Lisa is a registered psychologist, currently completing her PhD in Clinical Psychology.
Lisa has experience working with pre-school aged children, school aged children, adolescents and adults with a range of presentations. She values each of her clients as a unique individual and provides an open and warm space to discuss your therapeutic goals and plans. She works collaboratively with her clients, using a range of evidence based therapies and maintains a holistic mindset throughout.
Prior to returning to her studies in psychology, Lisa gained a decade of experience working in various roles with vulnerable families experiencing complex trauma, addiction, mental health concerns, family violence and adoptive and birth families. During this time, she also pursued studies in areas of interest including Child-Centred Play Therapy, Triple-P and Animal Assisted Therapy.
Qualifications and Memberships:
- Bachelor of Behaviour Health Science (Psychology major)
- Master of Health Science (Child and Adolescent Health)
- Graduate Diploma in Psychological Science
- Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Psychology
- Student Member of the Australian Psychological Society
Special interest areas:
- Anxiety, phobias, OCD and related disorders
- Depression and mood disorders
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Cognitive and Learning Assessments
- Parenting
- Emotion Regulation
- Life stress
When Lisa is not working or studying, you can usually find her spending quality down time with her family and menagerie of animals.