Trauma Support Providers

I am a registered Clinical Psychologist working in private practice. I completed a clinical doctorate at Griffith University which is a seven year program. I have been working in private practice for eight years treating adolescents, adults and older persons. I have extensive experience in working with those with complex mental health difficulties, particularly complex trauma, adult survivors of child sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress, chronic pain, dementia, psychosis, grief and loss, adult ADHD, relationship difficulties as well as men's and women's health issues.\

My approach to therapy is not to just treat the symptoms but consider the underlying difficulties that maintain one's suffering. Patients often present with stress, depression and anxiety, however, my goal is to look below the surface and determine what is driving these symptoms. I use a number of strategies including techniques from schema therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and dialectical behaviour therapy.

Leanne is a Clinical Social Worker with extensive experience in the field of mental health, family complexity & trauma, abuse and family violence with children, adolescents and adults over the last 20 years. Leanne is incredibly passionate about working with families, children and individuals with a person centred approach, seeking to achieve the best possible outcomes and seeking to work with you to install or reinvigorate a sense of hope and self determination.
Previously Leanne has worked for many years in the field of trauma and abuse providing therapeutic interventions to children and adolescents. Leanne has a particular interest in trauma, grief and loss. Leanne provides relationship counselling and family therapy as well as individual and group work, with a warm and supportive approach to the complexities and challenges that often face us. Leanne has extensive training working within relationships including how best to approach the family structure and factoring in children's needs, providing a space to safely and neutrally work through conflict, custody issues, sexuality, the role of a carer; taking into account and working to empower where there has been longstanding trauma. Leanne specialises in providing therapy with targeted goals and operates from an evidence-based framework with particular focus on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness and Single Session Family Therapy.

My practice focusses on meeting the psychological needs of trauma survivors. I work clinically with adults who have been the victim of childhood abuse (refugees, institutional abuse, neglect, sexual and physical abuse) using a range of trauma focussed treatments (EMDR, CPT, ImRT, PE). I also work with adult trauma survivors including survivors of rape, homicide, assault and survivors of motor vehicle crashes. I am an accredited specialist trauma counsellor for the NSW, Victorian and ACT Victims of Crime. In addition, I have for many years, provided assessments and reports for trauma survivors involved in both criminal and compensation courts nationwide.

I am the founder and Principal Clinical Psychologist at MGPsych. I have a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology from Macquarie University, and since 2008, I have managed MGPsych, a private practice in Sydney, focusing on the treatment of disorders related to trauma, including post traumatic stress, complex trauma and attachment/relational difficulties; and disorders related to eating, dieting, weight and shape concerns. I work with adults, and see adolescents and families within the context of an eating disorder. I provide after hours appointments, as well as longer term work if needed, and offer Medicare rebates to eligible clients. I also offer supervision to trainee and other psychologists, and continue to attend training and provide talks and presentations within the field of eating disorders/trauma.

Over 20 years experience in Mental Health. Margot is particularly interested in the mind/body relationship and is certified in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Trauma and Attachment, and completed Level 2 Internal Family Systems. These approaches work from a 'bottom up' perspective focusing on where trauma plays out - through physical symptoms and emotional dysregulation and are therapies recommended by the Blue Knot foundation. A great advantage of body focused therapies is that there is no need for the event/s to be re-told, which can be both distressing and re-traumatising.
Additional training includes: EFT (tapping), Art Therapy, DBT, Workshops with Janina Fisher (Overcoming Trauma-related Shame and Self Loathing) and Bessel van de Kolk and workshops with Blue Knot.
Margot has worked in both In-patient and Community Mental Health and has a thorough understanding of how these institutions can impact on patients and become traumatic themselves. She has been in private practise as a psychotherapist for the last 5 years.

As a Mental Health Accredited Occupational Therapist, Margot is eligible for Medicare rebates for focused psychological therapies with a Mental Health Care Plan.

Olimpia has 25 years counselling experience in mental health and social work field. She is an Approved counsellor with Victims Services and an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, (AASW 439900). She is passionate about helping clients to recover from trauma and to reach their full potential. She enjoys working with adults, families and groups.

Martin Booth BA (Soc.Sci), Grad Dip App Psych.
I am a registered Psychologist with AHPRA. I am an associate member of the APS, an affiliate member of the College of Organisational Psychologists and an associate member of EMDRAA. My areas of interest include Trauma, Adjustment Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, Behavioural addictions, Grief, Chronic Pain and Men's Health. My areas of therapeutic interest are CBT, EMDR, Ericksonian Hypnosis, Mindfulness and Psycho-education.

Maureen Alsop, PhD is a registered psychologist. She graduated with a Bachelors of Arts (BA) degree with a dual major in Psychology and English at Michigan State University. She attended graduate school at Radford University earning a Masters of Science (MS) and Educational Specialist (EdS) degrees in psychology. She completed her doctorate (PhD) at James Cook University studying depression and anxiety and held a fellowship at the Australian Institute of Suicide Research and Prevention at Griffith University. She holds over twenty years of experience as psychologist working with both children and adults. She offers a client centred approach, is experienced in working with grief and loss, depression, anxiety, trauma, relationships, stress, work place, career and interpersonal transitions across the lifespan. She applies a range of effective counselling methods in her session including Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, EMDR, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Mind-Body Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Positive Psychology, and Expressive Therapy.

Hi
I have been working in health care for 40 years.
Registered Nurse qualified/ Mental Health and General .
Registered Psychologist for 20 yrs plus.
I have a family, and am able to work with trauma victims, sexual abuse, domestic abuse, physical, psychological abuse.
I work with military members and their families dealing with trauma currently part/ time.
I am available all hours / after hours and week ends.
I have compassion and empathy for trauma survivors and have a good reputation in my Psychology and Nursing careers
I have also been a grief counselor for many years.

I am a psychotherapist and clinical psychologist who works with individuals engaging with the aftermath of trauma, experiencing relationship difficulties and navigating life transitions. My primary trainings are clinical psychology, psychoanalysis, somatic (body-centred) psychology, Jungian psychology, emotion-focussed therapy, and the intersections between western and eastern views of the psyche. I also teach meditation and am a registered yoga teacher.

I have experience in a range of settings over many years. In addition to my clinical work I established a national journal for psychotherapists and counsellors; managed a low fee clinic which provided long term psychoanalytic psychotherapy to several hundred patients over a period of approximately 10 years; and conducted clinic based research into the therapeutic experience of patients who have experienced complex trauma. I have presented the results of this research in both Australia and Europe. In 2022 I established an holistic healing and yoga centre in Abbotsford and currently divide my practice between that setting and a practise in Elwood.