Our supervision and leadership team

Professional experience

Interests

• Gardening
• Reading

What David loves about working in mental health

“I love to support and empower clients to change entrenched patterns of thinking and behaving that are causing them distress. It is rewarding to assist clients to develop their skills and strengths so they can reclaim a sense of control in the midst of their challenges, and self confidence to manage future ones.”

Professional experience

Kate is a registered psychologist with over 20 years of clinical experience, bringing warmth, insight, and genuine care to every client interaction. Kate has extensive experience in the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) sector, supporting individuals and workplaces through a wide range of mental health and organisational challenges. Kate also has experience as a Forensic Clinician, where she further developed her expertise in trauma management and producing high quality, evidence based clinical reports. Her ability to combine compassion with analytical precision has earned her a reputation as a trusted and grounded professional.

Kate is currently studying a Masters of Clinical Psychology, expanding her clinical skills and deepening her commitment to delivering best practice therapeutic care.

Her clinical interests include depression, anxiety, stress, work related issues, family violence, anger management, substance related concerns, chronic pain, grief and loss, autism, and LGBTIQIA+ support. Kate’s therapeutic style blends empathy, expertise, and creativity to guide clients toward self reflection, resilience, and personal empowerment.

She draws on a range of evidence based therapeutic approaches, including: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness based strategies, Schema Therapy and Solution Focused Brief Therapy.

Alongside her clinical work, Kate is also a dedicated Trainer with Access Psych, where she facilitates programs designed to build healthier, more supportive workplaces. Her favourite program to deliver is Mental Health Awareness, aligning with her personal mission to reduce mental health stigma through education, compassion, and open conversation.

Interests

• Cycling
• Hiking
• Yoga
• Swimming
• Cooking

What Kate loves about working in mental health

“I love connecting with a wide range of people. I really enjoy understanding different backgrounds and what a person may need to do to reduce felings of distress. Helping them to start to take those steps is the best part of the job.”

Professional experience

Kim is a registered psychologist with over 15 years of experience supporting clients with complex needs across Queensland and Victoria. Her career spans private practice, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), and multiple government departments, including Child Protection, Mental Health, and Youth Justice. Working across these diverse settings has equipped Kim with a strong ability to respond to risk, contribute effectively within multidisciplinary teams, and deliver trauma‑informed and culturally responsive care.

Kim adopts a compassionate, person‑centred therapeutic style when supporting individuals and couples. She works with a broad range of mental health and psychosocial concerns, including depression, anxiety, stress, adjustment difficulties, work‑related issues, family violence, complex trauma, anger management, grief and loss, and post‑traumatic stress disorder. Kim has a particular interest in supporting clients living in rural and remote communities, as well as First Nations Australians, and is committed to providing care that is culturally informed, respectful, and grounded in partnership.

Kim has extensive experience supporting clients engaged through workers’ compensation schemes, providing comprehensive assessment, treatment planning, and recovery‑focused interventions to assist with psychological injury and return‑to‑work outcomes. She also has significant experience delivering evidence‑based psychological services under Medicare, including those referred through Mental Health Treatment Plans, and providing support to clients funded through the NDIS.

Kim integrates a range of evidence‑based therapeutic modalities, tailoring her approach to align with each client’s goals, values, and readiness for change. Her therapeutic toolkit includes: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness‑based interventions, Schema Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT).

Kim is dedicated to creating a warm, collaborative, and empowering therapeutic environment. She is committed to supporting clients to build insight, strengthen resilience, and achieve meaningful, sustainable change in their lives.

Interests

• Reading
• Cooking
• Exercising

What Kim loves about working in mental health

“I’m passionate about client wellbeing and achieving optimal outcomes within strong therapeutic relationships.”

Belinda is a Clinical Psychologist and board-approved supervisor. Belinda completed her undergraduate degree in 2001 and since this time has worked in a variety of settings, including local mental health services, headspace, CanTeen, Hunter Primary Care as well as lecturing at the University of Newcastle. Currently, Belinda is working as a Supervisor with Access Psych while also continuing to see clients in a private practice setting where she provides psychological therapy to members from the Department of Defence and Medicare clients with a wide range of presenting issues.

Leila is an experienced Psychologist in supervision, psychotherapy, counselling and coaching, psychological assessment, individual engagement, research, training and facilitation. Exposure has included health, first responder, forensic, government, not-for-profit community, service, telecommunications, manufacturing, education and retail industries, working on complex and diverse issues (individual, group and organisation) across the breadth of lifespan and the social spectrum.

Janine is a Mental Health Social Worker, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapist and Clinical Supervisor. She has experience working with clients across the lifespan. Janine is an experienced trauma and grief counsellor of over 11 years with extensive experience, skills and knowledge in a very broad range of needs and diverse client backgrounds. Throughout her career, Janine has worked with first responders, CEO’s, doctors, psychologists, counsellors, medical and allied health professionals.

Professional experience

Lenore has over 25 years of experience in Psychological and Family Counselling, supporting adolescents, adults and the elderly. She has worked in a range of agencies, including local government, health, Headspace and educational institutions, as well as Private Practice.

When supporting clients, Lenore draws on her strengths-based, solution-focused perspective and years of training in ACT, DBT, CBT, Trauma-Informed and Interpersonal Therapies. This includes the Nurtured Heart Approach, which is very supportive for parents.

Lenore also employs Evidence-Based EFT (Tapping), mindfulness, breathing and relaxation exercises to assist with stress release, trauma, anxiety and anger, grief, depression, concentration, self esteem, relationship issues, insomnia and fatigue.

Lenore speaks German.

Interests

• Yoga, meditation, and Pilates
• Energy and sound therapies
• Walking her dog
• Gardening
• Singing

What Lenore loves about working in mental health

“I love to meet people on their journey, being present with them and noticing their unique qualities, sharing tools and strategies to help lighten their load and free up inner healing, new perspectives and goals. It is a privilege to work in this space.”

Professional experience

Sharne is an experienced Mental Health Social Worker with over 15 years of practice across therapeutic and support focused roles. She has extensive experience working with adults, families and children facing complex life challenges, drawing on a strong background in mental health, trauma recovery, parenting support, and family systems. Her practice is grounded in strength based and trauma informed frameworks, supporting individuals to navigate adversity and create meaningful, sustainable change.

With deep expertise in family violence intervention, Sharne has worked with both victim survivors and individuals who use violence, delivering behaviour change interventions that are compassionate, respectful, and outcomes focused. She brings significant capability in risk assessment and management relating to mental health concerns, substance use, relationship conflict, and safety planning.

Sharne supports adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, relationship challenges, and the ongoing impacts of stress. She uses a range of evidence based therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness based interventions, Motivational Interviewing, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Somatic Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). While trained in child specific modalities such as play therapy, these approaches are used thoughtfully and only where clinically appropriate.

Sharne is committed to creating a safe, collaborative, and empowering therapeutic environment. She works alongside clients to build insight, strengthen coping skills, and support their capacity to achieve lasting, meaningful change in their lives.

Interests

• Nature
• Animals
• Horse riding
• Music

What Sharne loves about working in mental health

“I’m dedicated to supporting individuals through their emotional, social, and psychological challenges, a role I find both humbling and deeply rewarding. It’s with great privilege that I strive to support healing, empowerment, and promote personal growth within others.”