Therapy & Rehabilitation

Private Practice

I am registered as a psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and I hold endorsement in Clinical Neuropsychology.

I provide therapeutic and rehabilitation services to adolescents and adults for a number of neuropsychological and psychological issues:

• Persistent Concussion Symptoms

• Concerns and worries about the long-term effects of concussion.

• Sports Related Concussion

• Functional Neurological Disorders, including Functional Seizures (clients need a confirmed diagnosis, unfortunately, I cannot provide diagnostic services for FND)

• Persistent Dizziness (PPPD and MDDS)

• Fatigue

• Sleep Difficulties and Insomnia

• Cognitive changes (attention, memory, brain fog, problem solving and organisational skills).

• Whiplash and Persistent Pain

• Headaches and Migraines

• Chronic Stress and Trauma

• Anxiety, Depression and Irritability

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list. If your particular concern is not listed above, please contact me and we can explore if I can assist you or not. If not, I will always try to provide you with alternative services/options.

Neuropsychological Assessments

Neuropsychological assessments are one of the many tools a neuropsychologist may use to better understand your issue and work out the best way to help you. This is a specialised type of assessment that explores a client’s cognitive function, behaviour and emotions. This usually involves the completion of an interview, a pencil and paper based assessment of attention, processing speed, memory and executive functioning (e.g. planning, decision making, problem solving and mental flexibility), and the provision of feedback in the form of a 60 minute feedback session and a detailed written report.

There may be a number of reasons why you might be referred to undertake such an assessment, including for diagnostic purposes, to understand more about your cognitive strengths and weaknesses, for return to sport or work, or to receive an opinion about the underlying cause of cognitive or behavioural changes that either you, or someone else, has noticed.

At this stage, I have limited capacity to conduct in-depth neuropsychological assessments for diagnostic purposes. However, in some instances, a neuropsychological assessment may be indicated and may assist with treating your particular issue. In these cases, I may discuss the utility of an assessment with you and recommend that we complete one.

Epworth HealthCare

In addition to my private practice, I hold two roles at Epworth HealthCare. My work at Epworth has provided the backbone to my expertise in helping to support clients in a rehabilitation context.

Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist - Epworth Rehabilitation Hawthorn

Epworth Concussion Clinic

I have been working at the Epworth Concussion Clinic for eight years and now co-lead the psychology team within the clinic. The concussion clinic is a multi-disciplinary service that provides rehabilitation for people experiencing persistent post-concussion symptoms (e.g. symptoms that have been present for four weeks or more). To be referred to our service, please obtain a doctors referral. The above link will take you to our clinic page, where your doctor can download and complete the referral form.

We specialise in the treatment of all persistent concussion symptoms, but I have developed a particular interest in providing rehabilitation for the following issues following a concussion:

• Cognitive symptoms

• Dizziness - PPPD and MDDS

• Sleep Difficulties

• Anxiety, depression and irritability

• Fatigue

• Chronic stress

• Headaches and migraines

For more information about persistent post-concussion symptoms, check out Head Injury Symptoms.

Epworth Rehabilitation Camberwell - 888 Toorak Rd, Camberwell

Epworth Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) Clinic

I have been working in the FND clinic since its inception in 2021 and have co-lead the psychology team during this time. The FND clinic is a multi-disciplinary service that runs for eight weeks. We specialise in the treatment of a range of functional disorders and functional symptoms. For a referral, please ask your doctor to complete the referral form located at the link above. Please note that we only accept referrals for clients with a confirmed diagnosis of FND and a letter from either a neurologist, a neuropsychiatrist or a neuropsychologist will need to be provided before acceptance into the clinic.

I have developed a particular interest in the treatment of functional neurological disorders, and have recently completed training delivered by FND Australia and Matthew Richardson (Richardson 2018).

For more information about FND, the following resources are excellent:

• FND Australia

• Neurosymptoms.org

• FND Hope

Epworth Neurorehabilitation Team

In addition to working in the FND clinic, I also provide general neuropsychology assessment and rehabilitation services to both inpatients and outpatients within the neurorehabilitation team. I have held this role for the past two years, but have held similar roles across all Epworth sites since 2014.