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 (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 utilises cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)  with clients experiencing fear and uncertainty regarding their pregnancy and/or birth, or who have had a traumatic birth experience previously are assisted by therapy.

Nicole is also experienced in providing gentle behavioural interventions for families with babies and children who suffer sleep concerns, and worked with Professor Sarah Blunden in her 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.

Areas of practice:

• Perinatal mental health
  • antenatal, pregnancy, postnatal anxiety and depression
  • particularly birth fears & traumatic birth experiences
• Parenting strategies

• Early childhood psychological therapy
  • anxiety, behaviour, 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

Brooke has previously worked as a psychologist in both public and private settings supporting adults and children. She takes pleasure in supporting people of all ages with their concerns. Her areas of special interest include children of primary school age, along with children with a parent who suffers mental illness, be these infants, children or adults. Brooke also enjoys supporting families in the perinatal period with anxiety, depression and adjustment concerns.

Brooke also has a particular interest in transgender issues in childhood, and we are pleased to offer a LBGTQI friendly practice. Brooke continues her involvement in psychological research through The University of Adelaide.

Please contact Brooke to make a time to consult, or with any further queries, on 7228 5363.

Areas of practice:

• Adult mental health
  • anxiety, depression, stress, grief etc.
• Particular interest in transgender & sexuality issues

• Perinatal mental health
  • antenatal/ postnatal anxiety and depression
  • particularly unexpected pregnancy outcomes
• Parenting strategies

• Children’s psychological therapy
  • poor mood, anxiety, bullying, social skills, grief, adjustment to separation etc.

Qualifications:

Bach Arts, BA Hons (Psych), The University of Adelaide

Combined Master of Psychology (Clinical)/ PhD, The University of Adelaide

Full & current registration with the Psychology Board of Australia

Clinical Psychology Endorsement

Member of the Clinical College of the Australian Psychological Society

Medicare Provider – Clinical Psychology

Brooke Ferguson’s ABN is 62795733072

Dr Joanne Collins is a clinical psychologist.  Jo has completed her Master’s degree in Psychology and has also completed a PhD in Clinical Psychology on mental health service delivery in rural areas.

Jo has experience working with people across the lifespan and enjoys supporting her clients with their concerns with a warm and collaborative approach.  Jo takes a kind and empathic approach with all her clients. She is especially interested in supporting clients with anxiety and depression and also those in the perinatal period.

Areas of practice:

All areas of Adult Mental Health with a particular interest in the following:- Anxiety, depression, stress, and eating disorders and Perinatal anxiety and depression

 Qualifications

• Bach Arts, BA Hons (Psych), The University of Adelaide
• PhD, The University of Adelaide
• Master of Psychology (Clinical), The University of South Australia
• Full and current registration with the Psychology Board of Australia
• Member Clinical college of the Australian Psychological Society

Joanne Collins’ ABN is 18652954660

She worked with children, adolescents and their families in Hungary in a children’s hospital from 2008. In 2021 she joined a private practice that is providing psychosomatic approach for clients.

She enjoys working with people of all ages with wide range of problems. She has experience with adolescents and their families with eating disorders, children and adults with ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder), that has become her special interest in latest years. Her primary therapeutic framework is psychodynamic and person-centred approach, which she complements with cognitive-behaviour therapeutic elements, if needed. Orsolya takes pleasure in working with LGBTQI people and offers LGBTQI friendly care.

Areas of practice:

Childhood psychological therapy

• Eating and feeding difficulties from early childhood
• Anxiety, behavioural problems
• Problems of teenage years

Family Therapy

• Normative crises in family life
• Parenting strategies, facilitating good mentalizing both for parents and children

Adult mental health

• Challenges in becoming or being a parent
• Eating difficulties, especially ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)
• Poor mentalizing skills, mood swings, emotional regulation deficit

Qualifications, Memberships:

• Provisional Psychologist, AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Registration Authority)

• Master of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd Tudomány Egyetem, Budapest, Hungary

• Licensed Clinical and Mental Health Psychologist specialized for Children and Youth (Hungary)
• University of Pécs, Hungary

• Person-centred Counsellor

• MBT – Basic Training, MBT for Adolescents, MBT for Families

• Member of the Hungarian Family Therapist Association

• Member of Hungarian Mentalization Association

• Member of the Hungarian and the European Person-Centred Association

Alexandra is particularly passionate about working with clients during the perinatal period. She understands the potential for parents to simultaneously experience profound vulnerability and wonder at entering this season of life. She is committed to nurturing individuals to hold a range of experiences and to explore ways to find freedom from suffering whilst also learning to accept painful experiences as part of the human condition.

