Psychology - how can it help me?
why see a psychologist?
Are you a new parent struggling juggling the demands of your bundle of joy alongside managing household tasks? Are you feeling down when everyone around you is telling you to "enjoy every moment", "they grow up so fast"? Maybe you have older children struggling at school and you're not sure what to do? Do you have children experiencing big feelings and you're not sure how to help them?
Seeing a psychologist is a way to gain a new perspective on a situation you are grappling with, or are feeling overwhelmed by. Psychologists also play a crucial role in identifying learning problems or other issues in children that may be preventing them from reaching their potential. Once problems are identified, appropriate supports and strategies can be put in place so they can live their best life.
MEET KRISTY
- Kristy has a warm, gentle and respectful approach
- She is a mother to three children, so has lived experience of the challenges of parenthood and pregnancy.
- Experienced with working with learning difficulties, intellectual disability, ADHD and Autism
- Extensive knowledge of school support systems
- Collaborates with teachers and other key school personnel
- Provides teachers and parents with practical, realistic and effective advice on how to best support students with diverse needs
- She enjoys working with adults on various issues, including trauma
Areas of interest
- Trauma
- Perinatal counselling
- Parenting challenges, including new parents
- Separation Anxiety
- Selective Mutism
- School challenges
- Autism (therapy)
- Anxiety and Depression
- Grief
EXPERIENCED PSYCHOLOGIST AND TEACHER
Kristy is an experienced psychologist and primary school teacher, with a combined 20 years of experience. This means that Kristy has a unique ability to view her clients through an educational and psychological lens. Kristy collaborates well with schools and families to best support the children and young people with whom she works.
Kristy is also passionate about guiding people through the challenges of pregnancy and parenthood, particularly new parents. She has lived experience to draw upon as she has three young children of her own.
Kristy is a/an:
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) Practitioner. For more information on EMDR, see her video below.
- Registered psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Medicare Provider of Non-directive Pregnancy Support Counselling
- Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)
- Accredited teacher with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).
Therapeutic approaches
Therapeutic approaches
Therapeutic approaches
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Non-directive Pregnancy Support Counselling
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Mindfulness
Motivational interviewing
Solution Focused Therapy
Psychoeduation
The flip side
Therapeutic approaches
Therapeutic approaches
When Kristy is not busy helping families, she enjoys spending time in, on or near the ocean. She has a passion for scuba diving and in a former life she introduced hundreds of people to the joys of the underwater world as a SCUBA instructor.