Kate is a registered psychologist with AHPRA and has over twenty years’ experience working in therapeutic and leadership roles in organisational, correctional and private practice settings. She works with individuals, couples, and groups, with experience across a breadth of mental health, life and career transitions, relationship needs and behavioural problems. Kate is especially interested in helping people through those sticky life changes, big and small, to help them make decisions and live more full and productive lives. The therapeutic relationship is at the heart of Kate’s approach with emphasis placed on building a strong connection and trust. She believes this is the essential foundation to ignite the potential of people, fostering growth and deepening self-awareness to enable meaningful changes in a client’s life. Kate draws on various evidence-based techniques to meet the needs of each client, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness along with a strong coaching approach to facilitate sustainable change and accountability.

Kelly Heideman is a registered psychologist with experience across community health, education, organisational, and corporate settings. She works with adolescents aged 16 years and over, as well as adults across all life stages. Kelly takes a humanistic, holistic, and strengths-based approach to therapy. She has a particular interest in supporting young adults navigating life transitions and adjustment challenges, as well as individuals experiencing workplace-related issues, drawing on extensive experience working with stress, trauma, bullying, and harassment. Kelly’s work is grounded in the development of a strong therapeutic relationship. She prioritises creating a safe, supportive, and non-judgemental space where clients feel heard and understood. Kelly tailors therapy to each client’s individual’s needs, drawing on a range of evidence-based interventions including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and mindfulness-based interventions. Kelly is known for her warm and empathic style and works collaboratively with clients to foster self-awareness, growth, resilience, and meaningful change. Kelly is able to provide WorkCover and TAC services and is also an Accredited Mediator. Kelly’s special areas of interest: Anxiety Academic issues Career counselling Depression EAP Grief and loss Interpersonal difficulties Life changes and transitions Perinatal mental health Self-esteem issues Stress management Trauma Workplace and bullying issues Kelly is available for in-person and telehealth appointments at our McKinnon practice on Mondays and Thursdays.

Gary is one of Reflection Psychology Group’s principal psychologists, and has more than 15 years of experience in the field of psychology. He works with individuals, couples and families from all backgrounds. He uses a variety of approaches that he believes will be most effective based on both the issue he is working with and the experience he has in understanding what will best suit the person he is assisting. With a great passion in Emotion Focussed Therapy, Gary believes that much of our deeper present day struggles are linked to past experiences and perhaps the unresolved or non-addressed understandings or emotions associated with them. Gary also believes that often the issues presented in counselling are rather the symptoms of the underlining issue and hence it is often ‘deeper’ therapy as opposed to ‘band-aid’ therapy that provides positive and sustainable change. Gary works with clients of all ages and feels that the ideal recipe for effective therapy is self-honesty, commitment and an authentic relationship between the therapist and client. Gary relies heavily on the combination of his knowledge and experience together with his intuition to assist people. His experience extends to group therapy, training and facilitation of individuals and corporate groups as well as the provision of individual and group peer consultation and mentoring for mental health professionals. Gary’s clients would describe him as direct and challenging but also authentic and nurturing.

Graeme Lewis is one of Reflection Psychology Group’s principal clinical psychologists who has over 20 years’ of experience in working in private practice. He worked in law before embarking on his psychology career, and he chose to give up law because of his passion for assisting others with their personal growth and healing. Graeme works primarily with adults and older adolescents, and he has a deep respect for how each of his clients have been shaped by their personal life-stories. He believes that growth is facilitated by developing an understanding of how current struggles are influenced by previous life experiences. Graeme focusses on building an authentic, compassionate and deeply caring connection with his clients; and through a collaborative therapeutic process his clients are equipped with insight, understanding and tools to navigate and overcome the difficulties that they are encountering in their lives. Graeme tailors each therapeutic encounter to his client’s individual needs by using an Integrative approach that draws upon the following broad range of therapeutic modalities: psychodynamic theory, self-psychology, relational therapy, attachment theory, person-centred therapy and cognitive therapy. Graeme’s clients describe him as nurturing, insightful, warm, caring and authentic. Graeme’s special areas of interest: Depression, Anxiety, Low self-esteem, Parenting, Marriage and Relationships, Family Issues, Developing emotional intelligence, Anger management, Stress Management, Sexuality, Work-life balance, Life-stage transitions, Grief and loss, Work-related issues, EAP, Understanding and breaking negative psychological patterns Graeme consults our of our McKinnon location on Mondays and Wednesdays, and our Camberwell location on Tuesdays. He offers both in-person and Telehealth appointments.

