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Service · What we work with →Read post →Most people arrive carrying something that has become hard to hold on their own. We work with adults and older adults to understand it together, in person in Kew or Croydon, or online across Australia.
Book a free Meet and GreetNot everyone who arrives here is at the same point, and that's alright.
Book a free 15-minute Meet and Greet to see whether one of us is the right fit, before committing to anything.
Book a Meet and Greet →See the areas of adult psychology we work in, from anxiety to ADHD to grief, with what to expect and how we work.
Browse services →Plain-language answers, longer guides, and worksheets you can use on your own or bring to a first session.
Browse resources →$240 per session. A Medicare rebate of $101.55, as of July 2026 is available with a Mental Health Treatment Plan (MHTP) from your GP, for up to 10 sessions a year. A $20 surcharge applies to Saturday sessions and weekday sessions from 5pm.
If you already have a sense of what's been going on, here's what we work with.
Most people arrive with a sense of what they're carrying, even without a name for it. These areas are listed separately for ease of reading, but in practice they overlap, and most of the work begins with making sense of how they sit together for you.
We don't treat a label. We start by understanding what's actually going on, and we do that together.
Whatever you bring, you'd be working with one of us. Here's who we are.
BSc (University of Melbourne). Masters in Professional Psychology (Monash). Level 1 Brainspotting Training.
Matthew is interested in understanding how a person's whole system works before anything in it is asked to change.
Bachelor of Psychology with Honours (Deakin). Masters of Professional Psychology (Victoria University). Level 1 Brainspotting Training. Certified Breathwork Instructor.
Natalia works to make a first session feel less like an assessment and more like a conversation.
You don't have to choose now, or even be ready to talk to anyone yet.
When you're ready, this happens in one of two rooms, or wherever you are.
Inner-east Melbourne, near Kew Junction.
Mon and Tue 9am–7pm
Wed 9am–5pm · Sat 9am–12pm
Lift access · quiet waiting space
Outer-east, close to Croydon station.
Mon and Thu 9am–5pm
Fri 9am–2pm
Ground-floor access · off-street parking
Secure video sessions for clients anywhere in Australia.
Same hours as in-person
Test call available before a first session
Standard 50-minute session. A $20 surcharge applies to Saturday and weekday sessions from 5pm.
Per session with a Mental Health Treatment Plan from your GP. Up to 10 rebated sessions per calendar year. Rebate accurate as of July 2026.
15 minutes, online or in-person, no obligation. A short call to check fit before a first session.
For child or adolescent psychology, please ask your GP for a referral elsewhere.
If that answers enough, the first step is a short one.
Some people want to understand what they're carrying before they're ready to talk it through, or to get ready for a first session. We write for that too.
A common question people bring in, answered in four to five minutes of reading. Written for the situation, not the diagnosis.
Ten to fifteen minutes on a single concept that helps make sense of an experience, with citations and a named reviewer.
Brief structured prompts as a fillable PDF. Useful on your own, or to bring to a session and work through with one of us.
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Service · What we work with →Read post →It's all free, and here whenever you want it.
You don't have to know what's wrong, or what you need, to make a start. Most people don't. That's what the first conversation is for.
Whether you've been reading for a while, comparing psychologists, or working something out on your own, the next step is smaller than it looks. A free 15-minute Meet and Greet is a chance to see whether one of us is the right fit, before you commit to anything.
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