I offer psychological assessment and therapy for mild to moderate depression and anxiety. I also offer psychological support for any mothers adjusting to big changes in their lives – pregnant mothers (even if you don’t have your baby yet), first time mothers, mothers having their second or subsequent children, and mothers with multiples (e.g. twins). Even if you are not suffering from anxiety or depression, I can help you to live the life you want and help you thrive, and not merely survive in motherhood.

Psychological therapy involves two components – assessment and therapy. Assessment is the first appointment (80 minutes) when I ask about what is currently going on for you and your family, your current difficulties and what you would like help with, and your history. At the end of the assessment session, we will develop an individualized treatment plan and goals of therapy.

​Psychological therapy involves learning about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and typical patterns in your life that may be contributing to your difficulties. Psychological therapy also involves learning about strategies and techniques that may help change the unhelpful patterns in your life. These strategies can include mindfulness, self-compassion, recognising and acknowledging your feelings, distress tolerance and many more.

Psychological Therapy is more effective if you practice these strategies between sessions. Think of psychological therapy like engaging in physiotherapy or other physical health rehabilitation – you need to practice the strategies learned in the sessions everyday in order to recover and improve your mental health.

The first session is called an Initial Assessment session which is 80 minutes long. Subsequent therapy session is 50 minutes long.

This will depend on your needs – this will be discussed at the end of your Initial Assessment session

Yes, you are more than welcome to bring your baby with you. However, I do encourage you to attend the session without your baby/children as you will be able to focus more on yourself and benefit more from therapy.

You do not need to bring anything to the first session. However, you may be provided with ‘practice tasks/home tasks’ to complete between session. You may be asked to bring these with you in the next session.

I am trained in the following evidence-based treatment approaches – Cognitive, Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy. I always offer individualised treatment to my clients depending on their presenting problems, their goals for therapy, and what I believe will be helpful for them. 

I will provide you with ‘homework’ or ‘practice’ tasks to do between the sessions. These are practical strategies that will be more beneficial the more that you use and practice them. Just like going to a physiotherapist and getting exercises to do at home, the more that you practice the strategies we learn together in sessions, the more you will get out of therapy.

This will be discussed at the end of the assessment session as it will depend on many factors such as your current challenges and goals for therapy. I offer time-limited therapy that focus on you learning strategies so you become your own therapist.

Prior to the first session, I’ll ask you to complete  online forms to get your details and consent for assessment/therapy, and completing a questionnaire to assess your mood and stress level. In the first appointment, we’ll talk about what is currently going on for you and your family, your current difficulties and what you would like help with, and your history. At the end of the first session, we’ll discuss my impression and agree on a treatment plan and goal.

Yes, you are more than welcome to bring a support person with you.

Yes, but there are limits to confidentiality – the first is for the purpose of clinical supervision, and the second is if there is significant risk of harm to your safety or other people’s safety including your children.