After working as a child and adolescent psychologist across clinical and educational settings—including as Head of Psychology Services at a leading independent school and Wellbeing Consultant in a school system head office supporting 45+ schools—I've learned that meaningful change requires addressing the whole ecosystem, not just the individual. That's why I created a practice built on connection, evidence, and the understanding that parenting is hard because it IS hard.
From schools to clinical practice to your family's corner
BEHIND THE PRACTICE
I was born in Singapore, spent some of my childhood in Hong Kong and moved to Australia in primary school. I understand the unique pressures facing children growing up in families on the North Shore—particularly where family expectations, academic rigour, and cultural values can sometimes clash with how children and teenagers see themselves and their future. I've lived this experience, I parent with this experience, and I bring that understanding into every session.
Before completing my training as a clinical psychologist, I began my working life as a teacher's aide in an inclusive education school in the UK. The students I supported made it clear that working with children and young people was going to be my life's work.
Becoming a mum made me face All The Hard Things that come with looking inwards during parenthood - the deep inner work that reshapes your understanding of yourself and your relationships. This experience intensified my passion for supporting families through their own transformations. Over years of working with hundreds of families, I noticed a pattern: many families would try different things to support their child, but still felt stuck. Not because they weren’t trying, but because the broader system and environment were still presenting roadblocks. Their child or teenager was still struggling, parents were still really stuck and the school was still frustrated.
I realised the problem wasn't the families—it was the approach. We were treating symptoms in isolation instead of addressing the system and environment those symptoms were growing in. That's when I pursued family therapy training and built something different: a practice that combines clinical rigour with real-world understanding, where parents aren't just observers but active partners in change.
Creating a practice that honors both the science and the struggle
WHY I DO THIS WORK
This isn't a sterile office where you have to pretend you have it all together. This is a place where you can admit you hid in the pantry for a moment's peace, where you can say "I lost it again and I feel terrible," and where we work on repair—not perfection.
A Grounded Space to Be Human
You don't need another lecture about what you "should" be doing. You need a clear roadmap with strategies designed to survive the 6:47am chaos, the homework battles, and the Sunday night dread (though we both know some days will still be hard!). I translate clinical concepts into actionable steps that work in your actual home, with your actual kids.
Practical Tools That Actually Fit Your Life
I've spent 15 years understanding how anxiety, attachment, and family systems actually work - not just in theory, but in school hallways, living rooms and your 3am worries.
Clinical Depth You Can Trust
What makes this practice different
- Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours), University of Queensland
- Master of Developmental Science, University of London
- Master of Clinical Psychology, Macquarie University
- Advanced Certificate in Family Systems Therapy (in progress!), Family Systems Institute
- Board Approved Supervisor, Psychology Board of Australia
- Member of Australian Psychological Society
- …mum of two!
