Our Clinical Approach
If you've ever felt like previous therapy was too surface-level, too generic, or just didn't quite fit — this page explains how we work, and what you can expect if we work together.
The kinds of people we see
We work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, and related difficulties — particularly people who want therapy that is genuinely evidence-based, thoughtful, and adapted to who they are. We tend to be a good fit for professionals and people who have tried therapy before and want something with more depth.
Adults with anxiety and depression
Including where anxiety and depression co-occur, interact, or haven't responded fully to previous treatment. We work with the whole picture, not one diagnosis at a time.
Professionals and high-functioning people
People who manage well on the outside but carry significant internal distress — often minimised, masked, or not well understood by previous practitioners. You don't have to be visibly struggling to deserve good care.
People who want evidence-based therapy
Clients who want to understand what they're doing in therapy and why — where the approach is explained, outcomes are tracked, and the work is driven by what's actually helping.
People ready to go deeper
Those who have tried therapy before and want something with more depth, or who are ready to work on longstanding patterns rather than just managing symptoms.
Families
We offer family therapy for families working through conflict, communication difficulties, significant life transitions, or the impact of one family member's mental health on the whole family system.
Evidence-based, client-led, and genuinely integrative
Evidence-based practice
We use approaches with a strong evidence base for the difficulties you're experiencing. This means what we do in therapy has been tested, researched, and shown to help — not chosen by intuition or habit.
Client-led goals
The direction of therapy is shaped by what matters to you. We bring clinical expertise; you bring knowledge of your own life, values, and what you actually want to be different. Both are essential.
Research-informed decisions
We stay current with the research and let it inform our clinical decisions — including being honest when something isn't working and adjusting accordingly. Your outcome data is part of that picture.
Clinician expertise
Evidence guides us but doesn't replace clinical judgement. We bring specialist training, supervised experience, and genuine engagement with your individual presentation — not a protocol on autopilot.
An integrated approach
Across our clinical work we draw on a range of evidence-based therapies — brought together by an overarching framework that looks at the common processes underlying anxiety, depression, and related difficulties, rather than treating each diagnosis in isolation. Depending on what your individual assessment and formulation indicates, we may draw on elements of CBT, DBT, ACT, and Schema Therapy, always in service of your particular goals rather than as a fixed package.
Your therapy journey
Starting therapy is a courageous step. To help you understand how we will work together, here is an overview of the four phases of treatment. The pace within each phase is shaped by you — your needs, your goals, and how the work is going.
In our first session, the main goal is to get to know each other and build a safe, trusting space. We work together to build a shared understanding of your current struggles — looking at what might have caused them and what might be keeping them going. We also introduce brief questionnaires that we'll complete together regularly to track progress.
In our second session, we map out your choices and explore your core values — the things that matter most to you in life. We look at how difficult situations and feelings can pull you into "away moves" (actions that take you further from your goals) and start shifting towards "towards moves" that align with what you value. We set clear, hopeful targets for the work together.
This is the core of the work and will span multiple sessions. We look at how your difficulties are maintained across three connected areas:
- Thoughts — stepping back from unhelpful thoughts and finding a more flexible, balanced way of thinking
- Emotions — being mindfully present with feelings rather than fighting them, and building skills to accept and tolerate distress
- Behaviours — taking actions that align with the life you want, and gently facing situations you may have been avoiding
In the final phase, we celebrate your hard work and review the progress you've made. We identify early warning signs of old patterns returning and build a strong maintenance plan. The ultimate goal is to equip you to become your own therapist — with the confidence and tools to handle future challenges independently.
We track outcomes, together
At the start of every session we ask you to complete brief validated measures — typically the Core-10 (measuring overall psychological distress) and the ARM-5 (measuring the strength of our therapeutic relationship). We look at the results together and they shape what we prioritise in the session.
This approach — called Feedback Informed Treatment — is associated with better outcomes, faster identification of when therapy isn't working, and reduced dropout. It keeps your voice at the centre of the work. Additional measures are used when clinically indicated.
Before you book
Session length and frequency
Sessions are 50 minutes. For most clients we meet weekly, particularly in the early stages of treatment. Frequency may reduce as progress is established.
Fees and rebates
We are a private practice. A Medicare rebate may be available with a Mental Health Treatment Plan from your GP. Please contact us to discuss current fees.
Telehealth only
All appointments are delivered via secure telehealth. This means you can work with us from anywhere in Australia — no commute, no waiting room, just a private space and a device with a camera.
What we don't offer
We are not a crisis service and do not offer after-hours support. If you are in distress outside session hours, please contact Lifeline (13 11 14), Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636), or your nearest emergency department.