Autism Psychologists and Therapists in Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
Kate is a friendly and compassionate psychologist with experience in providing therapy, and cognitive, educational, and neurodevelopmental assessments.
She focuses on creating a safe and judgement-free environment where clients feel comfortable sharing their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Kate aims to help clients develop a greater understanding of themselves and feel empowered to overcome obstacles and make positive change.
Kate is a friendly and compassionate psychologist with experience in providing therapy, and cognitive, educational, and neurodevelopmental assessments.
She focuses on creating a safe and judgement-free environment where clients feel comfortable sharing their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Kate aims to help clients develop a greater understanding of themselves and feel empowered to overcome obstacles and make positive change.
Many of my clients are children and teens who are navigating anxiety, ADHD, autism, or challenges at school.
I combine practical tools with a warm, down-to-earth approach to help young people feel safe and empowered in therapy. Drawing from evidence-based methods like CBT, ACT, and mindfulness, I focus on what works for your child—not just in sessions, but in everyday life. I also liaise with schools and families to make sure progress happens where it matters most.
Many of my clients are children and teens who are navigating anxiety, ADHD, autism, or challenges at school.
I combine practical tools with a warm, down-to-earth approach to help young people feel safe and empowered in therapy. Drawing from evidence-based methods like CBT, ACT, and mindfulness, I focus on what works for your child—not just in sessions, but in everyday life. I also liaise with schools and families to make sure progress happens where it matters most.
Others are neurodivergent or exploring this later in life, often after years of masking and holding themselves to neurotypical expectations.
I offer neuro-affirming, trauma-informed therapy for adults with anxiety (including health anxiety), trauma and complex PTSD, low self-esteem, perfectionism, relationship difficulties, and neurodivergence-related stressors like executive functioning differences or autistic burnout. I also offer autism and ADHD assessments for people aged 16+.
Others are neurodivergent or exploring this later in life, often after years of masking and holding themselves to neurotypical expectations.
I offer neuro-affirming, trauma-informed therapy for adults with anxiety (including health anxiety), trauma and complex PTSD, low self-esteem, perfectionism, relationship difficulties, and neurodivergence-related stressors like executive functioning differences or autistic burnout. I also offer autism and ADHD assessments for people aged 16+.
I aim to support individuals who may be experiencing a range of challenges, including anxiety, low mood, heightened stress, parenting challenges, or who present with ADHD or autism.
I use an integrative, evidence-based approach, primarily drawing on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), delivered in a collaborative and person-centred way. Together, we identify what may be maintaining difficulties and develop realistic, practical strategies to support meaningful change.
I aim to support individuals who may be experiencing a range of challenges, including anxiety, low mood, heightened stress, parenting challenges, or who present with ADHD or autism.
I use an integrative, evidence-based approach, primarily drawing on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), delivered in a collaborative and person-centred way. Together, we identify what may be maintaining difficulties and develop realistic, practical strategies to support meaningful change.
I offer a warm, inclusive, and evidence-based approach, with a special passion for working alongside neurodivergent clients—including adolescents and adults—and tailoring support to each person’s goals and needs.
In addition to my training in clinical psychology, I draw on my research on the mental health and lived experiences of Autistic women and my own lived experience as a late-diagnosed Autistic woman. Before becoming a clinical psychologist, I worked in corporate communications for 15 years.
I offer a warm, inclusive, and evidence-based approach, with a special passion for working alongside neurodivergent clients—including adolescents and adults—and tailoring support to each person’s goals and needs.
In addition to my training in clinical psychology, I draw on my research on the mental health and lived experiences of Autistic women and my own lived experience as a late-diagnosed Autistic woman. Before becoming a clinical psychologist, I worked in corporate communications for 15 years.
I work with adults managing ADHD or Autism, anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, grief and loss, and mid-life transitions such as perimenopause and menopause.
I provide empathic, wholisitc person-centred support for clients. Using interpersonal therapy and psychodynamic approaches, I tailor CBT, ACT, DBT, and mindfulness to meet your unique needs. Passionate about Ecotherapy, I can also offer walk-and-talk sessions by arrangement to integrate nature into our work together.
I work with adults managing ADHD or Autism, anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, grief and loss, and mid-life transitions such as perimenopause and menopause.
I provide empathic, wholisitc person-centred support for clients. Using interpersonal therapy and psychodynamic approaches, I tailor CBT, ACT, DBT, and mindfulness to meet your unique needs. Passionate about Ecotherapy, I can also offer walk-and-talk sessions by arrangement to integrate nature into our work together.
Do you have Autism, Anxiety, Depression and would like to better understand how to be more in control?
