About Jess

I am a Clinical Psychologist and Psychodynamic Psychotherapist based in Melbourne. I have experience across a range of settings including private practice, private hospitals, alcohol and drug services, domestic violence and sexual assault services, child and family services and university clinics. I am experienced in working with the following presentations:

  • Anxiety (feelings of overwhelm, work stress, health concerns, adjustment to life transitions, existential anxieties, panic attacks, worry about a range of issues)

  • Depression (low mood, lack of pleasure in daily life, feelings of emptiness or hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, sleeping difficulties)

  • Interpersonal issues (conflict or disconnection in romantic and family relationships, grief and loss, attachment issues, parenting issues, sexual issues, social anxiety, social isolation)

  • Self esteem issues (low self worth, poor self care, perfectionistic tendencies, chronic guilt and shame, )

  • Complex trauma (domestic violence, sexual abuse, childhood abuse, intergenerational trauma, vicarious trauma, survivors of war, road trauma, near death experiences)

  • Alcohol and drug use (harmful substance use, substance dependence)

  • Eating issues (restrictive eating, binge eating, body image issues)

My aim as a therapist is to provide a non judgemental, supportive therapeutic relationship that fosters curiosity and care for one’s life. Compassion, hope and an understanding of the challenges of being human guide my practice.

Registrations & Memberships

Registration as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Endorsement in Clinical Psychology with AHPRA

Member of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

Qualifications & Training

Master of Clinical Psychology, Queensland University of Technology

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours Psychology), Queensland University of Technology

Intensive Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program (current), William Alanson White Institute