I work as a Clinical Psychologist with adolescents and adults in private practice in Ballina, NSW, and via telehealth.  

I also work in an adolescent inpatient unit at Lismore Base Hospital treating young people with severe and complex mental health. 

I provide psychological care to people struggling with anxiety disorders (generalised anxiety, social anxiety, phobias and panic), obsessive compulsive disorder, mood disorders, substance use problems, self-harm, eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder.  Sometimes people come to see me because they’re struggling with low self-esteem or motivation.   

I’m trained in cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and attachment-based family therapies.  Whenever possible I try to work collaboratively with other clinicians (such as GPs and psychiatrists) to achieve the best outcomes for my clients. 

Since 2019 I have been delivering workshops and presentations to local and global organisations on suicide risk management.  I’m also a former board member of the Australian and New Zealand chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioural Sciences. 

From 2020 to 2024, I worked as a supervisor on the Master of Clinical Psychology training program at Macquarie University.  

From 2012 to 2020, I worked at the Child Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) and the Northern Sydney Child Protection Service at Royal North Shore Hospital.  This experience gave me an in depth knowledge of hospital systems and multidisciplinary care. 

Prior to working as a Clinical Psychologist, I held a research position at the Black Dog Institute and teaching roles at Macquarie University and the University of Wollongong.  

Outside of the office, I try to live a full life with my young family: walking through rock pools, taking a longboard out for a surf, playing mediocre golf, dabbling in photography, cooking, sipping coffee and trying to stay in the present…