Trauma Support Providers

Professional Biography

Vanessa is an empathetic clinician who strives to empower her clients in achieving and maintaining change that is in line with their values. Vanessa has worked with people from diverse backgrounds, across the lifespan and enjoys working with people of all ages.

Before moving into private practice, Vanessa worked in the government and non-for profit sector in the area of child protection and out of home care, providing assistance to children, adults and families who were impacted by trauma. She is experienced in working with complex behaviours and presentations, including oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD, ADD, sensory processing disorders, difficulty with self-regulation, suicide prevention and self-harm.

Vanessa's approach in working with families is both multidimensional and collaborative, as she believes our best outcomes come from working collaboratively with family and key stakeholders. Vanessa is also a trained family counsellor.

Client Types

• Child
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Family
• LGBTIQ