Anna offers a warm and respectful approach to helping people explore and address a range of issues, including life transitions, grief and loss, family and parenting issues, relationship challenges, trauma, and drug and alcohol problems. Anna has experience treating and providing support for a number of mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression.
Anna uses an eclectic approach to therapy based upon collaborative goals and the presenting needs of the client, and includes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, (CBT), Schema Therapy and attachment based approaches as well as using mindfulness and psychodynamic theories. A person-centred and compassionate approach to therapy underpins all the work that Anna does with clients.
Anna is trained as a clinical psychologist and has worked in a number of settings including community mental health and as a drug and alcohol clinician, child and family work and occupational rehabilitation.
Prior to training as a psychologist, Anna worked as a naturopath for many years and therefore has an interest in the impact of nutrition and lifestyle upon mental health.
Anna is also a mindfulness and compassion meditation teacher and is available to teach you these skills individually or in a group setting. Anna's teaching schedule can be found here
Anna is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and an endorsed clinical psychologist.
May we exist like a lotus, / At home in the muddy water. / Thus we bow to life as it is.