MEET OUR HIGHLY EXPERIENCED AND COMPASSIONATE PRACTITIONERS
MEET OUR HIGHLY EXPERIENCED AND COMPASSIONATE PRACTITIONERS
Meet the team who are here to support your wellbeing. Our team of dedicated clinicians bring a blend of expertise, compassion and evidence based care to help you achieve positive change.
Meet the team who are here to support your wellbeing. Our team of dedicated clinicians bring a blend of expertise, compassion and evidence based care to help you achieve positive change.
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Carol Ann trained as a clinical psychologist at the University of Edinburgh and has worked extensively with adults in a variety of clinical settings
She loves working with clients to promote their well-being and development, helping them to develop the tools to effectively manage adversity and build meaningful relationships with themselves and others.
Carol Ann has established a strong reputation for a therapeutic approach which is genuinely warm, insightful and collaborative. After undertaking a comprehensive initial assessment, she develops an evidence-based treatment plan in partnership with the client. This treatment plan is reviewed and revised throughout the course of therapy, ensuring it remains suited to the needs of the client and their wider network.
Carol Ann draws on a wide variety of evidence-based psychological interventions, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Gottman Relationship Counselling, Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), solution focused therapy and mindfulness.
Carol Ann is actively committed to her own ongoing professional development and is also a Psychology Board of Australia approved supervisor for other practising psychologists. She is also an advisor for The Resilience Project.
MA(Hons) – DClin(Psych) – Board Approved Supervisor
PSY0001686072
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Natalie is motivated to assist her clients improve the quality of their personal wellbeing, and their relationships. Her collaborative therapeutic approach is based on kindness, empathy and acceptance, and is tailored to the needs of the individual.
Natalie tailors her therapeutic approach to each client using evidence-based therapies including Gottman Therapy, Mindfulness, ACT, CBT, and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing.
Natalie works with many presenting issues including anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship issues, parenting, and perinatal and postnatal mental health. The wellbeing of those caring for children is of particular interest to Natalie, as she recognises that parents who are mentally healthy are in a much better position to support their children.
Natalie has worked in private practice, various educational settings, and in adult mental health support. At The Harbour, Natalie’s work will predominantly be with adults.
Natalie’s research has focused on the relationship between hoarding disorder and childhood attachment and families bereaved by suicide.
Availability
Tuesday and ThursdayBBus – GradDip(Psych) – PostGradDip (Psych) – MProfPsych
PSY0002018265
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Catherine was awarded a Masters in Clinical Psychology at Australian Catholic University in 2011. She has worked in various private and public settings with people with complex mental health difficulties. Catherine enjoys working with people who experience Depression, Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex PTSD, and Borderline Personality Disorder. Catherine also enjoys supporting people through personal/existential and interpersonal/attachment difficulties. She has a deep passion for psychological treatment and supporting people and feels that working alongside her clients is a huge privilege.
Catherine aims to develop a rich and fulfilling therapeutic space with her clients and has a particular focus on helping her clients to understand how their current challenges are influenced by their developmental history and other life events. Catherine enjoys guiding her clients to connecting with their inner resources, including enhancing bodily based awareness and ones sense of self.
Catherine works alongside her clients to develop meaningful goals and life changes through an eclectic range of treatment approaches, including – mindfulness, schema therapy techniques, DBT, CBT, IPT and ACT. Catherine is committed to ongoing professional development to ensure her practice is in line with current best practice approaches.
Psych(Hons) – MPsych(Clin)
PSY0001639796
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Jade was awarded a Masters of Clinical Psychology at the Australian Catholic University after completing undergraduate and honours degrees in Psychological Science. She is passionate about mental health and the impact that it can have on people’s lives.
