Skye is a registered and endorsed Counselling Psychologist with master’s degrees in both clinical psychology and counselling psychology. With over 16 years’ experience working in the mental health field Skye has a wide range of experience supporting individuals across the life span in a variety of sectors, including private practice, public and private healthcare, education, aged care, forensic services, and addiction services, in both Australia and the United Kingdom.
Skye is a person-centred therapist, applying a trauma informed, neurodiversity affirming perspective, and drawing from a variety of therapeutic approaches to adopt a tailored approach to suit the individual needs of her clients. With a particular focus on neurodivergence (primarily autism and ADHD), anxiety disorders, mood disorders, eating disorders and trauma, Skye provides a warm, empathic and understanding environment for clients to explore their feelings, increase their self-awareness and develop effective coping strategies.
Therapeutic Approaches: Skye is trained and experienced in a variety of evidence based psychological therapies including but not limited to:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT & CBT-E)
- Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Schema Therapy
- Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)
- Reminiscence Therapy (RT)
- Mindfulness
Client Types: Currently Skye works predominantly with older adolescents (ages 15 +), adults, and older adults (ages 65+) providing individual therapy.
Services Offered: Skye has skills and experience in assisting clients with:
- ADHD (neurodiversity affirming approach)
(including associated issues with executive functioning, emotional regulation, and rejection sensitive dysphoria [RSD], using a neurodiversity affirming approach)
- Anger Management
- Autism (neurodiversity affirming approach)
(including masked and pathological demand avoidant [PDA] profiles of autism, and associated issues with autistic burnout, camouflaging, alexithymia, and sensory processing)
- Addictions & Substance Abuse (harm minimisation approach)
- Anxiety Disorders
- Bullying
- Chronic disease management
- Diverse Sexualities
- Eating Disorders & Body Image (Health at every size [HAES] approach)
(clients need to be medically stable and engaged with a GP)
- Grief and loss
- Life transition & adjustment issues
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) & Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD)
- Relationship Issues
- Self-Esteem & self-development
- Stress Management
Academic Qualifications: Master of Clinical Psychology (Post Registration), Master of Psychology (Counselling Psychology), Graduate Diploma (Psychology), Bachelor of Arts (Global).
Professional Boards/Accreditations: Registered member of the Psychology Board of Australia, Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), Australian Psychological Society Member (MAPS), Australian Association of Psychologists Incorporated Member (MAAPI), Full Member of the Australian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA).