About Emmie

In my spare time you will find me spending time with my friends and family, hanging out with my two dogs, at the beach, in nature, watching a movie, or enjoying a good coffee or great food.

A little more about your psychologist…

I am a generally registered psychologist who completed a Bachelor of Psychological Science with Honours and a Masters of Professional Psychology at the Australian Catholic University in Brisbane. I have experience working with people across the lifespan, within a range of settings including private practice, schools and universities. I have also worked extensively in the out-of-home-care (OOHC) sector in both foster care and residential settings with intensive needs clients that present with complex trauma, emotional, social, and behavioural difficulties.

I am experienced in the assessment and treatment of a wide range of conditions include but are not limited to, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), mood-related disorders, anxiety disorders, poor social skills, trauma/abuse, self-esteem, and other emotional and behavioural concerns.

I care very deeply about my clients, and I enjoy spending time establishing a genuine and trusting relationship with each one of them. I always take a sensitive and non-judgemental approach to identifying, understanding, and meeting you own individual needs so that together, we can work towards their own individual therapeutic goals.

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Therapeutic Approaches

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Further Professional Development

Schema Therapy: The Basic Schema Model, Methods and Treatment Strategies
Chris Hayes and Rob Brockman

Trauma, the Brain and Biology
Bessel van der Kolk, Byron Clinic

Treating Trauma: Best Practice Approaches from the Australian Treatment Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Stress Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex PTSD
Australian Psychological Society

Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule: Second Edition (ADOS-2) Administration Training
Pearson Clinical

Advanced Training in Suicide Prevention
Black Dog Institute

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Training: 2 Day Intensive Workshop
Megan Shiell, Expressive Therapy Clinic

The Cutting Edge: Non Suicidal Self Injury Workshop
Janis Whitlock, Cornell University

Couples Therapy Counselling Workshop
Dr Bob Montgomery and Dr Laurel Morris, Australian Psychological Society

Managing Vicarious Trauma
The Blue Knot Foundation

Working with Young People who Self Injure (Non-Suicidal Self Injury NSSI Type 3)
Garry King, Australian Psychological Society

Emotion Management for Children and Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Tony Attwood, Minds & Hearts

Working with Children & Young People with Harmful Sexual Behaviours
Robert Tucker, Berry Street Childhood Institute

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI): 5 Day Workshop

Post Crisis Response: Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training
Jack Holden, Martha Holden, Andrea Mooney, Cornell University

Mental Health First Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid Australia

safeTALK Suicide Prevention
The Family Centre

Navigating the NDIS: How Psychologists Access this Scheme
Australian Psychological Society