Carmel is a registered psychologist with the Australian Psychology Board of Australia.
Carmel has worked across various educational settings including pre-schools, primary schools, and high schools in the Macleay Valley. Carmel values relationships and believes in empowering people to achieve their goals. She provides strategies to families to support young people with additional needs or those struggling with anxiety, school refusal, low mood, and social interactions. The goal of these interventions is to build resilience and reinforce strengths. In addition to her work in schools, she has also worked in private practice in Queensland and prior to her career as a psychologist, Carmel was a high school teacher.
Carmel utilises a range of therapeutic approaches such as ACT – Acceptance Commitment Therapy, CBT – Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Art therapy.