Ellen is caring psychologist with a deep interest in working with children, families, couples and individuals. She is also a school psychologist with experience supporting neuro-diverse children. Ellen brings her skills to her private practice where she continues to help children from age 4+ to thrive in families and in community. One of the concerns for parents can be finding a psychologist that their child will like. Ellen is a warm and relatable person who children tend to settle in well with.
Ellen’s interest in families extends to working with couples. Ellen enjoys helping couples who bring varied and challenging problems to counselling. Ellen holds further qualifications in this often complex area which provides her with a wealth of knowledge, and the ability to provide genuine non-judgemental assistance to couples, whether their struggles be large or small.
Ellen also has a special interest in working with individuals who have been affected by trauma. Ellen has completed extra training in working with people who have survived traumatic life events. Ellen uses EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing) and TF-CBT (Trauma Focused – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) to assist clients to process their trauma.
Ellen has trained in a variety of evidenced-based techniques (family therapy, ACT, Schema therapy, DBT, Play Therapy, Collaborative Proactive Solutions, Relationship Counselling, EMDR, Anxiety and Trauma) to provide a personalised, client-centred approach that allows people to reflect, evaluate and problem solve their life challenges where they can.
Ellen’s expertise and interests include:
- Anxiety
- Anger Management
- Trauma / Childhood Trauma/Abuse
- Depression
- ASD
- Learning Difficulties
- Parenting Issues
- PTSD
- Relationship Issues
- Couples Therapy
- Sleep Disorders
Ellen’s therapy techniques include:
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Art/Play Therapy
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- EMDR (adults)
- Humanistic Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Schema Therapy
Ellen 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: $210.00 per appointment
Couples: $315.00 per appointment (90 minutes)
Families: $315.00 per appointment (90 minutes)
Telehealth: Yes
Medicare rebate is available with a Mental Health Care Plan for individual appointments. Ellen also sees IQWA (insurance) clients.
Cancellation Policy: Appointments are precious and we appreciate you giving at least 48 hours’ notice if you cannot attend. For cancellations under 48 hours, 50% of the session rate will apply with no Medicare rebate. For cancellations under 24 hours, 100% of the session rate will apply with no Medicare rebate.
Please note: Ellen accepts bookings for individuals 4+
