​Irene is a Clinical Psychologist with 22 years experience in private practice. She is fully registered with AHPRA and a member of the Australian Psychological Society and the Clinical College. Irene delivers her service with warmth, kindness and deep respect to each of her clients.

Over the years she has successfully treated a diverse range of clients, including children, adolescents, adults and the elderly. One of her areas of interest is working with children and the use of Play therapy. This is often combined with a Parenting Program in order to improve the quality of relationships at home and restore general happiness in the family unit. She believes in providing high quality, evidence based, psychological services and in the importance of working in close collaboration with referring providers and other parties involved in a client’s care.

Irene is registered as a provider for the NDIS and WorkCover Qld. She has extensive experience in treating WorkCover clients and assisting them in rejoining the workforce after sustaining psychological injury.

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Irene is passionate about helping individuals experience meaningful and fulfilling lives through identifying the obstacles, trauma, pain and problems which holds them back and guiding them to improved mental health. This is achieved by building new skills that are used to manage unhelpful thoughts and difficult feelings, as well as working on identifying, connecting with, and acting in accordance with one’s values

Phone today for an appointment

07 5573 2200 or book online by clicking on the 'Book an appointment' button

Clients Irene work with:

Children, adolescents, adults & couples

Area of Interest:

• Trauma
• PTSD
• Personality disorders, especially Borderline Personality
• OCD
• Children with behavioural, emotional and psychological problems
• Autism and ADHD/ADD
• Psychological assessments including intellectual, personality, psychopathology, compensation claims
• Depression
• Anxiety Disorders including social anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, general stress and worry
• Pain management
• Anger management
• Stress management
• Grief and Loss 
• Perinatal support for mums
• Relationship counselling
• Personal growth including assertiveness, self-esteem, social skills
• Sexuality and gender identity issues
• Workplace issues
• WorkCover and other Compensation claims

Therapeutic Approach:

• CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
• ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
• Play therapy for children
• Motivational Interviewing
• Compassion Focused Therapy
• DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)
• Hypnosis
• Emotion focused therapy
• Couples Counselling
• Life Skills coaching including assertiveness, conflict management, social skills, stress management
• Mindfulness and Relaxation strategies
• Gestalt therapy

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Availability:

Harbour Point - Hope Island 

• Monday            8:00 - 13:00
• Tuesday           8:00 - 13:00
• Wednesday      8:00 - 12:00
• Thursday          8:00 - 12:00
• After Hours available at additional charge