Jade Maurer is registered as a Clinical Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia. She is also a member of the Australian Psychological Society and a member of the College of Clinical Psychologists. Jade has completed a Bachelor of Psychological Science and a Master of Clinical Psychology at Griffith University.
Jade has broad experience in the psychological treatment of children and adolescents experiencing mental health, social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. She has worked across educational, primary care and private practice settings. Most recently Jade has worked in private practice in Darwin (NT) providing psychological treatment to children, adolescents and their families. Jade utilises a combination of individual child therapy sessions and parent sessions.
The approaches Jade utilises are drawn from a variety of psychological theories, and include cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment based therapies and solution-focused therapy. Jade tailors her approach to suit individual children, building on their strengths and enhancing therapeutic outcomes.
Annika Jonsdottir is a registered psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia. Annika has completed a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Psychology at the University of Queensland and a Masters of Psychology (Educational and Developmental) at the Queensland University of Technology.
Annika has experience working with children and families dealing with a wide range of psychological, emotional and social difficulties. She has worked in a number of different settings, including primary and secondary schools, at Queensland Health centres and in the Queensland University of Technology health clinic. She has experience and training in attachment theories and parenting work focused on improving the attachment and bond between parents and their children. Attachment based parenting programs are used worldwide including in government agencies such as Queensland Health.
Annika also has extensive experience in research and has published papers for the Queensland Centre of Mental Health Research. In January she and her colleagues were awarded the Australia Day Excellence in Innovation or Research Award by the West Moreton Health Service for their contribution to research and health practises. Because of her strong research background, Annika favours an evidence-based approach to counselling and uses a tailored approach with her clients that includes play therapy, mindfulness, cognitive-behavioural therapy, attachment parenting, and acceptance and commitment therapy.
Dr Allana Canty is registered as a Clinical Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia. Allana has completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology at Griffith University and was awarded the 2016 Chancellor Medal for Excellence. Allana’s exceptional performance in her research degree placed her as the highest achieving doctoral graduate, and the Griffith Health Group’s top ranked candidate for 2016.
Allana has an eclectic strength-based approach, whereby she tailors treatments to meet the individual needs of the children and families with whom she is working to help her clients achieve lasting change. Most recently, Allana has worked for the Abused Child Trust in South East Queensland providing psychological treatment to children, adolescents and their families who have histories of neglect and emotional, physical and/or sexual abuse. Allana has extensive experience providing treatment for children experiencing life transitions such as grief, as well as depression, social anxiety, specific phobias, and obsessive compulsive disorder. Throughout her experiences Allana has developed a strong passion for working collaboratively with parents to help them achieve mastery of positive parenting skills and build secure positive relationships with their children.
Allana has completed advanced training in a range of evidence-based interventions including cognitive behaviour therapy for eating disorders, trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and the neurosequential model of therapeutics. Having several years of experience working within multidisciplinary allied health teams, Allana can provide additional guidance on your child’s developmental needs in the domains of fine and gross motor skills, language development and nutrition. Allana is an accredited Triple P provider and can provide observation-based parent-child attachment training. Allana is also highly skilled in providing assessments related to attentional and behavioural concerns, reporting the results of these assessments to paediatricians, and collaborating with schools to ensure your child receives holistic support.
Dr Felicity West has been a registered psychologist since 2000. She completed a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Psychology at the University of Tasmania and a PhD in Clinical Psychology from The University of Queensland. She is an accredited provider of the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program and is mother to two small children.
Felicity has worked in research, hospital, and community settings. As a Triple P trainer, she had the privilege of working with children, parents, and family support workers in Australia, England, Scotland, Canada, and the United States. The aim of this work was to reduce child behaviour and emotional problems by increasing parenting skills and confidence. She learnt that many problems can be resolved by building self-esteem, increasing positive interactions, and empowering children and parents to make their own positive changes.
In working with children and families, Felicity draws on her formal and informal training in cognitive behaviour therapy, parent training, art therapy, and narrative therapy. Motherhood has taught her the importance of honouring children’s unique view of the world, and tapping into their imagination, creativity, and playfulness in finding solutions to problem they face.
Peggy Wong is currently registered as a Provisional Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia. She is also a member of the Australian Psychological Society. Peggy has completed a Bachelor of Psychology and a Master of School Psychology and Counselling at Brigham Young University in the United States of America.
Peggy worked as a school psychologist in the United States, in both primary and secondary schools, providing educational support and psychological treatment to children, adolescents, and their families. Peggy has extensive experience working with children and adolescents with autism. She has training in the administration of autism diagnostic assessments, and is experienced in providing interventions, such as individual counselling and social skills support groups, for children and adolescents with autism. Peggy is also a certified leader in the 1-2-3-Magic program, an evidence-based parenting program focused on managing the behaviours of children from 2 to 12 years old.
Based on the individual needs, attributes, and strengths of her clients, Peggy utilizes techniques from a number of modalities including cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy and solution-focused therapy to enhance therapeutic outcomes.
Katherine De Maria is a registered psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia who has broad experience working with children, adolescents, families and adults. She has completed a Bachelor of Psychological Science with Honors at the University of Queensland and a Masters of Clinical Psychology at the Queensland University of Technology. Katherine is also a member of the Australian Psychological Society.
Katherine has experience in the delivery of both individual and group-based evidence based psychological interventions in private, community and hospital-based settings. Across these settings, Katherine has experience working with young people and their families to assist with a variety of psychological, emotional and social difficulties. Her key interests include assisting young people to understand and manage emotions and build social skills and coping strategies.
Katherine strongly believes that it is important to work collaboratively with the young person and their family and tailor the treatment to best meet the needs and strengths of her clients. She utilizes a wide range of evidence-based psychological therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy and Brief Supportive Therapy modalities to achieve the goals of her clients and their families.
Amy Biggs-Tsoubos is a Provisional Psychologist who has a keen interest in working with children and adolescents presenting with a variety of needs. She has experience working with clients with ASD, ADHD, behavioural problems, anxiety, depression, anger issues and low self-esteem. Amy also enjoys working with parents of children to equip them with the skills and tools necessary to ensure that gains made in therapy with the child are continued into everyday home life.
In addition to working under traditional models of therapy such as CBT and Play, Amy is also a trained and certified Animal Assisted Therapist. Amy works with her Cavoodle, Lulu, who is trained and assessed Therapy Dog (through Therapy Dogs Australia). Lulu is present during client sessions, and where beneficial to client goals plays an active role in therapy. Animal Assisted Therapy has been shown to assist with building the therapeutic relationship between the therapist and client and have a positive impact on client engagement, which is crucial to achieving client goals. Research into Animal Assisted Interventions show that they are beneficial in teaching and treating a number of presenting issues, including but not limited to, emotion regulation, reducing stress, improving mood, teaching empathy and social skills and increasing self-esteem and confidence.
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