Our Psychologists

Neenu is an experienced Registered Psychologist who has a strong passion in working with children of all ages supporting their emotional, behavioural and social needs. As a multilingual she has a great ability to establish and maintain a positive working alliance with her clients.

Shumaila is a Registered Psychologist who takes a therapeutic approach to her practice. She offers client-centred, strengths-based, collaborative treatment and uses a variety of therapeutic modalities tailored to individual needs. She uses evidence-based interventions and techniques, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), among other therapeutic modalities, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Solution-Focused Therapy. She has a special interest in working with adolescent and young adults, in the areas of depression, anxiety, trauma, early psychosis, ADHD, disability, ASD and family issues. Shumaila is proficient in administering psychological assessments, including cognitive assessments and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) assessments for children/ adolescents. Age Groups • Children • Adolescents • Young adults Therapeutic Modalities: • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) • Motivational interviewing • Solution-focused therapy

On Maternity Leave until February 2025.

Sonja is the Principal Clinical Psychologist, Family Therapist and Psychology Board of Australia approved supervisor.  Sonja believes in a strengths-based, wholistic approach to understand each individual’s unique talents, values and goals, as well as the personal, social, relational and contextual factors that are contributing to mental health, or other psychological struggles.

Vanessa is a Clinical Psychologist who is passionate about supporting families during pregnancy, postpartum and through parenthood. She has a focus on helping them to find joy and increased confidence in these life transitions and values the opportunity to support and enhance parent-child relationships. This includes providing support with a range of issues which may arise, including depression,  anxiety, infertility and pregnancy loss, traumatic birth and managing difficult emotions related to parenting.

Anne-Marie is a provisional psychologist completing the final year of her internship. Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (psychology), Graduate Certificates in eLearning and Forensic Behavioural Science and a Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced).

Ghazal is a Clinical Psychologist and a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and Clinical College. Ghazal completed her undergraduate and Post Graduate Psychology Degree at Curtin University and received a Post Graduate Degree in International Health from Curtin University, she then completed a Master of Psychology in Organisational Psychology at the University of Western Australia. More recently, she completed a Master of Psychology in Clinical Psychology from Edith Cowan University and is also a member of the British Psychology Society

Dr Annelies is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist originating from Belgium, who moved to Australia in 2017. Dr Annelies completed her training as a medical doctor in Belgium in 1999 and then moved to the Netherlands to complete her training as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in 2004. For 14 years she provided specialised care in assessing and treating children and young people with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and their comorbidities, both in a clinical and out-patient setting. Dr Annelies worked passionately for 5 years as the Clinical Director of a day-clinic facility for children with severe mental health problems, where she pioneered a clinical enhancement program informed by the well-known collaborative problem-solving method (Greene). Dr Annelies believes that medication can be helpful in the treatment for children and young people with ADHD and ASD, but also believes that therapeutic interventions, like family work and skill development in the child are equally important.

Emily is a Clinical Psychologist who provides confidential therapy in a safe, caring and respectful way. She has practiced in both Australia and Hong Kong, in counselling centres, non-profit organisations, hospitals, schools and in private practice. With more than 10 years of experience in the field, she is well versed in working with adults and children from diverse cultures and backgrounds who experience a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, stress, interpersonal/relationship problems, grief and loss, trauma, obsessive behaviours and addictions, as well as issues relating to personal growth and life direction. Emily’s gentle and supportive approach has helped many individuals find relief from their symptoms and reach a place of genuine and greater wellbeing. She adopts a client-centered, integrated approach to treatment, based on psychodynamic, attachment, emotion-focused, mindfulness and cognitive/behavioural theories.

Karen is a registered Psychologist with qualifications including a Bachelor of Arts (major in Psychology), Graduate Diploma of Psychology and Master of Clinical Psychology and is currently working towards a clinical psychology endorsement. Karen’s professional experience has comprised all life stages and diverse settings including inpatient and outpatient settings, educational and private settings.