpinned by a relational approach and include Eye Movement Desensitisation and Re-Processing, Gottman Couples Therapy, Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy, Mindfulness, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Services Provided to: Adults, couples.

Areas of Practice: Anxiety, grief & loss, relationships, post-traumatic stress, stress, life transitions, parenting.

Linda has over ten years of experience working as a psychologist. Linda is able to assist clients with a range of difficulties. A primary focus of her work is developing and maintaining strong therapeutic relationships. Linda is skilled in using various therapeutic approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Behavioural Therapy, Positive Parenting Techniques, Interpersonal Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, and Child Centred Play Therapy.

Services Provided to:  Children & adolescents (2‐18 years) and their families (Child Wellbeing Centre); children, adolescents, adults & couples (Morrison House).

Areas of Practice: Trauma, anxiety, depression, anger & behavioural difficulties, positive parenting strategies.

Gemma Barter has 10 years experience treating depression, anxiety, trauma, addictions and relationship issues. Gemma has a special interest in chronic pain management and complex trauma. She uses an integrative treatment approach, incorporating Schema (Mode) Therapy, Trauma Treatment Models, Mindfulness, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy.

Services Provided to: Adults (individuals, group, and workers’ compensation), DVA and MVA, older adolescents.

Areas of Practice: Anxiety, chronic pain, depression, mental health, substance use/addictions, relationship issues, stress, trauma.

Gail has worked as a psychologist in an agency that provided therapy to families who had complex difficulties, in government departments, and also in private practice. Gail uses evidence‐based therapies within a supportive relationship to help clients explore and understand their difficulties and find ways to resolve them. Gail finds that accepting each client as they are and working in a non‐judgemental way allows people to engage fully in the therapeutic process.

Services Provided to: Adults (individuals & couples), adolescents, children.

Areas of Practice: Anxiety, depression, grief & loss, relationships, trauma, anger, stress, self‐esteem, life transitions and dissatisfaction with life.

Greg has 25 years experience as a psychologist, providing psychotherapy, counselling, and clinical supervision in a wide range of settings. He has held positions as a Psychologist, Clinical Coordinator, Deputy Director, Counselling Psychologist, and University Lecturer.

He has worked therapeutically with people impacted by long term unemployment, domestic violence, anxiety, depression, trauma (post traumatic stress disorder), serious illness (including cancer), grief and loss, and relationship difficulties.

His major work involvement is in his private practice in the northern suburbs. He has a strong interest in grief and trauma, especially as they impact on relationships.

Services provided to:  Adults (individuals and couples).

Areas of Practice:  Anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma and post traumatic stress disorder, relationship and intimacy, patients and families of individuals impacted by terminal illness.

Heather has been registered as a Psychologist for 24 years and worked in her own Private Practice for 9 of those years. Her experience includes the Department of Defence, Community Health, local Medical Centres, and Private Practice.  She uses an integrative approach, incorporating Psychodynamic therapies, Brief Dynamic Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, and Attachment Theory within a person-centred framework.

Services Provided to: Adolescents and adults.

Areas of Practice: Mood disorders, anxiety disorders, reactive/adjustment disorder(s), trauma, childhood trauma, stress management, grief & loss, pain management, women’s issues, attachment disorders, bipolar disorder, psychopharmacology (medications and alternative treatment), neurobiology and brain-based behaviour, health and wellbeing, resilience.

Linda is an experienced counselling and clinical psychologist who works in private practice with individuals across the life-span including children older than 14.  She is a group facilitator and trainer, has experience in critical incident response and is a board approved supervisor.  Linda has a background in secondary education and psychology.  She worked as a teacher and lecturer in the UK, Germany, and Zimbabwe before migrating to Australia in 2002.

Linda has worked in medical and educational settings including Rockingham-Kwinana GP Division, Murdoch University and TAFE.  She had further experience with Relationships Australia, Employee Assistance Programmes, and corporate training before entering private practice.

Linda works with clients from all walks of life, including multi-cultural clients. Her approach is person-centred and respectful. She applies research-based therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Schema Therapy, Emotion Focussed Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and the Psychodynamic approach to treat clients’ specific needs.  Assisting clients to achieve their therapeutic goals and experience positive therapeutic outcomes is the over-arching goal for therapy.

Services Provided to: Adolescents and adults.

Areas of Practice: Anxiety, depression, grief & loss, relationships, trauma, anger, stress, self-esteem, life transitions, adjustment issues, work-related concerns and stress, personality disorders, cancer patients and their carers, worker’s compensation and motor vehicle accident clients.

