​CAPS has been operating for nearly 10 years in the Sutherland Shire, and our experienced and caring team has had the pleasure of working with many families, schools and health professionals in the Shire. We are a Miranda-based clinic, home to a team of eight clinicians, with each bringing specialist skills and a wealth of experience to our clients. 
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Fiona Beall
Clinical Psychologist- Director

Fiona is a Clinical Psychologist focusing on child and adolescent therapy and counselling in the Sutherland Shire. She has a Masters of Clinical Psychology and has been working with children and adolescents with a variety of clinical issues as a psychologist since 2000.

Fiona is the Founding Director of CAPS and is passionate about the centre providing a safe and empowering environment for children and families. 
In her therapeutic work with children, adolescents and young adults her areas of interest include Anxiety, Depression, OCD, Tourettes /Tics and the promotion of overall well-being. Fiona utilises Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Solution Focussed Psychotherapy. Fiona provides clients with clear and useful strategies that assist in positive change and overall wellbeing.

Fiona is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and the College of Clinical Psychologists.

Julia London
Clinical, Educational and Developmental Psychologist

Julia is a Clinical Psychologist as well as an Educational and Developmental Psychologist who has 10 years experience in working with children, adolescents and families, and has been part of the CAPS team since 2008.  Julia is currently a Member of the Australian Psychological Society as well as a Fellow of both the College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists and the College of Clinical Psychologists.

​Julia has specific interest and training in the psychometric assessments we offer at CAPS. She also enjoys working with school aged children and their families presenting with a variety of clinical issues such as anxiety, as well as educational issues such as attention and learning or social difficulties. Julia utilises a variety of treatment modalities in her work.

Nicole Connor
Clinical Psychologist

Nicole is a Clinical Psychologist who has extensive experience working with children in the preschool and primary school age group. Nicole is a member of the Australian Psychological Society, and is also a Fellow of the College of Clinical Psychologists.

Nicole enjoys working collaboratively with children and their parents to address behaviours that are negatively impacting the child and/or their family. She works with children to provide them with skills to regulate their emotions and improve their functioning. She also works with parents to assist them to manage their child’s challenging behaviour, build relationships, and to support their child’s emotion regulation skills.

Nicole works predominantly from a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) framework, and is guided by evidence-based practices. She is trained in both behavioural-based and attachment-based parenting approaches. Nicole’s area of interest is emotion coaching, and she believes strongly in the benefits of prevention and early intervention to enable children to lead happy and healthy lives.

Craig Frazer
Social Worker

Craig is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with over 20 years experience in child and adolescent mental health in public and private practice settings. 
Craig holds a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Sydney and is a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers. Craig has completed training in CBT, family and systemic therapies and attachment based work. 

Craig works in a  range of child and adolescent clinical issues.  In addition, Craig has an interest of parenting and parent-child relationship work and is a registered trainer for the Circle of Security Parent Program. 

Laura Murphy
Social Worker

Laura is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with clinical experience for children, adolescents and their families having worked exclusively within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health field. 

Laura aims to bring hope and positive change to clients lives in a collaborative process, combining the strengths of the individual with the appropriate psychological therapy (including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Theapy (DBT) and Family Therapy). She is also informed in her work by Attachment theory and in systemic approaches to solving problems, supporting both parents and their children to facilitate change. She hopes to build with her clients a warm therapeutic relationship and make sessions together safe, engaging and creative.

Michelle DeRieve
Social Worker

Michelle is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with a special interest in adolescent mental health. Michelle has a Bachelor of Social Work, an Associate Diploma in Youth Work, and a Graduate Certificate in Youth Mental Health. Michelle has 20 years experience within the public mental health setting and private education sector.

​Michelle is committed to supporting young people and their families. She works within a strengths based, biopsychosocial model of care, recognising the importance of the many facets of each individuals life. Michelle has completed training in ACT, DBT, CBT, and SFBT . Michelle is experienced in working with young people to manage anxiety and depression, social issues and grief and loss. She has a particular interest in supporting senior students as they navigate the stressors of Senior School life.

Christine Cooper
Educational and Developmental Psychologist

Chris is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist who has been working with children, adolescents and their families for over 15 years. Chris is a full APS Member and a Fellow of the College of Ed and Dev Psychologists. She is a Registered Supervisor and is able to provide supervision to Psychologists in Training. 

Chris has a strong interest in psychometric assessment and is passionate about conducting thorough assessments and delivering evidence-based intervention. She has extensive experience in assessment and providing intervention for a range of learning, educational, emotional, behavioural and clinical issues children, adolescents and their families deal with. Chris uses a variety of therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Solution Focussed Therapy, Art, Play Therapy and Mindfulness in the intervention she provides and aims to tailor intervention to best suit the needs of her clients. She enjoys working with young people and their families to empower them to make change possible. 

 Miriam Webb
Clinical Psychologist

Miriam is a Clinical Psychologist who has enjoyed working with children and adolescents for over 13 years. She uses curiosity and playfulness to create a relaxed environment for children and their parents to explore avenues for real change and assist families to support their child into the future.

​Miriam uses interventions that are evidence-based such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and is guided by attachment principles to unlock the meaning behind children and young people’s presentations and create lasting wellbeing. Miriam is a Circle of Security Facilitator and experienced in trauma informed practice.  Areas of interest are anxiety, emotion regulation, parenting, ADD/ADHD, social difficulties, OCD and depression. 

Emma Blacklaw
Intake Officer and Administration

Emma has completed both a Bachelor of Arts Psychology at Wollongong University and a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) at the Institute for Social Neuroscience in Melbourne. She is currently completing her PhD in Health and Society at the University of Wollongong.

Emma's university and work experience has motivated and made her passionate about the mental health industry with the goal of working as a clinical psychologist in a child and adolescent setting. Emma has worked in administration and front of house reception roles over the past 5 years in Healthcare clinics between Japan and NSW. 

Emma has a high level of customer service skills and is happy to assist you with  enquiries, including booking or changing appointments, Medicare, and new referrals.

Emily Murty
Administration - Reception

Emily has an extensive history of administration qualifications and experience. When not working, she is often caring for her own children and is understanding of the juggles of family life.

Emily is always happy to help you with enquiries via phone or email and any administration issues.