Cass is a Clinical and Coaching Psychologist with over a decade of experience practicing in Melbourne, VIC. She has a particular interest in women’s mental health, perinatal wellbeing, and the emotional landscape of early parenting. Cass especially values supporting new parents as they navigate the complex identity shifts that often accompany this life stage.

Cass works with clients in the perinatal and early parenting years through her private practice, Gather Perinatal Psychology, and also holds a Senior Psychologist position with Mercy Health at an early parenting centre. Cass has a research interest in self-compassion, which she draws on when supporting clients through the challenges of parenting, identity, and work–life balance. She is a Board-Approved Supervisor and enjoys supporting students and early-career psychologists interested in perinatal psychology in their professional development.

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I am Dianne and I am a registered psychologist, certified Clinical EFT practitioner and Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC) practitioner.

I have previously worked in high school and primary school settings as the school psychologist/ counsellor in Victoria and New South Wales.

I currently work in private practise in Geelong Vic, after recently moving from rural Echuca. I provide Telehealth services nationally. I also provide sleep education workshops online and in person to help educate families about biological infant sleep that is NOT sleep training.

I am passionate about perinatal psychology and supporting families through their journey of pregnancy, birth and parenting.

I am a clinical psychologist and senior lecturer working at the University of Adelaide. I completed my PhD in 2012 and subsequent postdoctoral training in public health and epidemiology in the School of Public Health at the UofA. I trained in clinical psychology at Flinders University and I am a Registered Clinical Psychologist and Member of the College of Clinical Psychologists in the Australian Psychology Society. I have worked in private practice settings with families in metropolitan and regional areas.

My research focuses on children’s development and mental health, postnatal mental health and support for new parents, and epidemiology. In particular, my research focuses on working in partnership with health services to develop, implement and evaluate new interventions to support families and their infants during pregnancy and the postnatal period.

Melissa is a psychologist and PhD researcher focusing on psychological birth trauma, mental health, perinatal support, and trauma-informed care. In private practice, she provides therapy, supervision, and assessments for clients, including those with perinatal trauma and neurodiversity. Melissa holds a Master’s in Clinical Leadership and a Master’s in Suicidology, reflecting her commitment to resilient healthcare.

Her career spans primary healthcare, disability, and mental health, with executive roles such as Executive Director of NQ Primary Health Network and Assistant Director for NDIA (QLD), providing in-depth knowledge of health and disability systems.

Melissa contributes to committees, including Queensland Health’s Birth Trauma Awareness Committee and the Living Evidence for Australian Pregnancy and Postnatal Care Guidelines Steering Committee, which develops evidence-based care guidelines, and serves on NQPHN’s commissioning panel. Her clinical, academic, and leadership experie

I am a provisional psychologist working across school psychology and perinatal mental health. I completed a Master of Professional Psychology and am currently undertaking the 5+1 internship pathway part time. My work draws on ACT, CBT and CFT, informed by trauma-informed principles and the Circle of Security Parenting™ model. I am also a mum of two, and my lived experience informs my interest and practice in early relational health, mental health and identity transitions in parenthood. I founded an online perinatal mental health education and advocacy platform, and co-authored a 2024 Midwifery publication examining birth trauma and birth debriefing. My wider clinical interests include early intervention, attachment-focused practice, and contributing to system-level change that supports relational safety, maternal wellbeing, and stigma reduction across the perinatal continuum.

As a Provisional Psychologist, I am deeply committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive support to individuals facing mental health challenges.

Drawing upon over 35 years of experience in Nursing and Midwifery practice, alongside meeting high education, training, ethical and professional standards in Psychology education, culminating in a Master of Professional Psychology, I offer a unique blend of clinical expertise and psychological insight.

My focus is on delivering high-quality care, with an emphasise on evidence-based, customised psychological approaches to assess, diagnosis and treating a wide range of clients and concerns.

As a health professional with a special interest in Perinatal and Infant Psychology it is my aim to provide best practice in perinatal care for women and their families.This encompasses the prevention, detection, treatment and management of perinatal mental health disorders in the perinatal period.