Andrew has a strong focus on helping people recover from mental health challenges and develop mental health resilience. He works across the lifespan with children from 10 years through to older adults, including couples therapy. Andrew utilises therapy approaches and techniques from schema therapy, CBT, trauma-focused CBT, ACT, DBT, SFT, elements of CPT, and is EMDR trained. He assists clients from a wide range of backgrounds, working with client referrals from GP mental health care plans, DVA, insurance, Workcover WA, NDIS, and private referrals. Andrew’s focus is on helping clients recover from mental health barriers, including traumatic incidents, and helping turn these barriers into an opportunity for growth, including extensive experience in uniformed service populations and their loved ones and associates. He also works with people facing chronic pain to help them navigate their experience of pain and the interaction between pain and mental health. Andrew is passionate about the role of family, friends, work, volunteering, and completing ‘simple’ activities of daily living in an individual’s recovery from mental health challenges. He sees the benefits of engagement in all of life as being a key aspect to support the psychological, emotional, physical, and social recovery of those facing mental health difficulties. Andrew recommends that those facing challenges utilise all available resources, as the difficulty of ‘doing it alone’ often may contribute to the challenges they are currently facing. Andrew spent 10 years working as a civilian in Police Operations & Communications before transitioning to full-time psychology work. His psychology roles have included time with the WA Police Psychology Unit, uniformed service personnel, civilian therapy programs at a private psychiatric hospital, vocational rehabilitation, and therapy work with Open Arms (DVA’s Veterans & Families Counselling Service). Andrew currently splits his time between Helios Psychology and uniformed service personnel. He is available for appointments on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Psychologist

Kara is a patient, compassionate and understanding Psychologist with an aim to provide a safe space to enable therapeutic change. She is enthusiastic and dedicated to fostering positive relationships with her clients. Kara is committed to working collaboratively with you, and the type of therapy used in her sessions is always dependent on your presenting issues. Kara welcomes any feedback and encourages client involvement to shape the approach of the therapy and ensure you get what you want from your counselling sessions. You are likely to find Kara unassuming, kind and caring. Kara is comfortable working across all age groups, from children to adults and couples. She is available to support you to deal with a wide range of difficulties and concerns, including depression, anxiety, childhood trauma, relationships and workplace difficulties. Her main therapeutic approaches are Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Schema Therapy and Mindfulness.