Alexandra uses an integrative evidence-based therapy approach, some of the treatment modalities include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution Focused Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Mindfulness based interventions. Where clinically appropriate, mindfulness underpins her approach in supporting clients to navigate and make sense of their current experience and to understand the impermanence of both pleasant and unpleasant life experiences. Alexandra holds the therapeutic relationship at the forefront of any engagement with clients and is committed to ongoing professional development to further support them on their journey towards therapy goals.

Areas of practice:

Perinatal mental health including:

• Preconception and fertility issues
• IVF support
• Pregnancy
• Abnormal prenatal screening & invasive diagnostic testing
• Pregnancy and birth trauma
• Adjustment to Parenthood
• Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
• Parent-infant attachment
• Unexpected Infant medical diagnoses

General Adult mental health including:

• Anxiety
• Depression/low mood
• Stress management
• Adjustment to change/transition

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Psychology, University of South Australia

Graduate Diploma of Psychology, University of Canberra

Full and current registration with the Psychology Board of Australia

Medicare Provider – Psychology

Alexandra Freesmith’s ABN: 646 905 531 82

Tamara Gray (nee Muller)is a clinical psychologist with over ten years experience working with children, young people, families and adults. 
 
Tamara enjoys working with adults experiencing a range of concerns such as depression, anxiety, or other mental health difficulties to improve their wellbeing. She is also interested in supporting children, young people and their families with emotional and behavioral difficulties and mental health concerns. Tamara has experience working with children and caregivers who have experienced trauma. Tamara enjoys supporting caregivers to tailor their parenting to the unique needs of their child or adolescent. 
 
Tamara has a warm, empathic and gentle therapy style. She uses a range of evidence based therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR), and the Circle of Security (COS) model. 
 
Tamara is a Board-approved supervisor and has extensive experience in providing clinical supervision for higher degree students and clinical psychology registrars. 
 
Qualifications

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) (Honours), Flinders University 
Master of Psychology (Clinical), The University of Adelaide 
Full and current registration with the Psychology Board of Australia with Clinical Psychology endorsement and as a Board-approved supervisor 
Medicare Provider – Clinical Psychology

Tamara Gray’s ABN is 29275211819

Jude Hill is a Clinical Social Worker who has attained her Accreditation as a  Mental Health Social Worker. This means that Jude has demonstrated skill and knowledge in providing psychologically based therapies for people with mental health conditions.

 Jude is highly trained in internationally recognised child development programs and also parenting programs. She is accredited as Circle of Security Parenting, parent trainer.

She has worked clinically in the Government in therapeutic counselling roles and more recently as  parent-infant therapist. Jude has extensive experience in working with people who have experienced trauma in their childhood.

 Jude uses a variety of approaches to assist people and their mental health including CBT, Mindfulness based Cognitive Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy.  

Jude is accredited by Medicare to consult with children, teens and adults under a Mental Health Care Plan; please see service details page for further information.

Areas of practice

Perinatal and infant mental health

• Parent infant attachment and bonding
• Reading baby’s cues
• Adjustment to parenting

Young people’s mental health

• Anxiety and depression
• Gender and sexual identity
• Grief and loss

Adult mental health

• Anxiety and depression

Qualifications / Memberships: 

• Mental Health Social Worker Accreditation (AMSW)
• Graduate Diploma of Social Science (Health Counselling), University of South Australia
• Bachelor of Social Work, University of South Australia
• Bachelor of Social Science (Community Service), University of South Australia
• Associate Diploma Arts (Liberal Studies), University of South Australia
• Australian Association of Social Workers
• Australian Association of Infant Mental Health
• Australian Borderline Personality Disorder Foundation
• World Association of Infant Mental Health

Jude Hill’s ABN is 877001231070

Having held psychology positions in the private, public sector and NGO, she offers considerable experience delivering specialist psychological services. Gina works with people from all walks of life from executive and senior level corporate professionals to people with alternative lifestyles, students, and people who live and work across cultures. She has delivered Employee Assistance Program support to personnel from varying industries and occupations. She is experienced in working with the LGBTIQ+ & neurodivergent communities. Gina is familiar with the firsthand struggles of parenting a child with special needs & navigating NDIS.