Kelly Bramstedt is a clinical psychologist with 10 years’ experience working in the mental health field. Before moving into private practice as a psychologist over 4 years ago, Kelly gained extensive clinical experience by working for several years in adult mental health services in both community and inpatient settings as a Psychiatric Nurse. Kelly works with adults and adolescents. She is experienced in working with a broad range of issues. Kelly adopts an integrative therapeutic model combining Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Kelly tailors the approach used to individual needs and preferences of each client. Kelly aims to provide a warm and supportive environment for each client to help them explore, identify and address issues that are concerning them and to assist them reach their goals. Kelly approaches every session with the knowledge that the client is the expert on themselves and therefore knows themselves best. She also believes that every client has resources and skills to help themselves and aims to help clients reach their goals and help them to recognise and use their own strengths and skills as well as develop new ones. Kelly’s clients describe her as warm, authentic and very knowledgeable. Kelly’s specialist interests: Depression Anxiety Trauma Adjustment issues Recovering from mental illness Life Transitions Stress Substance abuse Kelly is available for both in-person and telehealth appointments in our McKinnon location on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Shantal Lourie (Shanty) is a qualified Counselling Psychologist with extensive experience working with a range of individuals including children, adolescents and adults. Shanty is skilled in delivering many evidence-based psychological approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Mindfulness, Solution Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as well as Positive Psychology techniques. Shanty values the importance of providing genuine and specific care for each client and is skilled in carefully considering clients’ needs, resources and current well being and tailoring evidence-based interventions to support each individual. Shanty believes that a strong working alliance between the client and counsellor is pivotal for creating successful and meaningful therapeutic outcomes. As such, Shanty prioritises building rapport and working in partnership with each client to ensure that counselling progresses at a comfortable and suitable pace that facilitates ongoing growth and enhanced well being. Shanty is passionate about creating a positive and safe space that supports clients to work through their concerns and is known for her approachable, caring, relatable and encouraging nature. Shanty’s special areas of interest include: Childhood trauma or abuse Anxiety Depression Grief and Loss Parenting Relationships Self-esteem Self harm Stress Workplace and bullying issues Shanty is available for both in person and Telehealth sessions in Mckinnon on Wednesdays.

Natalie, a registered psychologist, brings over 20 years of diverse experience to her practice. She integrates therapeutic frameworks such as psychodynamic theory, attachment theory, and dialectical behaviour therapy, tailoring each session to meet her client's needs. This personalised approach ensures a unique therapeutic experience. Currently, Natalie offers both short-term and long-term individual therapy. Her extensive experience spans various settings, including public mental health facilities, educational institutions, and inpatient and outpatient settings. She provides therapeutic services to individuals, families, parents, children, and adolescents, with particular expertise in psycho-educational assessments for children and adolescents. Additionally, she has significant experience in research and development. She has extensively participated in training and workshop facilitation on various psychological topics. The cornerstone of Natalie's practice is the therapeutic alliance, a bond she considers essential for fostering insight and driving positive change. Her collaborative approach empowers clients to confront challenges, build resilience, and achieve personal goals. She believes in amplifying and utilising the inherent strengths of her clients, recognising them as the true experts in their lives. Natalie's practice is rooted in a deep understanding and respect for the universal challenges of humanity. She values vulnerability and self-compassion, creating a nonjudgmental, nurturing, and safe environment. This setting facilitates in-depth self-exploration, enabling clients to examine their identity, life experiences, relationships, and systemic influences. Clients describe Natalie as warm, authentic, and perceptive. She leverages her extensive knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding to support individuals on their therapeutic journey.

Stewart completed his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Psychology across The University of Auckland, Auckland University of Technology and Massey University in New Zealand, and is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). With almost a decade of experience as a psychologist across Australia and New Zealand, Stewart is extremely passionate about psychological assessment and working closely with young people (ages 6-16+), their families/carers, and their schools to come to a shared understanding of how to best support the struggling learner. By integrating information from interviews, behavioural observations, and testing, he analyses the young person’s current situation and collaborates with schools to create easy to read and meaningful reports with practical recommendations and plans. Acknowledging and celebrating all the young person CAN do, while supporting developing areas of knowledge and skills is a key facet of his practice. Stewart also loves working closely with schools to design and deliver Professional Learning for teachers and special educators who want to learn more about screening, assessing, and intervening for young people at risk. This process keeps the young person in the safe space of school as concerns and differences are explored by educators, encourages data-driven informed referrals to be built, and, importantly, reduces panic-referrals to clinicians. Stewart’s clients describe him as extremely down-to-earth and engaging. He is known for the depth and quality of his assessments and the insightful guidance he offers in accordance with the findings from his interviews and assessments. Stewart runs his interviews and assessments from both our Mckinnon and Camberwell Clinics on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He offers both in-person and Telehealth appointments.