About me
Connection
Clarity
Growth
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
The University of Adelaide
Over the past decade, my work as a clinical psychologist has centred on supporting children and families in a range of settings, including public mental health, education, and private practice. This breadth of experience has shaped the way I think about children’s development, and how I approach psychological care in a way that is both evidence-based and practical for real-world family life.
A significant part of my clinical experience was developed at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), where I worked within a multidisciplinary team to support children and young people with complex mental health presentations. This role gave me a strong foundation in working with trauma, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, and behaviour concerns — often in situations where there were multiple layers of difficulty. What stood out to me in this work was how important it is to build trust with both the child and their family — particularly when the issues they’re facing have been long-standing or difficult to talk about.
My work in the education sector — through the Department for Education — further expanded my understanding of the systems that support (and sometimes limit) children’s learning and wellbeing. I became particularly interested in how psychologists contribute to diagnostic assessments for Autism, Intellectual Disability, and Specific Learning Disorders. This work sharpened my assessment skills and highlighted the importance of clear, well-communicated recommendations that schools and families can actually use. I subsequently trained with Autism SA to become an Autism Diagnostician.
Becoming a mother to three young children has added another layer to how I think about development, regulation, and family dynamics. It’s deepened my respect for the complexity of parenting — the day-to-day problem-solving, the unpredictability, and the emotional labour that can often go unseen.
These experiences have shaped a style of practice that is thoughtful, collaborative, and grounded in both clinical expertise and an understanding of what it feels like to be in the role of the parent. I’m passionate about helping children strengthen their emotional awareness and positive identity, build coping strategies that make sense for their age and stage, and approach challenges with confidence and flexibility.
My goal
To enable each child to grow into their best selves.
How do I achieve outcomes? A compassionate problem-solver.
I see my role as a compassionate problem-solver. My starting point is always connection — taking time to understand your individual situation and what’s most important to you. From there, I develop a clinical formulation of your concerns and draw on evidence-based strategies and tailor them thoughtfully to fit your child, your family, and your goals.
With a career focused on children and families, I’ve developed a broad base of knowledge across the areas most relevant to this work — from behaviour and emotional development to learning, neurodevelopmental conditions, and family systems.
I hold multiple theories in mind and take a flexible, collaborative approach when working with children and parents to clarify what’s going on beneath the surface, whether that’s through diagnostic assessment or an individualised clinical formulation that provides deeper understanding of the problem.
I also value the role of standardised assessment in clinical care. It can offer clarity when things feel uncertain, and provide a shared language for understanding a child’s needs. For more detail about how I work in specific areas, please see the individual service pages.