Louise believes certain experiences in life can be challenging, and is passionate in adopting a holistic framework to meet an individual’s needs in the provision of psychological services. Louise aims to assist individuals in working towards identified goals, whilst focusing on the development of healthy and adaptive strategies to navigate life’s challenges and improve general wellbeing. Therapeutic treatment is focused towards working alongside the client to gain insight into core issues impacting on the body, mind, and soul.

Louise has 12 years experience working with broad presentations across the life span in government and non-government organisations including private practice, the Australian Defence Force (ADF), the Department of Veteran Affairs: Open Arms – Veterans and Families Counselling, Department of Communities – Child Protection and Family Support, Alzheimer’s Australia, employee assistance programs (EAP), worker’s compensation rehabilitation, and clinical outreach programs focusing on housing related issues, homelessness, substance abuse, domestic violence and victims of crime. Louise’s strengths include adopting a multi-disciplinary approach with strong community advocacy to ensure resources and referrals required to aid in mental health improvement and/or recovery are implemented to ensure optimal treatment outcomes.

Specialist areas of interest include working with current serving military members, transitioning members, ex-service veteran community and families, given her level of understanding into military systems and experiences. Louise has specialised training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) and is an approved therapist and member of the EMDR Association of Australia (EMDRAA). Other training includes Schema Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Ego State Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT). Emerging interests include Clinical Hypnosis and Clinical Psychedelic Assisted Therapies (CPAT).