Counselling helps children and adolescents:

• Understand and express difficult emotions

• Manage anxiety, depression, and emotional dysregulation

• Navigate friendship and peer challenges

• Build resilience and self-confidence

Through developmentally appropriate methods — including play therapy, creative expression, and reflective discussion — young clients are guided to make sense of their inner world in a supportive and age-sensitive way.

Family dynamics play a key role in a child’s emotional wellbeing. I work systemically with parents and caregivers, both individually and together with their child, to strengthen family relationships and improve communication.

Parents aand care givers are supported with practical strategies to manage behavioural and emotional challenges, and to create a more connected, nurturing home environment.

My therapeutic work is grounded in attachment psychology, recognising the vital role that secure relationships play in healthy emotional development.

By exploring patterns of attachment and connection, I help families repair relational ruptures and foster a stronger sense of trust, safety, and connection between parent and child.

I bring over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and families across Sydney in a variety of contexts including Mental Health and Forensic services. 

In addition to private practice, I currently facilitate school outreach clinics through the Central Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network, supporting students’ mental health and wellbeing in local schools.

Children and adolescents experiencing emotional distress — whether supported under a Medicare Mental Health Treatment Plan or a Victims Services package — are warmly welcomed in my clinic.