Michelle is a registered and endorsed Counselling Psychologist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Michelle has completed a bachelor of arts at Swinburne university of technology, which was followed by a postgraduate degree in psychology and master’s degree also in psychology.

She is qualified in Youth Work and has extensive experience providing support and counselling to young people and their families. Michelle has worked in private practice and non-government agencies treating children, young people and adults.

She is experienced in the assessment and treatment of various mental health concerns and emotional and behavioral issues and has worked with clients presenting with a variety of presenting needs including mental illness, substance use issues, homelessness, family separation, school refusal, sports performance / injury, pregnancy and parenting.

Michelle has a particular interest in working with children and their parents to provide them support during the important stages in family life.

Michelle’s treatment approach is consistently client-focused and collaborative, empowering clients to promote personal growth and development. Michelle operates from a holistic perspective, acknowledging the dynamic of biological, psychological, and social processes that impact mental wellbeing.

Psychological treatment offered by Michelle incorporates a variety of evidence based techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Family Systems, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Positive Psychology.

Some of the other services and treatment areas Michelle offers are:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Stress
• Relationship issues
• TAC and WorkSafe incidents
• School refusal
• Adjusting to change / life transitions
• Sports performance and injury
• Parenting
• Animal Assisted Therapy
• Children’s Mindfulness Group Therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Michelle is registered to provide psychological treatment under the Medicare Better Access Program, Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and WorkSafe Victoria