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Going to therapy is like setting out on a quest, a bit like embarking on a challenging hike up a tall mountain. But instead of trekking alone, you have a knowledgeable companion by your side, a bit like having a friend to journey with you. Together, you unravel the twists and turns of your thoughts and feelings, somewhat like solving a puzzle. While it may seem tough at times, facing it together makes it more manageable, and reaching the end brings a sense of accomplishment because, through mutual effort and trust, you've learned a lot and are on your way to healing.
Rachael is dedicated to creating a warm therapeutic space where her clients feel understood, valued, and empowered. Bringing a great deal of passion and care and most importantly, fun, to her work, to engage and support young people through difficult experiences and feelings. Rachael loves to bring out young people's creativity through art, or tactile activities to help them engage in therapy that feels more like play than hard work. |
Rachael’s practice is grounded in a strengths-based and collaborative approach, where she supports clients to recognise and utilise their inner resources and provides them with new skills and tools to overcome challenges and achieve lasting change. Rachael works from a holistic perspective and likes to include families/carers in the treatment of young people to ensure the best outcome for all involved.
Rachael has experience working with a range of concerns across the lifespan and has developed particular interests in:
Informed by a range of evidence-based treatment modalities, Rachael draws upon Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Schema Therapy modalities and tailors interventions to suit the individual’s needs.
Outside of work, you can find Rachael spending time with her young family, in her veggie patch, at the beach with her dog, and tending to her many indoor plants. Rachael also loves exercising her creative side and will often have multiple art projects on the go such as painting, drawing or crocheting.
Rachael has experience working with a range of concerns across the lifespan and has developed particular interests in:
- early intervention
- understanding body and mind connections
- parenting support
- perinatal support
- attachment
- emotional regulation
- self-esteem
- communication and relationships, and
- psychological, academic, and cognitive assessments
Informed by a range of evidence-based treatment modalities, Rachael draws upon Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Schema Therapy modalities and tailors interventions to suit the individual’s needs.
Outside of work, you can find Rachael spending time with her young family, in her veggie patch, at the beach with her dog, and tending to her many indoor plants. Rachael also loves exercising her creative side and will often have multiple art projects on the go such as painting, drawing or crocheting.
Professional Highlights and Memberships
- Master of Clinical Psychology
- Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
- Bachelor of Humanities and Social Science (double major in Psychology and Sociology)
- Membership of the Australian Health Practitioner Agency (AHPRA) as a provisional psychologist
- Membership of the Australian Psychology Society (APS)
- Membership of the Australian College of Clinical Psychologists
- Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society
