My Approach & Values
I am an Australian Association of Social Workers Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) and Accredited Clinical Social Worker (ACSW) based in Brisbane. I have extensive experience working with children, parents, couples and families from a client-centred, attachment and developmental framework.
What this means is that I see the uniqueness in every individual and family and help you to build understanding into what is happening for your specific concerns.
Working from an attachment and developmental framework means that I am inherently interested in the role that our primary relationships in our early years have informed the ways that we see the world – how we think, feel, react and our ability to regulate our behaviour and emotions. I help you uncover ways to have better relationships – with your partner, parents, children or yourself.
When parents come to see me about particular challenges that they may be having with their child – whether it be from newborn to adult, I work with the parents to understand their child better – to see the expression of behaviours and emotions in the context of their age and development and to identify strategies that are meaningful to your children’s developmental stage.
My Education
- Bachelor of Behavioural Science – Major in Psychology and Neuroscience – La Trobe University
- Bachelor of Social Work – La Trobe University
- Graduate Diploma Infant and Parent Mental Health – Melbourne University
- Master of Mental Health – Major in Child Psychotherapy – Monash University
Professional Membership
- Australian Association of Social Work – Accredited Mental Health Social Worker & Accredited Clinical Social Worker
- Australian Association of Infant Mental Health member
- ‘Possums’ Neuroprotective developmental care NDC Accredited practitioner