We are a small clinic with a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
Our experienced team of psychologists encompasses a wide range of personalities, approaches, styles and areas of interest and we’d like to introduce you to them here.
Our administrative team can explore with you which psychologist might fit best with you, or your child’s needs.
Qualifications
Hayley Quekett completed a Masters of Educational and Developmental Psychology at the University of Melbourne in 2018, and has experience working with children, adolescents and their families in a variety of settings including primary and secondary schools, a hospital-based learning difficulties clinic, and private practice.
Hayley has a particular interest in conducting detailed assessments to assist young people to understand their cognitive and academic strengths and weaknesses, identify any specific learning disorders, and recommend targeted intervention to support learning.
Hayley also enjoys providing psychological intervention for a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, and social and family challenges.
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Career experience
Working as a school psychologist in primary and secondary schools providing individual therapy, group programs, conducting risk assessments, facilitating return to school plans, and contributing to learning and behaviour support plans.
Provision of professional learning to build the capacity of school staff regarding learning and mental health challenges.
Conducting diagnostic assessment for learning disorders with children and adolescents in private practice and a
hospital setting.
Providing evidence-based intervention for specific learning disorders in reading, spelling and mathematics, including using the Sounds-Write Synthetic Phonics program.
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Tristan’s practice is underpinned by the theory that attachment (or the connection between a parent and their children) is paramount throughout a person’s life. This theory is held alongside trauma-informed models of care and neuro-affirming practice in Tristan’s work where he teaches concepts in an easy-to-understand, solution-focused way.
Tristan dedicated his early career to working with teens and young adults with complex needs such as trauma, substance abuse, and personality adaptations (disorders) as well as more frequently occurring mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and the significant impact of ADHD. His work in community agencies and in private practice in Perth and on the Gold Coast was underpinned by a commitment to early intervention for teenagers and adults.
Being reminded through his encounters with clients over many years that the origins of psychopathology are so often in childhood, Tristan decided to pivot his career to focus on working more frequently with younger children and their families.
In early 2022, Tristan joined Early Start Australia in West Leederville and was offered the opportunity to lead a team of skilled child psychologists soon after. At the clinic, he loves working with both adults and children alike with ADHD, anxiety, mood disturbances, and healing through the raft of challenges that life presents.
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Individual and family therapy for older children, adolescents, and parents:
Career experience
Thousands of hours providing 1-1 therapy at a private clinic supporting young people and adults with diverse mental health concerns.
Individual and group therapy with adolescents and adults at a Perth addictions centre.
Facilitating a multi-agency collaborative and providing community-based psychosocial support to young people with complex needs on the Gold Coast.
Therapy for children with an autism spectrum disorder in a private clinic.
Consultant psychologist to an employee assistance provider to assist adults within corporations experiencing anxiety, stress, or depression.
Qualifications
Kimberly is a Registered Psychologist experienced in providing intervention for a wide variety of psychological presentations.
She has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and families across a range of settings including not for profit organisations and within the private sector.
Kimberly holds a Bachelor of Psychology and has undertaken six years of study and supervised practice.
With a trauma-informed and client-centred approach, Kimberly uses a range of evidence-based approaches including cognitive behavioural therapy, attachment-based interventions, family therapy, Interpersonal therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and brief solution-focused therapies.
Kimberly’s therapeutic areas of interest include anxiety and mood disorders, perinatal and infant mental health, social and emotional wellbeing in children and adolescents, stress and burnout, autism and developmental disabilities, and interpersonal relationships.
She also enjoys working collaboratively with parents to navigate the complexities of parenting and children’s mental health.
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Areas of interest
Career experience
Individual therapy for children, parents, adolescents and adults
Working with parents to improve the attachment relationship with their child and navigate challenging behaviour
Providing psychological therapy under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to children, young people, and adults with disabilities.
Providing therapy through an employee assistance provider and a vocational rehabilitation provider to assist adults experiencing a range of mental health difficulties
Development and delivery of psychoeducational group presentations
Postvention support and consultation to secondary schools
Referrals
Kimberly welcomes referrals from individual families, medical specialists, health professionals, and educators.
Qualifications
Claire is a registered psychologist who is dedicated to providing a client-centred, empathetic approach to therapy.
She prefers taking a holistic and collaborative approach with clients experiencing a range of mental health concerns, working to help them live a life that is in accordance with their values.
Over the last three years, Claire has gained experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults across schools, private practice, and alcohol and other drug (AOD) services.
Claire’s areas of interest include helping clients overcome and manage anxiety, addiction, depression, adjustment difficulties, stress, and childhood-related issues.
She particularly enjoys supporting children and adolescents from late primary school through the adolescent years to early adulthood.
Claire has been trained in several evidence-based practices including cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, acceptance and commitment therapy, strength-based therapy as well as mindfulness-based interventions.
Claire also has an interest in providing psychological assessment services to children and adolescents experiencing school-based cognitive and learning difficulties.
She has a particular passion for helping young people express themselves in a safe space.
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Cadie is a warm and empathic Clinical Psychologist who has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and families in a range of settings; including private, public, and non-for-profit community sectors.
Cadie uses a client-centred and systemic attachment-based approach with a range of different interventions including cognitive-behavioural therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy, schema therapy, and trauma informed eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing.
Cadie’s therapeutic areas of interest include helping clients to overcome maladaptive perfectionism, adjustment and life transitions, child-related and attachment-based issues, and anxiety.
She particularly enjoys supporting children and adolescents from late primary school through the adolescent years to early adulthood.
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Amela is a compassionate and warm Registered Psychologist with experience providing clinical assessment and interventions for a vast range of presentations. Amela has worked with children (+5 years), adolescents and adults through the disability, workplace rehabilitation, fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) and corporate psychology sectors.
Amela uses a wide range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Attachment-based Interventions, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Interpersonal Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Couples Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness-based Therapies.
Amela has a special interest in neurodiversity (OCD, ADHD, ASD) and also has a special interest in trauma-informed care, with experience providing support in Critical Incident Responses (CIR) and suicide prevention and intervention.
Amela has completed 7 years of study and supervised practice which has complemented her delivery of therapeutic services. Amela has expertise surrounding personal growth and mental health including the following:
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Areas of interest
Individual and family therapy for older children, adolescents, and parents:
Career experience
Individual therapy for children, parents, adolescents and adults.
Working with parents to improve the attachment relationship with their child and navigate challenging behaviour.
Providing psychological therapy under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to children, young people, and adults with disabilities.
Providing therapy through an employee assistance provider and a vocational rehabilitation provider to assist adults experiencing a range of mental health difficulties.
Providing psychological support to rural areas and in the Pilbara for FIFO services.
Development and delivery of psychoeducational group presentations.
Referrals
Amela welcomes referrals from individual families, medical specialists, health professionals, and educators.
Qualifications
Our newest member of our team, Olivia is a provisional psychologist and a dedicated student at Curtin University, currently undertaking her 5th year of study as a Master of Professional Psychology.
She takes great pride in studying psychology as a discipline, from the research and theoretical aspects to the statistical and practical aspects. Olivia is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives, no matter how great or small, and strives to bring her warm and empathic personality to any setting.
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Lucy and Romy are our committed local client support and clinic administrators.
