Female Psychologists and Therapists in Leichhardt, NSW
My ideal clients are women and children who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected — often carrying unspoken emotional loads. Many of the women I support are navigating trauma, identity shifts, motherhood, or relationship stress, while children may be struggling with big feelings, behaviour changes, or emotional dysregulation. They want a gentle, feminine, nurturing space where they can feel safe, understood, and supported as they rebuild confidence, connection, and inner calm.
My ideal clients are women and children who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected — often carrying unspoken emotional loads. Many of the women I support are navigating trauma, identity shifts, motherhood, or relationship stress, while children may be struggling with big feelings, behaviour changes, or emotional dysregulation. They want a gentle, feminine, nurturing space where they can feel safe, understood, and supported as they rebuild confidence, connection, and inner calm.
I work with adults experiencing recurring anxiety, stress, burnout, carers' fatigue, relational difficulties, or long-standing patterns that feel hard to shift. Many of the people I work with are functioning well in their professional or personal lives, yet feel internally overwhelmed, stuck, or drained. I also provide adult ADHD assessments.
Therapy can help find clarity and a deeper connection with yourself and others. It may be particularly suited if you're looking to deepen your self-understanding, improve your relationships, or tackle long-standing issues.
All sessions are delivered via secure online telehealth.
I work with adults experiencing recurring anxiety, stress, burnout, carers' fatigue, relational difficulties, or long-standing patterns that feel hard to shift. Many of the people I work with are functioning well in their professional or personal lives, yet feel internally overwhelmed, stuck, or drained. I also provide adult ADHD assessments.
Therapy can help find clarity and a deeper connection with yourself and others. It may be particularly suited if you're looking to deepen your self-understanding, improve your relationships, or tackle long-standing issues.
All sessions are delivered via secure online telehealth.
I work with adults and older adolescents who feel stuck in painful cycles of emotion and relationships. Many live with trauma, anxiety, or long standing personality challenges and want therapy that goes deeper. I offer a calm, honest space where nothing is too much. I stay with you through the mess and help you build regulation, connection, and a more meaningful life.
I work with adults and older adolescents who feel stuck in painful cycles of emotion and relationships. Many live with trauma, anxiety, or long standing personality challenges and want therapy that goes deeper. I offer a calm, honest space where nothing is too much. I stay with you through the mess and help you build regulation, connection, and a more meaningful life.
Josephine is passionate about equipping clients with the skills to manage: OCD, anxiety, depression, gender identity and sexuality concerns, perinatal issues, and challenging behaviours. She endeavours to help individuals take steps towards their personal goals and develop the tools to cope with what is troubling them.
Josephine is passionate about equipping clients with the skills to manage: OCD, anxiety, depression, gender identity and sexuality concerns, perinatal issues, and challenging behaviours. She endeavours to help individuals take steps towards their personal goals and develop the tools to cope with what is troubling them.
I am passionate about partnering with people to help them tolerate extreme emotion, to learn and grow and be free to choose new behaviours. I have decades of lived and years of clinical experience with Alcohol and Other Drugs use and abuse and the traumas that so often lead to it and arise from it. I have understanding of complex PTSD and the Autonomic Nervous System and the ways our experiences get laid down in our systems and repeat themselves, often causing relationship upsets.
I am passionate about partnering with people to help them tolerate extreme emotion, to learn and grow and be free to choose new behaviours. I have decades of lived and years of clinical experience with Alcohol and Other Drugs use and abuse and the traumas that so often lead to it and arise from it. I have understanding of complex PTSD and the Autonomic Nervous System and the ways our experiences get laid down in our systems and repeat themselves, often causing relationship upsets.
I see individuals, couples and families who want to understand themselves better and make changes that will bring about better functioning in their everyday life. My style is empathic, conversational and curious. Relationship patterns from early life usually continue into adulthood. An important part of the therapeutic work is to bring these patterns into awareness and consider which ones are still useful and which ones are no longer serving you well. I’m guided by psychodynamic theory and systems theory.