Jade aims to create a safe space in her practice where she can work collaboratively with her clients to help them develop an understanding of not only their mental health experiences, but how past experiences influence and contribute to their struggles in everyday life. She is passionate about assisting and empowering clients to form a deep connection with themselves and subsequently make decisions in their life that will promote optimal wellbeing. She has a strong focus on interpersonal relationships and endeavours to help clients form meaningful and fulfilling relationships both within the therapeutic space and in their everyday lives. Jade aims to walk alongside her clients through their healing process by adopting an eclectic approach to treatment, tailoring her interventions based on the client’s individual needs. She is trained in several trauma-focussed therapies including: Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Schema Therapy and Emotion Focussed Therapy (EFT). Based on the research evidence, Jade works to foster a collaborative, respectful and empathetic relationship with her clients to support them in developing the insights and emotional shifts that are necessary for lasting therapeutic change. She is committed to her continued professional development to ensure she is providing the best quality of care to her clients.
Over the past 10 years, Jade has assessed and treated adolescents, adults and older adults across a range of therapeutic settings. Alongside her private practice, Jade has worked in a large private psychiatric hospital and has been involved in the development and delivery of both inpatient and outpatient group programs that are designed to address various psychiatric conditions. She is currently responsible for co-ordinating and overseeing a trauma informed group therapy program in a private psychiatric setting and is passionate about helping trauma survivors develop safety and connection within a healing group space.
In addition to the above, Jade is also a board approved supervisor and is available to supervise psychologists and clinical registrars in a broad range of therapies.
Psych(Hons) – MPsych(Clin) – Board Approved Supervisor
PSY0001657267
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Stacey has over 15 years experience working with individuals, families and couples affected by loss, grief and trauma. She is passionate about building a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship to instill hope and achieve individual outcomes.
Stacey was awarded a Masters of Social Work in Counselling at the University of NSW. She has worked in various different government and private settings supporting individuals experiencing mental health issues following sudden life events. This has included senior positions in a major trauma hospital, paediatric palliative care and in the missing persons sector. She has also been involved in a number of projects to improve patient care and address the impact of vicarious trauma in the workplace.
Stacey works with a broad range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, ambiguous loss and life limiting illness. Stacey also has a special interest in the area of fertility and perinatal mental health. She has had significant experience working in the IVF field and enjoys working with individuals and couples during conception, pregnancy and childbirth. She uses a warm and collaborative approach to ensure her practice is transparent and sensitive. She draws on her practical experience and various evidence-based therapies to help individuals gain a better understanding of their emotional challenges.
MCSW, BSW (hons) – MAASW (acc)
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Stacey has over 15 years experience working with individuals, families and couples affected by loss, grief and trauma. She is passionate about building a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship to instill hope and achieve individual outcomes.
Stacey was awarded a Masters of Social Work in Counselling at the University of NSW. She has worked in various different government and private settings supporting individuals experiencing mental health issues following sudden life events. This has included senior positions in a major trauma hospital, paediatric palliative care and in the missing persons sector. She has also been involved in a number of projects to improve patient care and address the impact of vicarious trauma in the workplace.
Stacey works with a broad range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, ambiguous loss and life limiting illness. Stacey also has a special interest in the area of fertility and perinatal mental health. She has had significant experience working in the IVF field and enjoys working with individuals and couples during conception, pregnancy and childbirth. She uses a warm and collaborative approach to ensure her practice is transparent and sensitive. She draws on her practical experience and various evidence-based therapies to help individuals gain a better understanding of their emotional challenges.
MCSW, BSW (hons) – MAASW (acc)
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Dr Kirstyn Windsor is a registered Clinical Psychologist with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Kirstyn is a warm and authentic clinician who has experience working with adults across the lifespan. Kirstyn is passionate about working collaboratively with clients to make sense of their patterns of thinking, feeling, behaving, and relating, to facilitate change.
Kirstyn has extensive experience working with individuals experiencing a range of difficulties including anxiety, mood disorders, OCD, phobias, and adjustment. Kirstyn has a special interest in providing evidence-based psychological treatment to individuals experiencing personality disorders and eating disorders.
Kirstyn has completed specialised training, and utilises several evidence based psychological interventions including Cognitive Analytic Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Her therapeutic style is compassionate and authentic, adopting a person-centred approach to understand each individual’s needs in order to deliver targeted treatment approaches.
Currently, Kirstyn balances her work at the clinic with part time work at The Alfred, where she is a senior psychologist working with people experiencing emotion dysregulation, psychosis, and acute distress. She is also a senior clinician in The Alfred’s DBT program, where she works intensively with people with borderline personality disorder.