Janine is an experienced therapist practiced in treating a wide range of mental health issues and disorders and with specialist skills in trauma. In addition, she has worked extensively with veterans and their families and is skilled in working with issues relating to this demographic group including alcohol abuse and other addictions, adjustment, family and relationship issues, and anger management. Janine has a part‐time private practice and currently works part‐time in the Clinical Psychology Masters Program at Edith Cowan University providing clinical supervision to students. She has an integrative, personcentred approach to her work, and uses evidenced‐based therapy.

Services Provided to: Adults (Individuals, couples, & families)

Areas of Practice: Couples therapy, trauma, family of origin issues, personality disorders, grief & loss, parenting, stress & burnout, anxiety, depression, women’s issues, cross cultural issues, life transitions across the lifespan.

Karen has over 30 years of experience working with adults and adolescents, including those from culturally diverse populations. She offers a respectful, consultative service that assists patients explore their current difficulties, so as to engage in personal change and experience greater fulfilment in their lives. Karen has worked in educational and relationship services, and the Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service (VVCS) for 9 years prior to commencing private practice in 2004. She draws from a range of evidence based therapeutic approaches, selected to address the unique presenting issues of individual clients. These approaches include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Gestalt Psychotherapy, and Positive Psychology, with the therapeutic alliance utilised as the primary tool for change.

Services Provided to: Adults (individuals & couples), children.

Areas of Practice: Depression, postnatal depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, trauma related disorders, attachment issues, grief/loss & bereavement, chronic illness, parenting, relationship issues, Indigenous & cross cultural concerns.

Amanda has over 20 years experience working with adults, adolescents and children in a variety of settings. Therapeutic approaches include Emotion Focused Couples Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.

Services provided to:  Adults (individuals & couples), adolescents, children

Areas of Interest:  Anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship issues, parenting, childhood & adolescent issues, eating disorders

Bulk billing:  Yes, for Centrelink recipients

How to Make a Referral:  Clients and GP’s can contact directly via phone or email (Medicare Rebates apply with a GP referral and Mental Health Treatment Plan).

Gillian Iliffe is a Counselling and Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years experience working with clients. She has worked in private practice for over 16 years and works collaboratively with GPs and Psychiatrists. Gillian has a person‐centered approach and draws on a range of therapies including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Schema Therapy. Gillian also incorporates body‐centered approaches such as Mindfulness, Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing, and Emotional Freeing Technique.

Services Provided to: Adults (individuals, couples, & parents).

Areas of Practice: Anxiety, depression, grief & loss, sleep hygiene, post traumatic stress disorder, relationship issues, parenting, adult survivors of abuse.

Karen was first registered as a psychologist in 2004. She has a particular passion for detailed psychological assessments that unravel the complexities associated with dyslexia, intellectual giftedness, and attention problems. Her therapeutic areas of interest include mother‐baby mental health, child social‐emotional development, adolescent self‐concept, and family relationship functioning. In addition to her assessment and therapy work, Karen is regularly called upon to facilitate presentations for parents, educators, health professionals, and university post‐graduate students.

Services Provided to: Parent‐infant dyads and triads, children, adolescents, couples and families.

Areas of Practice: Diagnostic assessments: specific learning disorders (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia), attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disability, intellectual giftedness. Psychotherapy: family attachment relationships, post‐natal depression and anxiety, child and adolescent social‐emotional difficulties.

I am a Counselling and Clinical Psychologist with 37 years’ experience in public health, education, training and private practice. I am also currently working in public health as a Clinical Psychologist with individuals who have experienced recent and past trauma due to sexual abuse/sexual assault.

My experience includes a significant number of years working with culturally and linguistically diverse groups and experience as a TAFE counsellor for many years, working with young people, adults, people with disabilities, returning to work/training after redundancy or rehabilitation after accident and injuries.

I take a humanistic approach and have a trauma informed practice. Trauma-informed refers to being responsive to and understanding the needs of physical and emotional safety for clients. I am interested in working with men and women who have health difficulties, general adjustment and issues with dissatisfaction with life. In my practice I use cognitive behavioural strategies (CBT), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), Mindfulness and Imagery Rescripting.

In addition, I am available for professional supervision for Clinical and Counselling psychologists for endorsements, students and general supervision (Psychology Board of Australia approved supervisor).

Services provided to:  Young people (16+), adults and older adults
Areas of Interest:  Anxiety, depression, grief & loss, trauma (including sexual assault/abuse) stress, work related issues, health related difficulties, and pain management
Bulk billing/Concessions:  Yes, bulk billing available to those clients on HCC or Pension card or in financial difficulty
How to Make a Referral:  Self-referral by phone or email or see your GP for referral under MHCP

Mary-Anne has over 25 years’ experience in private practice and has treated a range of personal and interpersonal issues affecting mental health and wellbeing. She primarily utilizes an emotionally focused approach to treatment and, when necessary, draws on cognitive, behavioral and neuro-psychological strategies to effect change.