In addition to working with individuals of Caucasian Anglo-Saxon backgrounds, Gina has an extensive history working cross-culturally providing specialised therapy to the Chinese, Southeast Asian and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Gina is multilingual with the capacity to provide treatment in English, conversational Cantonese (廣東話) and basic Chinese Mandarin (普通話). 

Her main clinical treatment approaches include:

• Schema therapy
• Elements of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Cognitive behavioural therapy
• Acceptance and commitment therapy (mindfulness)
• Elements of Dialectical behavioural therapy
• Hypnotherapy (Hypnosis)
• Solution-focused therapy

As a Full Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS); Fellow of the APS Clinical College; and Full Member of the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST), Gina also holds the following qualifications, training, and certificates:

• Master of Psychology (Clinical) – University of South Australia
• Master of Psychology (Work & Organisational) – University of South Australia
• Bachelor of Psychology (First Class Honours) – University of South Australia
• Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis – South Australian Society of Hypnosis
• Full registration with The Psychology Board of Australia with endorsement in clinical psychology (AHPRA)
• Board Approved Supervisor at all levels with The Psychology board of Australia (AHPRA)

Ali is an accredited Mental Health Social Worker. This means that Ali has demonstrated skill and knowledge in providing psychologically based therapies for people with mental health conditions. Ali has over twenty years of clinical experience and has worked with adults and children in a variety of sectors, including government and non government agencies.

 Ali has a warm, empathic, and respectful approach. She enjoys working alongside infants, children and their families to resolve a range of emotional difficulties. Ali has trained in a variety of therapeutic approaches and attends regular professional development sessions to keep up to date. Ali has specialist skills and training in Child Parent Psychotherapy to address a range of complex mental health presentations in children which include anxiety, symptoms of PTSD and relational disturbance due to early trauma. Ali also draws on other evidence based approaches which include Mentalisation Based Treatment, Narrative Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. 

 Ali is accredited by Medicare to provide therapeutic services under a Mental Health Care Plan; please see the service details page for further information.

 Areas of practice:

 Children’s psychological therapy for a range of emotional difficulties

• Parent infant/child attachment and relationship
• Childhood trauma and attachment disruption

Qualifications/Memberships:

 Mental Health Social Worker Accreditation (AMSW)

• Bachelor of Social Work, Flinders University
• Bachelor of Arts, Flinders University
• Australian Association of Social Workers

Ali Knight’s ABN is 13347876955

Ursula is a warm, empathic and friendly Clinical Psychologist, with a Masters in Clinical Psychology from the University of Sydney. She has experience working with children, families and adults, in both government and private mental health settings.  

Ursula has a particular interest in working with women and families in the pre and postnatal period, and supporting parents with the adjustment to parenthood. She enjoys working with her clients to explore and understand emotional difficulties and patterns in the context of their own attachment and life experiences. Ursula prioritises the therapy relationship and adopts a trauma-informed approach.

Ursula has an integrative and evidence-based approach to therapy that draws on her training and experience in a variety of therapy approaches, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation Processing (EMDR), attachment theory and Circle of Security, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Schema Therapy, and Parent-Child interaction Therapy.

Ursula is experienced in supporting people with a range of challenges, for example anxiety, stress, depression, relationship challenges, emotion regulation difficulties, developmental trauma, and parenting support.

Qualifications:
 – Master of Clinical Psychology (The University of Sydney) 
 – Bachelor of Psychological Science, Honours (Flinders University)
 – Bachelor of Psychological Science (The University of Adelaide)

Full and current registration with the Psychology Board of Australia, Clinical Psychology endorsement. 

Ursula Legoe’s ABN is 29672748992