Bibra Lake, Perth, WA

Anita.                                Registered Psychologist
B (Psych); M App Psych (Clinical)/PhD Candidate; Assoc MAPS 
Hart Centre Certified

Anita has been working in clinical and community-based fields for 15 years.  In that time, she has worked with a varied population including children, adolescents, people in custody, migrants and refugees, as well as the elderly.  She has a firm respect for working sensitively within different cultural contexts, and uses a strengths-based approach to invite collaborative work within therapy.  Some of the areas that Anita has worked extensively with in private practice includes: depression, anxiety, self-harm, substance misuse, phobias, post-traumatic stress, emotional management (grief, anger), and cultural adjustment.  She recognises that a number of these issues sometimes confront individuals seeking help with relationships, and strives to create a safe therapeutic environment within which to explore feelings and behaviours, and their impact on the relationship.  Anita uses a number of client-focused therapeutic approaches including: schema therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness techniques, and emotion-focused therapy.