For several years Mary-Anne worked part time at Curtin University in the Master of Psychology program. She lectured in couples and family therapy; and advanced psychotherapy and psychopathology. She was also responsible for supervising master’s students during their placements and managing the Curtin Community Counselling Clinic.

Mary-Anne has also provided Employee Assistance Programs (EAP’s) to various organizations for over 25 years. She has liaised with managers, human resources, GP’s and medical specialists to ensure optimal support for individuals with mental health issues.

Services provided to:  Adults and Couples.

Areas of Interest:  Short term and long term therapy for individuals and couples. Complex and co-morbid conditions, including personality disorders.
Treatment for specific issues such as: Building emotional and physical intimacy; improving communication; conflict resolution; sexuality; past and recent traumas; infidelity; post- natal depression; grief and loss; separation and divorce; depression and anxiety; work-related stress; self-esteem and identity.

Melanie has 5 years experience working as a Psychologist in settings including women’s health/perinatal mental health, drug and alcohol services and employment services. Her therapeutic approaches used include psychodynamic, CBT, existential, motivational interviewing, and interpersonal therapy.

Services Provided to:  Adults, women

Areas of Practice:  Perinatal depression and anxiety, parenting, self-esteem, grief & loss, social anxiety, depression, life adjustments, interpersonal problems, families of prisoners and relationship problems.

Joanna is an experienced clinician working in private practice. She provides psychological care for those experiencing mental health issues, and personal development counselling for those seeking better self understanding. Joanna draws upon Psychodynamic and Developmental approaches and has an interest in Mindfulness Practice and Biographical Counselling.  She has experience in delivery of skills based, focused psychological interventions.

Services Provided to: Adults.

Areas of Practice: Anxiety, depression, grief & loss, trauma, stress, self-esteem, relationships, life transitions and adjustment (separation, divorce, illness, retirement, redundancy), and existential issues (questions of life meaning and purpose).

I have been in private practice for over 18 years seeing adolescent, adult, couple and family clients with a variety of complex life issues and moderate to severe mental health presentations. I have a broad spectrum and integrated range of psychotherapeutic techniques that I can utilize in our therapy including: Cognitive-Behavioural (CBT), Rational Emotive (RET) and Mindfulness, Narrative, Psychodynamic, Existentialist, Relational, Emotionally Focussed and Attachment based Developmental Psychotherapies.

Therapy is tailored to your individual psychotherapeutic needs and goals of therapy are collaboratively decided so you are fully engaged in the decisions and the process.

I also have a passion for supervision and I am a registered PBA Board Approved supervisor and trainer. I also clinically supervise and consult to mental health teams at Youth Focus, St John’s Ambulance WA, and Mission Australia Pilbara Integrated Mental Health Service.

Services Provided to:  Adolescents, adults, couples, families, Mental Health Services (Clinical Consultation and Supervision).

Areas of Practice:  Anxiety, depression, grief & loss, sexuality, relationships, trauma, stress, self-esteem, life transitions, personality disorders, drug and alcohol and complex psychopathology and comorbidity.

Jenny Thornton is an experienced therapist and educator. She is a postgraduate staff member at Curtin University involved in both clinical teaching and supervision (clinical and research). She has a small private practice (currently clinical supervision only, including registrar programmes and post-endorsement).

Services Provided to: Adults.

Areas of Practice: Clinical supervision (Counselling Psychology and Clinical Psychology), anxiety disorders, chronic pain, trauma, EMDR, regulation of health practitioners.

Marika van Renselaar has trained as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and can provide long‐term therapy. She is an experienced therapist with an extensive background working with loss and grief, and is part of the counselling team connected with the Cancer Council. She uses an integrative treatment approach, incorporating Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, grief and trauma work, and Behavioural Therapy.

Services Provided to: Adults (individuals & couples).

Areas of Practice: Depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, trauma (childhood and post traumatic stress disorder), grief & loss, chronic illness, end of life issues, domestic violence, sexual abuse, anger, addiction.

Bart has 15 years experience working as a psychologist in private practice, hospital, regional and prison settings working with and treating depression, anxiety, addiction, complex trauma and PTSD related issues.  Bart has been practicing meditation for the past 20 years and has an interest in mindfulness influenced therapies along with more cognitive-behavior and emotion focused approaches.  Bart also carries out medico-legal assessments and has completed over 500 psychological court reports.

Services provided to: Adolescents, adults, couples.

Areas of Practice: Anxiety, depression, grief & loss, relationships, anger and emotional management issues, stress, self-esteem, PTSD and trauma as well as addictive behaviors.