Experience
Maria has extensive experience working in public and private settings over almost 20 years. She has worked in child and family services, community health services, university counselling and private practice.
The scope of Maria’s experience provides a rich context of knowledge and skills about the human condition. It informs her assessments and treatment of various mental health difficulties.
Treatment Approach
Maria is a thoughtful, warm and non-judgemental, person-centred psychologist. She appreciates the courage required to seek help. She strives to cultivate a safe and respectful environment and develop a therapeutic alliance with her clients by being authentic, transparent and acceptance.
Maria see’s clients as the experts of their experience. The psychologist offers knowledge, skills, understanding, emotional support and strategies that together, we find a path that leads to a meaningful change.
Maria values evidence-based treatment approaches. She aims to tailor individualise treatments with each client. The therapeutic treatment approaches Maria uses experience include:
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Schema Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy
- Values-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Behavioural Sciences with Honours
- Masters of Counselling Psychology
Professional Associations
- AHPRA Psychology Board Registration With Area of Practice Endorsement as a Counselling Psychologist
- Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)
- Fellow of the APS College of Counselling Psychologists
