Meet Christophe, an accredited mental health social worker (AMHSW) with 15 years experience in the fields of eating disorders, mental health, youth, child protection, intellectual disability, refugee resettlement. Christophe’s core area of interest and passion is mental health recovery, believing that hope and recovery is possible despite the often-overwhelming nature of the mental health recovery journey. Christophe’s therapeutic approach is grounded in authentic, strengths-based, collaborative, and person-centred principles. He draws inspiration from trauma-informed practices, community development, social justice, and feminist frameworks to provide a holistic and empowering healing experience. Utilising a diverse range of therapeutic modalities such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, Schema Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Specialist Supportive Clinical Management, Motivational Interviewing, Solutions Focused, and creative expression, Christophe guides individuals along their unique recovery journeys. Recognising the importance of your expertise in your own experiences, Christophe seeks to understand and learn from you, acknowledging the courage it takes to reach out and show up. Balancing the gravity of mental health work with a touch of respectful humour, he aims to make each session comfortable, ensuring you feel listened to and hopeful for the future. He works to establish a purposeful and trusting therapeutic relationship, creating a safe space to address underlying issues and adopt new coping mechanisms. Christophe feels honoured to be part of this process and committed to making a positive impact on your mental health journey.

Grace is an experienced and Accredited Mental Health Social Worker working in the mental health and disability sector for 10 years. Grace provides a warm, empathetic, transparent and honest working relationship with all. Grace will help to guide you but will not make decisions for you. You are the expert in your own life and Grace is here to provide you the skills and tools to enable you to get through the challenges that life can bring. Grace engages in continual learning and professional development. As an experienced social worker, Grace utilises therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectal Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Narrative Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy.

Karly is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with over a decade of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through all stages of life. She has completed Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the Gottman Method Couples Therapy training and is currently working toward certification as a Certified Gottman Therapist. Karly’s extensive training, combined with her practical experience, enables her to help couples explore the root causes of their conflicts and identify the strengths within their relationship. Karly has also undertaken additional training in supporting couples dealing with infidelity, addiction and trauma and works with couples to rebuild trust and connection.  Karly also works with families utilising a systemic framework. This approach allows her to explore and address relational patterns, communication styles, and intergenerational dynamics that may be influencing current challenges. By involving multiple family members in the therapeutic process, Karly supports the development of healthier connections, improved conflict resolution, and more cohesive family functioning. She is particularly experienced in navigating issues related to parenting, blended families, and life transitions, always tailoring her interventions to meet the unique needs of each family unit. When working with individuals, Karly draws on a range of treatment approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and Schema Therapy. Karly can support individuals with a range of presenting concerns including anxiety, depression, family and relationship challenges, life transitions, grief and loss and chronic health issues or injuries. Karly has extensive experience working with ADF veterans and families and is a Defence partner herself, allowing her to interweave her lived experience of the ADF lifestyle into her practice framework.

Meet Mandy, an experienced and compassionate Accredited Practising Dietitian with a practical and non-judgemental approach to helping people with food and eating. Food and eating are an essential part of our everyday life, there are many ways to eat well, and nutrition is different for everyone. The foods we eat, and our patterns of eating are influenced by our culture, life experiences, environment and physical and mental health. Mandy’s role is to provide safe and inclusive evidence-based nutrition care that is focused on listening to you, understanding your relationship with food, and learning about your unique experiences eating food. Mandy can be a guide to explore all aspects for food and eating including: What does eating well mean for me? What are my cues for feeling hungry and fulling full? Can I enjoy the foods that bring me pleasure when I have a health condition? Can I eat well when there are some foods I cannot eat? How do I eat well when medications affect my appetite? How do I include new foods or accept different foods? If I have a special diet, how do I eat socially with others? How do I plan meals and snacks that I like and fit in with my lifestyle? If you are curious about any of these questions nutrition care that is affirming and strengths-based could help you build your confidence and skills with food. Practical and achievable solutions for eating well also help manage or reduce the risk of chronic conditions such as heart disease, metabolic conditions and diet-related cancers. Mandy often supports neurodivergent people, people with mental health conditions, and people living with cognitive and intellectual disabilities. This may include folk that have complex relationships with food and eating due to body image distress, sensory differences or side effects from psychotropic medications. Mandy practices with an intersectional approach to provide trauma-informed and culturally responsive care utilising modalities such as The Non-Diet Approach, Mindful Eating, Intuitive Eating, RAVES, The Satter Feeding Dynamics Model and Responsive Feeding Therapy.

Meet Paige, an accomplished and Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Play Therapist with 10 years experience, registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers and Australian Play Therapy Association. Paige is driven by a strong commitment to working alongside individuals and families and helping them navigate systems and dismantle barriers that may hinder their journey. Paige is passionate in helping children express themselves and navigate the complexities of their emotions through play. Paige values connection and curiosity in her practice, and support individuals through conversation and advocacy to live their best life, whatever that may look like. Paige believes we all have our own journey, and at times need someone alongside us to support, encourage and guide us. Paige’s approach is flexible and person-centred, utlising relationships to allow for a solution-focused approach for brief and ongoing interventions. Paige is invested in supporting other practitioners with professional development through supervision, and has experience providing this to frontline workers in large and small non-government organisations. Paige currently has limited availability. Please contact via email hello@withgracetherapy.com.au or phone 07 3558 6535 to enquire about Paige's availability.

Samantha is a compassionate and engaging Registered Psychologist and Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician. Samantha practices through person centred, trauma informed, and strengths-based lenses, to provide individualised intervention to adults and teens aged 16+. Through collaboration, creating a safe environment, and by leveraging patient’s strengths, Samantha’s authentic and comprehensive approach to intervention is practical and individualised. As a Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician, Samantha’s experience extends to supporting athletes, new mums, and individuals who experience co-occurring chronic health conditions. Often, as a member of a broader multidisciplinary team, Samantha regularly liaises with patient’s broader clinicians, such as dieticians, exercise physiologists, general practitioners, psychiatrists, and lived experience team members (if applicable).