Bec is the founder and lead practitioner for Mental Health in Mind, and spends much of her time supporting our team, providing clinical supervision and business administration duties, to drive high quality services for our community.
Bec is a clinical & organisational psychologist, with over 17 years of experience working in both clinical & workplace settings. Bec has a passion for promoting health and wellbeing, and in providing hope and encouragement for those transitioning through difficult life circumstances. She has a focus on supporting and empowering her clients to improve psychological well being, and achieve their goals.
Bec has many years of experience working with children, adolescents and their families, providing assessments and treatment services for children presenting with Autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD and ADD), anxiety and depression, and challenging behaviours. Bec is also passionate about providing education and support to parents and guardians, to implement evidenced based tools and strategies that promote the best outcomes for children, support parent/guardian wellbeing, and promote happy families.
Being mindful of the importance of adapting the therapeutic approach to suit both the client and the circumstances, Bec is well versed in a variety of therapeutic approaches, including; cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), trauma focussed CBT, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing (MI), psychodynamic psychotherapy, various coaching models, conflict resolution and mediation.
Bec’s key areas of interest and experience include:
-Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)assessments for children, adolescents and adults.
-Assessing and resolving challenging behaviours in children.
-Trauma and related disorders, such as adjustment disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), other specified and non specified trauma disorders, and borderline personality disorder (BPD).
-Recovery from substance use disorders, including alcohol and other drugs.
-Psychedelic integration therapy*
-Improving quality of life for people living with persistent pain and modified abilities.
-Supporting people to exit and/or recover from domestic violence.
-Mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar disorders.
-Anxiety and related disorders, including generalised anxiety, social anxiety, and obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD).
-Supporting new parents, including mothers who are experiencing post natal depression and anxiety (PND), and for men experiencing reactive depression and anxiety.
-Navigating major life stressors and changes (such as workplace injuries, relationship and family difficulties, grief and loss).
*Psychedelic medication is used in several countries around the world, with a breadth of compelling research supporting its many benefits for mental health. However, currently in Australia, psychedelic medication remains accessible only in selected cases of treatment-resistant depression. It continues to remain illegal to use these drugs recreationally. However, it is known that many Australians have experimented with these drugs, and at Mental Health in Mind we offer a safe and non-judgemental space to explore and integrate your experiences. We do not recommend that people use psychedelic drugs recreationally however, as the use of these drugs in an uncontrolled environment and without integrative therapy, can lead to psychological harm for some individuals.
Bec consults in the clinic on Mondays and every second Thursday.
