About

I am a mature, attuned, and reflective clinician with a particular passion for family interventions. I am a proud father of three beautiful children to a wonderful wife, and my family inspires me daily.  I came to Australia in 2005 from a refugee background and embarked a journey of healing and self-realisation during which I uncovered my compassion for others. I have been fortunate to work with people from all backgrounds, age and personal experiences. In my practice, I prioritise relational safety and implement trauma transformative approaches that are attuned to individual preferences. I foster a collaborative approach built on safety, trust, openness, and empowerment whilst upholding individuals’ cultural needs and personal values.

therapeutic Style

My style is relational and trauma transformative, client-centred, accepting, non-judgemental, empowering, warm, curious, and empathic.

Special Interests

• Family interventions

• Complex trauma and PTSD

• Adjustment difficulties

• Interpersonal difficulties

• Depression, Anxiety, and Mood Disorders

• Neurodiversity

• Grief and loss

• Addiction

Education

• Master of Clinical Psychology, UNE

• Bachelor of Psychology with Honours, SCU

• AHPRA Registered Psychologist

Modality & Approach

• Trauma transformative approaches

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

• Dyadic Developmental psychotherapy

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

• Trauma-Focussed Behaviour Therapy (TF-CBT)

• Schema Therapy

• Polyvagal Theory

• Systems Theory

• Compassion focussed therapy

• Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)

Personal Insight

What quotes really resonate with you?

“Healing has no choice but to ripple out when we are real with ourselves and with others” ~Helen Knott, In My Own Moccasins.

“Healing cannot occur if we do not accept our worthiness – that we are worth healing, even if doing so might shake up our views of the world and how we interact with others”. ~Mario Martinez, Psy.D., The Mind Body Code.

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced”. ~James Baldwin.

What makes you feel happy?
Spending quality time with my children and my life brings me the greatest joy.

What makes you feel grounded?
Hiking, time at the beach, music, and fellowship with family and friends

fee

Individual Therapy | $230 / session

Family Therapy | $230 / session

NDIS services - recommended rates applicable

Medicare Rebate (with Mental Health Care Plan, for Individual Therapy only, or if child in family has GP referral) | $141.85