Fiona Beall 
Clinical Psychologist- Director

 Fiona is a Clinical Psychologist focusing on child and  adolescent therapy  in the Sutherland Shire since 2000, with over 25 years experience..
Fiona has a Masters of Clinical Psychology and has been working with children, adolescents and young adults  with a variety of clinical issues.
Fiona's therapeutic work includes working with  Anxiety, Depression,  HSC and Stress management, Tics  and other common mental health issues.
Fiona utilises (CBT) Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, CBIT for Tics,  (DBT) Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Solution Focussed Therapy.
Fiona provides clients with clear and useful strategies that assist in positive change, building life skills and coping in a safe therapeutic space. 
Fiona is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and the College of Clinical Psychologists. 
​Fiona can be contacted at:
0432 483 026 
​[email protected]
MELISSA MADONIS 
Psychologist
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Melissa brings over 10 years experience and passion in providing psychological treatment to adolescents. Melissa starts with establishing a warm and comfortable relationship to understand the unique needs of the young person. A collaborative plan is developed to address common difficulties such as a mood problems, anxiety and low self-esteem. Family conflict or school issues such as bulling and behavioural concerns are also areas that can be explored. Melissa is experienced in working with young people who have faced adversity including a history of trauma, attachment issues or when problems seem complex.  A range of evidence based treatment modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Schema Therapy are used to help clients understand themselves, improve their communication and foster healthy coping skills.  
 Melissa is fully registered with the Psychology Board of Australia, Member of the Australian Psychological Society and is a Psychology Board Approved Supervisor. 
Melissa can be contacted at:
0295402019
​[email protected]
 

Craig Frazer 
Social Worker

 Craig is a Clinical Social Worker with 25 years experience in the provision of psychological therapies to children & adolescents in public and private mental health settings.

Craig has particular interest and expertise in early childhood ( 0-6 yrs old ) clinical work,  
he utilises parent -child relationship attachment based therapy to address clinical concerns including anxiety, behavioural & emotional regulation issues . He also has a experience in the provision of psychological therapy to school age & adolescent issues including anxiety, mood, adjustment & trauma.
Craig  has experience in the provision of therapies including CBT, Schema, parent -child attachment relationship and family therapy.
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Craig can be contacted at:
0295402019
​[email protected]
 

Laura Murphy 
Social Worker

Laura is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with over 15 years clinical experience working 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. Laura hopes to build with her clients a warm therapeutic relationship and make sessions together safe, engaging and creative. 
Laura can be contacted at:
0295402019
​[email protected]
 

ABN:Christine El-Baini
​Psychologist

Christine is a psychologist with over 10 years experience working with children and families. Her therapy is guided by the unique needs of each child, evidence based, trauma-informed and attachment theory based. Christine works with a wide variety of presenting issues.

Christine uses various approaches and therapies to assist with improving quality of life including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TF-CBT), Parent-Child attachment based work, Positive Psychology and Play Therapy.

Christine has previously worked in the school setting with children and their families and most recently, for a number of years, has worked with children who have experienced complex trauma and attachment disruption. In this role Christine offered counselling support to children, carer support, administered psychometric assessments, developed behaviour support plans, co-facilitated multidisciplinary playgroups and facilitated parent/carer programs. Christine is a member of the Australian Psychological Society.
Christine can be contacted at:
0295402019
​[email protected]
 

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