I see individuals, couples and families who want to understand themselves better and make changes that will bring about better functioning in their everyday life. My style is empathic, conversational and curious. Relationship patterns from early life usually continue into adulthood. An important part of the therapeutic work is to bring these patterns into awareness and consider which ones are still useful and which ones are no longer serving you well. I’m guided by psychodynamic theory and systems theory.
I am a Clinical Psychologist with 22 years of experience working in both Public Mental Health and Private Practice. I have had the privilege of meeting clients from a range of backgrounds and presenting with vastly different situations and challenges to their mental health (both in psychiatric hospitals and in the community). I see my role as one that firstly needs to create a sense of safety and comfort and secondly brings in empathic challenges so that as a team we work towards a life that has purpose and meaning. I use models of therapy that are backed by science and align with my own values.
I am a Clinical Psychologist with 22 years of experience working in both Public Mental Health and Private Practice. I have had the privilege of meeting clients from a range of backgrounds and presenting with vastly different situations and challenges to their mental health (both in psychiatric hospitals and in the community). I see my role as one that firstly needs to create a sense of safety and comfort and secondly brings in empathic challenges so that as a team we work towards a life that has purpose and meaning. I use models of therapy that are backed by science and align with my own values.
The core of my work is with adults who are suffering from a feeling of dissatisfaction with their lives and relationships. You may be feeling depleted and joyless. Parenting might feel overwhelming and impossible to navigate. Perhaps you feel your needs always come last. There may even be a vague sense of not really knowing who are or what you feel.
If you are unsure of how to formulate the problem or where to start, therapy can help. My job is to help you to put words to your silent struggle as your search for a connection with yourself and others.
The core of my work is with adults who are suffering from a feeling of dissatisfaction with their lives and relationships. You may be feeling depleted and joyless. Parenting might feel overwhelming and impossible to navigate. Perhaps you feel your needs always come last. There may even be a vague sense of not really knowing who are or what you feel.
If you are unsure of how to formulate the problem or where to start, therapy can help. My job is to help you to put words to your silent struggle as your search for a connection with yourself and others.
I am a Social Worker and a Gestalt Psychotherapist. I have worked in mental health, disability, with the aged and the dying. Throughout my life journey I have come to have a deep appreciation of the human spirit and its capacity for growth and development. I understand that we are all unique in our response to the challenges that we face, and I work towards creating a supportive and safe environment that allows exploration of what is currently occurring in your life and how it is impacting your ability to live as you would like. Through this process, awareness deepens and the possibility and opportunity for change can occur.
I am a Social Worker and a Gestalt Psychotherapist. I have worked in mental health, disability, with the aged and the dying. Throughout my life journey I have come to have a deep appreciation of the human spirit and its capacity for growth and development. I understand that we are all unique in our response to the challenges that we face, and I work towards creating a supportive and safe environment that allows exploration of what is currently occurring in your life and how it is impacting your ability to live as you would like. Through this process, awareness deepens and the possibility and opportunity for change can occur.
I welcome a diverse spectrum of individuals to my practice. My areas of focus include gender, sexuality, anxiety/depression and atypical family and relationship structures. I am a sex positive, body positive, gender-affirming, neurodiversity-affirming, LGBTQIA+ affirming counsellor for 16+ folk looking for warm, non-judgemental support.
I welcome a diverse spectrum of individuals to my practice. My areas of focus include gender, sexuality, anxiety/depression and atypical family and relationship structures. I am a sex positive, body positive, gender-affirming, neurodiversity-affirming, LGBTQIA+ affirming counsellor for 16+ folk looking for warm, non-judgemental support.
Dissociation? TRAUMA? CPTSD? Perhaps you’ve tried therapy but it hasn’t helped at a deeper level. Perhaps you've felt judged or misunderstood. Yet therapy doesn’t have to be miserable! Healing is often found in the quality of your relationship with your therapist. If you experience complex trauma and dissociation, it doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you. It just means that responses that helped you survive in the past are getting in the way in the present. Together, with patience and understanding, we can update these patterns so you can feel better. Using IFS, EMDR, Psychodynamic approaches. You are welcome to contact me.
