Dr. Nicole Williams is a Clinical Psychologist. The title “Clinical” indicates completion of a Master of Clinical Psychology degree. Nicole has also completed a PhD in Clinical Psychology and is co-director of the Centre. Nicole has worked in community mental health, children’s welfare, early childhood, child and family health, and with both children and adults in private practice.
Nicole works with people of all stages of life with wide ranging concerns. Nicole works with effective, evidence based strategies to partner with clients to enact change. However, she draws upon a wide range of therapeutic stances in order to provide individual clients with services that suit their particular needs and preferences.
Nicole’s area of particular special interest is the perinatal period (from family planning through pre- and postnatal), early childhood and parenting. She has worked with many families with very young children regarding behavioural, relationship, attachment and mental health concerns, including postnatal depression and postnatal anxiety. Nicole supports clients experiencing challenging fertility journeys, perinatal loss, pregnancy after loss, fear and uncertainty regarding their pregnancy and/or birth, or who have had a traumatic birth experience previously. She utilises cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness, interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) in her work.
Nicole is also experienced in providing gentle behavioural interventions for families with babies and toddlers who suffer sleep concerns, having worked in a Paediatric Sleep Clinic for a number of years. Such interventions always prioritise the family’s own parenting style and do not involve leaving children in distress. Families with children who wake a lot during the night, have difficulty napping, who are difficult to settle to sleep or have fears about being alone at night consult with Nicole.
Nicole is concerned with providing clients with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere in which they feel they can share sometimes difficult information. She is committed to providing clinical psychological services in an ethical, confidential and respectful manner. Nicole is dedicated to staying up to date with new approaches and ideas which can be beneficial to her clients through lifelong learning. She regularly provides education sessions in the community and in tertiary education settings. Nicole is a titleholder with Adelaide University where she is an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Psychology and is current Secretary for the Australian Psychological Society’s Perinatal & Infant Psychology Interest Group.
Areas of practice:
- Perinatal mental health
- preconception planning, fertility concerns, perinatal loss
- antenatal, pregnancy, postnatal anxiety and depression
- transition to parenthood, matrescence, adjustment concerns, return to work planning
- particularly birth fears & traumatic birth experiences
- Parenting strategies
- Early childhood psychological therapy
- anxiety, behavioural challenges, tantrums, separation issues etc.
- Paediatric sleep 6mths + (gentle, responsive, evidence-based approach)
Qualifications:
Bach Soc Sc., BA Hons (Psych) University of Adelaide
Combined Master of Psychology (Clinical)/PhD University of Adelaide
Full & current registration with the Psychology Board of Australia,
Clinical Psychology endorsement
Member of Clinical College of Australian Psychological Society
Medicare Provider – Clinical Psychology
– Non-Directive Pregnancy Counselling
Nicole Williams’ ABN is 40858343769
