Approach

Kate is aware that attending therapy can be an overwhelming prospect for many people. Kate’s warm, supportive, collaborative, non-judgemental and compassionate approach helps to create an environment where clients feel comfortable sharing and exploring their
difficult experiences.  

Kate is committed to assisting clients make meaningful and long-term improvements to their lives. Her treatment programs are tailored to meet the needs and background of each individual and she draws from evidence based psychological therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness based approaches, Schema-Focused Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy and she applies principles from attachment theory.

Kate is a registered Circle of Security parent educator, assisting parents in developing secure relationships with their babies and toddlers.

Kate assesses and treats adults with a range of mental health conditions including:

• perinatal anxiety
• perinatal depression
• social anxiety
• excessive worry
• panic disorder and symptoms
• generalised anxiety
• obsessive compulsive disorder
• depression and low mood
• grief and loss
• perinatal anxiety
• perinatal depression
• adjusting to parenthood
• social anxiety
• generalised anxiety  
• obsessive compulsive disorder
• depression and low mood
• grief and loss