I work with women who are trying to make sense of their lives after prolonged stress, trauma, or harmful relational experiences; and who are no longer interested in being reduced to labels, diagnoses, or simplistic explanations.

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My work starts from a different premise than much of mainstream mental health care: that distress is often a reasonable response to context rather than due to an inherent illness or disorder within the woman. Whilst underlying biological, neurodevelopmental and health conditions (e.g., neurodivergence or hormonal fluctuations) may be layering onto the distress, often it can be understood more clearly once other contributing factors are identified. Confusion, anxiety, loss of confidence, emotional exhaustion, and self-doubt frequently arise not because something is “wrong” with a person, but because of what they have been exposed to, were required to tolerate, or asked to adapt to over time.

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I am a Clinical Psychologist registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). I hold this registration deliberately and carefully, while also being clear about the limitations of the dominant medical model of mental health and the, sometimes necessary categorical criteria-based  'labels' necessary for access to funding support. My practice is grounded in psychological science, critical thinking, and a strong respect for women’s lived experience; not in pathologising frameworks or deficit-based narratives.

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I work collaboratively and transparently. I do not treat women as problems to be fixed, nor do I position myself as an authority over their inner lives. My role is to bring clarity, context, and psychological understanding to experiences that have often been misunderstood by systems, by relationships, and sometimes by women themselves.

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I have over a decade of experience practising as a Clinical Psychologist, including many years as owner and Clinical Director of a regional psychology service. I now offer online-only work with women across Australia, providing access to thoughtful, private, and considered psychological work without the constraints of location.

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Before training as a psychologist, I worked as a police officer. That background, combined with my clinical training and lived experience, has deeply shaped how I understand power, coercion, trauma, and the ways people adapt in order to survive. It also informs my firm belief that psychological work must be grounded in reality, context, and ethics, not ideology or convenience.

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My approach is integrative and evidence-informed. I draw on established psychological frameworks where they are useful for the client I'm working with, while remaining critical of models that individualise or medicalise social, relational, and systemic harm. The focus of my work is always to support understanding, agency, compassion and forward movement (not diagnosis as identity).

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This practice is for women who want to think clearly about what has happened to them, to understand their responses without self-blame, and to regain confidence in their own judgement. It is a space for serious reflection, careful work, and definitely for honest conversations.

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