In addition to the above, Kirstyn is also a board approved supervisor and is available to supervise psychologists and clinical registrars in a broad range of therapies.
BPsych(Hons) – DPsych(Clinical) – Board Approved Superviser
PSY 001893105
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Simone is a Clinical Psychologist, who has worked extensively with adults in public health (Adult Mental Health, ABI, and HIV Services) and private practice.
Simone aims to create a warm, and compassionate environment that draws on her clients’ innate strengths and wisdom. She has a particular interest in trauma, and how unresolved early life experiences can contribute to mental ill health, and unhelpful, or unfulfilling life circumstances.
This interest had led to advanced clinical training in Schema Therapy, which she will often integrate with CBT, ACT, EMDR, and DBT skills as needed.
Simone works with a wide range of presentations including Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, OCD, PTSD, Complex Trauma, Stress and Adjustment Related Disorders.
Simone is only available to work with Medicare or privately funded clients, and currently cannot accept referrals for Workcover, TAC, or clients requiring medico-legal reports.
Availability
Thursday – 9:00am to 6:30pm
Friday – 9:30am to 3:00pmBAppSc – BAppSc(Psych)(Hons) – MClinPsych – Board Approved Supervisor – Certified Schema Therapist – Member of ISST
PSY 0001686457
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Julia is an experienced clinical psychologist dedicated to helping people achieve greater vitality and wellbeing in their lives. She understands that choosing the right psychologist is a deeply personal decision, and it matters that you find someone who you feel comfortable with from the very first step.
Julia has expertise in helping adults manage a variety of mental health challenges, including: anxiety, OCD, depression, psychosis, PTSD and relationship issues. Julia also offers specialised support for mental health difficulties in the perinatal period—from conception through to early parenthood.
Her goal is to create a safe space – one where you feel truly heard, where your concerns matter, and where you can show up exactly as you are. Julia is experienced in the delivery of therapies including: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Julia tailors the process to fit your needs.
When she’s not meeting with clients, Julia works as a clinical psychology educator at a leading Melbourne hospital. Here she supervises and trains the next generation of psychologists, staying actively engaged with cutting-edge research and sharpening her own skills to deliver the most effective care possible.
Availability
SaturdayBachelor of Arts (Psychology) (Hons) – DPsych (Clinical) – Board Approved Supervisor
PSY0001130243
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Kellie is a warm and compassionate therapist who embraces a collaborative, empathetic and authentic approach in her work with clients. She strives to create a safe, supportive and non-judgemental environment that fosters self-development and psychosocial wellbeing.
Recognising that each client is unique, Kellie offers a personalised approach using a range of evidence-based therapies tailored to the client’s specific needs. These therapies include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution Focused Therapy and Mindfulness.
With extensive experience in both government and private settings, Kellie is passionate about supporting clients throught a wide range of challenges. These include Anxiety, Parenting issues, Relationship Difficulties, Infertility, Grief & Loss, Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health and General Life Stressors.
Availability
Wednesday and Friday 9:30am – 5:00pmBA – BSc (Psych)(Hons) – MPsychol
PSY0001124266
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Liz supports and empowers clients to navigate various difficulties such as mood disorders, trauma, grief, workplace issues, transition periods, parenting, and women’s health. She aims to build a collaborative therapeutic relationship, with a foundation of trust and respect.
Liz has worked with women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Endometriosis, and sexual dysfunctions such as Vaginismus. Providing insight and symptom management for physical, psychological, and social impacts of these disorders.
Liz utilises a combined approach, incorporating relevant evidence-based interventions which suit the client and their individual needs. These include Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Mindfulness.
In addition to her work with The Harbour, Liz continues to support organisations and communities experiencing crisis. She co-facilitates training for professionals on crisis response, change, and leadership in the workplace.
Availability
Monday – 12.30pm to 7.15pm
Wednesday – 10.30am to 4.00pm
Friday – 10.00am to 3.30pmBA – GradDipPsych(Adv). – MProfPsych
