Clare has many years of experience working with adolescents as a teacher, special needs coordinator and school psychologist. After completing her postgraduate diploma in psychology in 2008, Clare embarked on further postgraduate study, completing an MSc in psychology in the UK, followed by a Master of Medical and Health Science by Research from ECU. Previously, Clare worked as a sessional academic and research assistant at ECU and tutored a unit on exercise psychology to undergraduates. As a psychologist, she recently spent three rewarding years providing psychotherapy to a diverse range of adults, all experiencing self-harm thoughts. Clare aims to empower her clients to take actions to reduce/eliminate suffering by promoting change, fostering autonomy and developing resilience. She helps facilitate the processing of past trauma with her clients and teaches them methods in self-care and healthy boundary setting.
Clare draws from a range of evidence-based modalities, such as:
- Acceptance Commitment Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Mindfulness-based treatments
- Psychoeducation, such as polyvagal theory
- Client-centred therapy
- Exposure therapy
- Interpersonal therapy
- Somatic psychotherapy
Clare has worked with clients who have presented with a number of issues including:
- Neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g. ASD, ADHD)
- Affective disorders (e.g. depression, bipolar)
- Anxiety disorders (e.g. phobias, panic disorder)
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Suicide ideation/ self-harm behaviours
- Trauma-related disorders (e.g. PTSD)
- Recovery from abusive relationships
Clare runs her own independent practice and engages Clear Health Psychology to provide administrative and other business services to enable her to provide assessment and treatment to her clients.
Appointment duration: 51 minutes
Sessions rates:
Individuals: $205.00 per appointment
Medicare rebate is available with a Mental Health Care Plan for individual appointments.
Cancellation Policy: Appointments are precious and we appreciate you giving at least 24 hours notice if you cannot attend. For cancellations under 24 hours, 50% of the session rate will apply with no Medicare rebate.
Please note: Clare sees individuals 12+
