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.
She has worked in private practice for seven years. Initially in a group psychology clinic in 2019 and from 2021, she established her own private practice.
Maria is committed to providing high quality psychological care that aims to improve better mental health.
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 views that the clients are the experts of their experiences. As Irvin Yalom says in his book titled, The Gift of Therapy, “Therapist and the patient as travellers”.
As all psychologists, Maria uses a biopsychosocial assessment that informs a psychological treatment(s). She aims to tailor individualise treatments with each client, in a compassionate and collaborative way. The treatment approaches Maria uses experience include:
- Schema Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
- 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
