Ella is a clinical psychology registrar who works with adults and young people aged 18+ from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. Inspired by the core tenets of humanism, her therapeutic style focuses on developing a strong and collaborative therapeutic relationship in which the client feels safe, heard and valued. Ella works to empower clients not to find freedom from challenges, but rather to have the freedom to choose what to make of life, given those challenges, with the clients’ goals and personal values serving as the foundation from which therapeutic change can flow.
Ella holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology attained through the University of Melbourne, has trained in a variety of evidence-based treatments, and has worked in both private and public healthcare sectors. Her work is primarily informed by attachment, schema, and EMDR frameworks, and is underpinned by a cognitive-behavioural lens.
Ella has a special interest in:
PTSD and Complex Trauma
Anxiety
Depression
Self Esteem
Perinatal wellbeing, preparing for parenthood, parent-child attachment, and parental stress
Women’s health
Chronic pain, chronic health conditions and psycho-oncology