MEET OUR AMAZING BRISBANE TEAM
Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.
– Amy Poehler
Everyone has a story, and I am no different. Graduating from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa with a Masters degree in Educational Psychology, I interned at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls (OWLAG). During my internship at OWLAG, I worked closely with teenage girls requiring emotional, social and academic support. Additionally, I was involved in numerous group therapies, developing experience with formulating and practicing CBT therapy, individual psychotherapy and various support groups. After my time at OWLAG I moved to HeronBridge College as the School Psychologist, Head of Learning Support and Co-ordinator of the Learning Centre. Working in a multidisciplinary team – which consisted of parents, teachers, learning support specialists, speech and occupational therapists – enriched my experience and ignited my passion for working collaboratively with all significant role players in a child’s life.
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I subsequently followed my dream of opening up my own therapy and assessment centre in 2006 servicing all children and working closely with parents and teachers. I am passionate about psychology, education and children. I enjoy the challenge of identifying learning difficulties across all ages. I believe that early diagnosis and interventions lead to greatly enhanced outcomes for students who experience barriers to learning.
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I attend regular courses to expanded my knowledge and learn new skills and techniques to empower individual to rise above their scholastic, emotional and social barriers. I have a special interest working with children, adolescents and young adults and also provide parental guidance and support for families.
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It is my belief that each client is unique and thus utilise an integrative approach. This means that I do not subscribe to only one psychotherapeutic school of thought, but rather use an integration of different approaches so as to ensure a goodness of fit between my client’s needs and the chosen therapeutic approach. I am also a trained profilogist and passionate about establishing a client’s brain profile to guide and facilitate the most appropriate and effective interventions
In August 2017 my family and I embarked on our biggest journey yet and immigrated to Melbourne, Australia. After completing my transition programme, as an international psychologist and successfully passing the National Psychology Exam I was able to register as a General Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) and obtained my provider number.
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It is here where my exciting journey continues as the founder of Mind & Me.
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Areas of particular interest:
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Anxiety
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Depression
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Adolescent support and guidance
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Life transitions
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Parent support
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Psycho-educational assessments
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Registrations:
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Registered with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency)
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Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)
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Now, that you know a little bit about me and my story, I am ready to hear yours.
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I'm available for in-person Brisbane appointments or Online appointments.
WHAT WE KNOW MATTERS,
BUT WHO WE ARE MATTERS MORE.
Brene Brown
Lisa’s interest and passion in Psychology stemmed from working in a school context with children and adolescents as an English and Life Orientation teacher for over 15 years. Her experience in the field of education ignited a desire for delving deeper into exploring human behaviour, understanding learning and development as well as how individuals are shaped by their experiences and their environment.
Lisa holds an undergraduate degree in Education and a Masters degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Johannesburg, in South Africa. She has extensive experience in working with children, adolescents and families. She has worked with clients who present with trauma, anxiety, depression, poor self-esteem, grief, anger management, emotional self-regulation difficulties, behaviour management, attention difficulties (ADHD), and ASD.
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Lisa is passionate about supporting her clients to achieve their potential and to live an authentic, meaningful life. She believes that the counselling process should equip her clients with the necessary tools and skills to manage life stressors, recognize their strengths and communicate and process their feelings in a helpful way.
Areas of particular interest:
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Children & adolescents
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Neurodiversity: ADHA, ASD
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Trauma
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Grief
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Anxiety
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Depression
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Registrations:
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Registered with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency)
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Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Caitlin’s passion for mental health and holistic wellbeing started back in high school and never stopped. She went straight from school to completing a Bachelor or Psychology (Honours) at Griffith University, and a two-year internship in a private child and family psychology clinic located in Ipswich region. It was here that she thrived working within a multidisciplinary team of parents, teachers, occupational and speech therapists, and paediatricians, to support little people’s growth and wellbeing.
Caitlin has experience working with the following presentations: Autism Spectrum, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, behaviour and anger management, and grief.
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Caitlin is deeply committed to fostering and nurturing the developmental growth of children and adolescents with the support of their families. She’s a strong believer in supporting and reinforcing the surrounding systems of a child to set them up for success. Caitlin has developed a keen ability to conduct thorough assessments, tailor individualised treatment plans, and passionately advocate for the overall wellbeing of young clients.
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Caitlin’s therapy background is predominately CBT-based, though, she strongly believes that each client has their unique needs, and is therefore, a client-centred clinician, tailoring her approach to each client, and willing to meet each person where they are at that specific moment in time. Caitlin is committed to a continuing journey of learning in this field to support the lives of those she encounters and hopes to touch.
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Areas of particular interest:
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Children and adolescents
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Parents support
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Psychoeducation
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Environmental scaffolding within home and school contexts
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Anxiety
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Neurodiversity: Autism Spectrum, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Psychological assessments
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Cognitive and learning assessments
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Registrations:
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Registered with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency)​