Psychology | Think Mental Health

Therapeutic support and counselling

At Think Mental Health we offer evidenced based and evidence-informed services for the broad range of mental health conditions and issues faced by adults.
Psychology services provide therapeutic support and counselling to facilitate symptom relief, self-knowledge, emotional acceptance and growth in a safe, supportive environment.

Our team of psychologists are trained to understand the broad spectrum of presenting problems and have experience working with all the common psychological disorders as well as many of the less common difficulties. Often people are surprised to find out that they are not the only person who has ever experienced the set of symptoms they are struggling with. Our psychologists focus on providing a safe, non-judgmental space for you to share your concerns and to work on strategies to assist you to manage your challenges and return to living a more rich and meaningful life.

Adults

At Think Mental Health we offer evidenced based and evidence-informed psychological services for a broad range of mental health conditions and issues faced by adults. We work with you to understand your difficulties, establish goals and collaborate with you to better manage your unique challenges and build a rich, full and meaningful life.

Common Conditions

Depression

Trauma and post-traumatic stress

Anxiety

Stress, including workplace difficulties

Periods of transition or change

Relationship breakdown

Long-term personality difficulties/disorder

Grief and loss

Adolescents

Young people 13 – 18 years

At Think Mental Health we offer a range of evidence based and evidence informed services specific to adolescents. We have numerous members of our team who specialise in working with young people during this critical period of development. Our team members who work with adolescents are trained to understand the normal developmental challenges during this period and how things can go wrong. We work to build a strong therapeutic relationship with your teenager, to enable them to understand the young person’s experiences and then assist them to build the knowledge, skills and strategies to better manage any challenges or difficulties they may be facing.

A psychologist can help adolescents to deal with the wide range of challenges faced during this stage of development. Common difficulties we can assist with include:

Excessive sadness or depression

Family breakdown, through divorce or separation

Emotion regulation and distress tolerance

Nervousness, worry or anxiety

Grief and loss

Self-harm and suicidality

Difficulties with social and peer interactions

Self-esteem

Difficult behaviours

School refusal or attendance issues

At Think Mental Health we always strive to understand an adolescent within their family and social context. This means as parents, with your young person’s consent, you are likely to be involved in treatment. The focus is always on helping young people to understand and better manage their difficulties.

Seeing a psychologist can help young people to develop the skills to improve resilience through their life.

Children

Under 12 years

At Think Mental Health we offer a range of evidence based and evidence informed psychological services specific to children and families. We understand that as children grow and change, their needs will vary. We have staff who have a special interest and training in working with children and their families. These psychologists are sensitive to development across the lifespan and specialise in understanding emotion and behaviours from the child’s perspective. Our team use creative approaches and tools to engage children and help them to grow.

A clinician can help children to deal with a wide range of challenges faced during this stage of development. Common difficulties we can assist with include:

Excessive sadness or depression

Family breakdown, through divorce or separation

Big emotions

Nervousness, worry or anxiety

Grief and loss

Difficulties with social and peer interactions

Self-esteem

Difficult behaviours

Transitions, to school, between grades

At Think Mental Health we always strive to understand a child within their family context. This means as parents, you will be involved in any treatment. You are the experts in your child and know them best. We aim to understand your child and the difficulties they are facing, then work with you as a team to better manage these difficulties.

Seeing a psychologist can help your child to develop the skills to improve resilience through their life.

Our Team

Who you might see

Vanessa Hamilton

Vanessa is a director and founder of Think Mental Health and has over 25 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families as a clinical psychologist.

Jason McCrae

Jason has nearly 20 years of expertise in various clinical psychology roles and is a director and founder of Think Mental Health.

Ana Diaz

Ana is a registered psychologist, is fluent in English and Spanish, and works primarily with adults with a special interest in alcohol and drug dependence abuse, interpersonal relationships, and adjustment and stress-related disorders.

Bec Meagher

Bec Meagher is a registered psychologist who has experience working across the lifespan and with varied clinical presentations, including anxiety, depression, stress, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and disordered eating.

Caitlin Hammond

Caitlin is a clinical psychologist and is passionate about working with clients who are experiencing a range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, stress and interpersonal issues.

Caitlin Rees

Caitlin is a clinical psychologist who was drawn to working in mental health while practicing as a registered nurse.

Emma Dunstone

Emma is a clinical registrar who has experience working across the lifespan and with varied clinical presentations, including anxiety disorders, depression, trauma, developmental disorders, and relational issues.

Louise Hurley

Louise is a clinical registrar who is passionate about taking a strength-based, person-centred approach to working with clients as they navigate mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and interpersonal issues.

Joanna Maning

Joanna is a clinical registrar undertaking the clinical registrar program. Jo is passionate about connecting with clients from a person-centred perspective.

Melissa Nihill

Melissa is a clinical psychologist that enjoys working with people of all ages but with a specific interest in young people (particularly ages 12-25), and supporting parents, including new parents in the perinatal period, and those with young children and primary school-aged children.

Michelle McRae

Michelle is registered psychologist who has experience in a broad range of psychological areas. Her experience is primarily with adults, older persons and older adolescents (16+) and she has a strong interest in trauma management, including the use of eye movement desensitisation and reprogramming (EMDR) therapy.

Miranda Morrissey

Miranda is a clinical psychologist who works primarily with adults, however, also has an interest in assisting older adolescents (15+) and their families.

Monika Fridgant

Monika is a registered psychologist who has experience working across a range of life-stages and with varied clinical presentations, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and relational issues.

Monon Tarannum

Monon is a clinical psychologist who has experience working across a range of different clinical presentations such as anxiety, depression, stress, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), binge eating, bulimia nervosa and relationship difficulties.

Natalie Menezes

Natalie is a registered psychologist who enjoys supporting people of all ages but is particularly passionate about working with young people and their families and treating anxiety, depression, stress, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders and trauma-related difficulties.

Natalie Taylor

Natalie is a registered psychologist undertaking the Master of Clinical Psychology (Post-Registration). She has a particular interest in longer-term patient care across the lifespan.

Sean Dicks

Sean is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years’ experience. He enjoys working with individuals across the lifespan with varied clinical presentations but has a particular interest in working with adults, and has particular experience, training and interest in working with couples undertaking relationship counselling.

Joshua Wood

Josh is a provisional psychologist undertaking his final year of the Master of Clinical Psychology program at the University of Canberra.

William Smith

William is a provisional psychologist undertaking his final, 6th year professional training with Think Mental Health, after completing his tertiary education in Psychology at the Australian National University.

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