Dissociation? TRAUMA? CPTSD? Perhaps you’ve tried therapy but it hasn’t helped at a deeper level. Perhaps you've felt judged or misunderstood. Yet therapy doesn’t have to be miserable! Healing is often found in the quality of your relationship with your therapist. If you experience complex trauma and dissociation, it doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you. It just means that responses that helped you survive in the past are getting in the way in the present. Together, with patience and understanding, we can update these patterns so you can feel better. Using IFS, EMDR, Psychodynamic approaches. You are welcome to contact me.
I am a Mental Health Occupational Therapist (MHOT) with passion and experience in working with young people in their teens and twenties. As a MHOT I provide psychological and practical interventions that focus on supporting young people do the activities that are meaningful to them, which mental health challenges may be getting in the way of. My intervention approach involves passionately providing authentic, nurturing and compassionate therapeutic partnership, with a splash of humour. I also use a neurodiversity affirming approach in my practice to foster safety and person-centred care for all.
I am a Mental Health Occupational Therapist (MHOT) with passion and experience in working with young people in their teens and twenties. As a MHOT I provide psychological and practical interventions that focus on supporting young people do the activities that are meaningful to them, which mental health challenges may be getting in the way of. My intervention approach involves passionately providing authentic, nurturing and compassionate therapeutic partnership, with a splash of humour. I also use a neurodiversity affirming approach in my practice to foster safety and person-centred care for all.
I offer trauma-informed counselling and psychotherapy, specialising in relational therapy, neglect and developmental trauma working primarily from an IFS lens. My practice integrates Gestalt therapy and Internal Family Systems to help clients build self-awareness, emotional resilience, and inner clarity. I support those navigating stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and unresolved trauma, providing a safe and supportive space for personal growth and healing.
I offer trauma-informed counselling and psychotherapy, specialising in relational therapy, neglect and developmental trauma working primarily from an IFS lens. My practice integrates Gestalt therapy and Internal Family Systems to help clients build self-awareness, emotional resilience, and inner clarity. I support those navigating stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and unresolved trauma, providing a safe and supportive space for personal growth and healing.
One of my passions is in helping my clients explore how early life experiences contribute to the ways they relate in the world as they go through life. I look for ways to work with you to process and heal traumas (both early and later in life), relationship or life patterns and missing experiences to assist you to show up in your life in a way that feels authentic, grounded and connected. Your journey and the way that your system organises itself to meet your needs are unique to you and I am honoured by the opportunity to assist you in making meaning of your own experiences.
One of my passions is in helping my clients explore how early life experiences contribute to the ways they relate in the world as they go through life. I look for ways to work with you to process and heal traumas (both early and later in life), relationship or life patterns and missing experiences to assist you to show up in your life in a way that feels authentic, grounded and connected. Your journey and the way that your system organises itself to meet your needs are unique to you and I am honoured by the opportunity to assist you in making meaning of your own experiences.
I am a Registered Psychologist and Psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience working with adults and adolescents. In therapy I endeavour to provide a warm, kind atmosphere for a range of issues including anxiety, depression, relationships, life transitions and work related concerns. I believe that a strong therapeutic relationship sets the foundation for deeper insight and far-sighted outcomes in therapy. My approach is collaborative and deep listening will ensure you feel heard and understood within a non-judgemental therapeutic space.
I am a Registered Psychologist and Psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience working with adults and adolescents. In therapy I endeavour to provide a warm, kind atmosphere for a range of issues including anxiety, depression, relationships, life transitions and work related concerns. I believe that a strong therapeutic relationship sets the foundation for deeper insight and far-sighted outcomes in therapy. My approach is collaborative and deep listening will ensure you feel heard and understood within a non-judgemental therapeutic space.
Natalie is a Clinical Psychologist with a warm and collaborative approach to her clinical work. She endeavours to create a supportive and non-judgmental space for all individuals. Natalie has experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults in public health and university counselling settings, providing them with tools to manage their difficulties and take steps toward achieving their goals. She has experience working with young people struggling with anxiety and mood disorders, and difficulties common to this group including academic stress and low self-esteem.
Natalie is a Clinical Psychologist with a warm and collaborative approach to her clinical work. She endeavours to create a supportive and non-judgmental space for all individuals. Natalie has experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults in public health and university counselling settings, providing them with tools to manage their difficulties and take steps toward achieving their goals. She has experience working with young people struggling with anxiety and mood disorders, and difficulties common to this group including academic stress and low self-esteem.
I offer a warm, non-judgmental space where you can feel heard and supported, whether you’re navigating anxiety, life transitions, self-doubt, or relationship challenges. With over 15 years of experience across community and wellbeing services, including work with NDIS participants and culturally diverse clients, I tailor sessions to your pace, goals, and story. I’m fluent in English and Italian, and my trauma-informed, person-centred approach helps you build clarity, self-trust, and lasting change.
I offer a warm, non-judgmental space where you can feel heard and supported, whether you’re navigating anxiety, life transitions, self-doubt, or relationship challenges. With over 15 years of experience across community and wellbeing services, including work with NDIS participants and culturally diverse clients, I tailor sessions to your pace, goals, and story. I’m fluent in English and Italian, and my trauma-informed, person-centred approach helps you build clarity, self-trust, and lasting change.
I trained as a therapist because I know the grief, health-related anxiety and depression of chronic illness can be overwhelming. What was going on pre-diagnosis can also need attention. I am available to validate difficult feelings, explore the sense of burden and work towards acceptance and restoring self-worth and confidence. My lived experience is of managing T1 Diabetes from the age of 17. My research interest is the role of chronic stress in auto-immune conditions and my purpose is to be available to those who seek more grounded and settled nervous systems as part of their approach to managing their health.
I trained as a therapist because I know the grief, health-related anxiety and depression of chronic illness can be overwhelming. What was going on pre-diagnosis can also need attention. I am available to validate difficult feelings, explore the sense of burden and work towards acceptance and restoring self-worth and confidence. My lived experience is of managing T1 Diabetes from the age of 17. My research interest is the role of chronic stress in auto-immune conditions and my purpose is to be available to those who seek more grounded and settled nervous systems as part of their approach to managing their health.
Hi, my name is Christine (she/her) and I live on Gadigal land. I’m an experienced AHPRA registered clinical psychologist and a member of the Australian Psychological Society and the EMDR Association of Australia. I have extensive experience across drug and alcohol, complex mental health and trauma, and chronic pain and medical conditions. I offer individualised, person-centred therapy that affords you the greatest agency by prioritising collaboration, combining your self-wisdom with a variety of evidence-based psychological treatments.
Hi, my name is Christine (she/her) and I live on Gadigal land. I’m an experienced AHPRA registered clinical psychologist and a member of the Australian Psychological Society and the EMDR Association of Australia. I have extensive experience across drug and alcohol, complex mental health and trauma, and chronic pain and medical conditions. I offer individualised, person-centred therapy that affords you the greatest agency by prioritising collaboration, combining your self-wisdom with a variety of evidence-based psychological treatments.
Are you struggling with issues like anxiety, self-esteem, trauma history, identity, relationships, communication or grief? I can help you to navigate through your own journey in order to find your personal solutions and promote change.
Are you struggling with issues like anxiety, self-esteem, trauma history, identity, relationships, communication or grief? I can help you to navigate through your own journey in order to find your personal solutions and promote change.
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FAQ - Therapist Gender
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or because they feel more comfortable with a therapist of their own gender due to shared life experiences or perspectives. Considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender may matter or improve their therapeutic experience. The most important consideration is that a client is able to build a trusting relationship with their therapist.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist. For women, this could be because they believe that they will be able to better connect with a woman, and that a female therapist will be able to relate to their specific challenges and personal issues. It may be particularly beneficial for women to see a female therapist, for example, for gender-specific issues, such as sexism in the workplace, relationship issues, and gender roles. The most important factor in therapy is the client-therapist connection, and a therapist's gender as well as many other factors may play an important role in this.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.