I have more than 15 years of experience working in Europe and Australia, which allows me to blend and get the best out of both models of psychological intervention. I am an ADHD psychologist-coach, one of the most successful approaches I have found for ADHD brains. I do have a Master in Sports Psychology; work with children, adolescents and adults
Do you have Autism, Anxiety, Depression and would like to better understand how to be more in control?
I have more than 15 years of experience working in Europe and Australia, which allows me to blend and get the best out of both models of psychological intervention. I am an ADHD psychologist-coach, one of the most successful approaches I have found for ADHD brains. I do have a Master in Sports Psychology; work with children, adolescents and adults
I'm an Educational and Developmental Psychologist who's passionate about working with you in an engaging, collaborative, and compassionate way. Using evidence-based practices, I support individuals (aged 10 years and above) for a wide range of mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, burnout, stress, trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, and relationship issues - among other issues listed below.
I'm an Educational and Developmental Psychologist who's passionate about working with you in an engaging, collaborative, and compassionate way. Using evidence-based practices, I support individuals (aged 10 years and above) for a wide range of mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, burnout, stress, trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, and relationship issues - among other issues listed below.
Ann has a special interest in autism, anxiety and learning difficulties.
HYM is a private child psychology clinic managed by Psychologist Ann-elizabeth. HYM supports children who are experiencing mental health, learning or behavioural issues. Ann is very passionate about helping your child build their toolbox so they are better equipped to face obstacles and cope with difficult situations. Ann's approach is to establish what is going on for your child and then create a plan, incorporating essential skill development during the therapeutic process. Parents play a vital role in supporting the process so their child can practice skills and make progress. Together we can make a difference!
Ann has a special interest in autism, anxiety and learning difficulties.
HYM is a private child psychology clinic managed by Psychologist Ann-elizabeth. HYM supports children who are experiencing mental health, learning or behavioural issues. Ann is very passionate about helping your child build their toolbox so they are better equipped to face obstacles and cope with difficult situations. Ann's approach is to establish what is going on for your child and then create a plan, incorporating essential skill development during the therapeutic process. Parents play a vital role in supporting the process so their child can practice skills and make progress. Together we can make a difference!
Many of the people I work with are children, adolescents, and adults navigating big emotions, life transitions, or relational challenges. They may feel overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected, and sometimes find it hard to put their feelings into words. I take a trauma-informed, neuro-affirming approach that honours each person’s unique way of thinking, feeling, and relating. My work supports clients to express themselves, regulate emotions, and reconnect with creativity, joy, and self-trust.
Many of the people I work with are children, adolescents, and adults navigating big emotions, life transitions, or relational challenges. They may feel overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected, and sometimes find it hard to put their feelings into words. I take a trauma-informed, neuro-affirming approach that honours each person’s unique way of thinking, feeling, and relating. My work supports clients to express themselves, regulate emotions, and reconnect with creativity, joy, and self-trust.
From 2003, Chiu has worked with autistic people and their families. Since then, she's developed proficiency treating and supporting clients across the lifespan experiencing trauma, chronic pain & fatigue, loss & grief, anxiety & mood disorders and minority stress (eg. Autistic, ADHD, medically disabled, culturally diverse and trans & gender questioning persons).
Clients describe Chiu as thorough, efficient, down-to-earth, and practical. She works with a strengths-based, trauma-informed, person-centred lens, offering a no-BS, affirming approach grounded in evidence-based therapeutic modalities.
From 2003, Chiu has worked with autistic people and their families. Since then, she's developed proficiency treating and supporting clients across the lifespan experiencing trauma, chronic pain & fatigue, loss & grief, anxiety & mood disorders and minority stress (eg. Autistic, ADHD, medically disabled, culturally diverse and trans & gender questioning persons).
Clients describe Chiu as thorough, efficient, down-to-earth, and practical. She works with a strengths-based, trauma-informed, person-centred lens, offering a no-BS, affirming approach grounded in evidence-based therapeutic modalities.
I am deeply committed to queer and neurodiverse individuals, I support LGBTQIA plus and neurodivergent clients through identity exploration, relationships, trauma, and mental health challenges.
I am a Psychologist with a Master’s in Clinical Psychology. I have experience in community and private settings, supporting clients with their neurodiversity, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
I draw on Cognitive Behavioural and Psychodynamic approaches, tailoring my work to each client’s needs. My style balances practical strategies for daily life with deeper exploration of past experiences and how they shape current patterns, emotions, and relationships.
I am deeply committed to queer and neurodiverse individuals, I support LGBTQIA plus and neurodivergent clients through identity exploration, relationships, trauma, and mental health challenges.
I am a Psychologist with a Master’s in Clinical Psychology. I have experience in community and private settings, supporting clients with their neurodiversity, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
I draw on Cognitive Behavioural and Psychodynamic approaches, tailoring my work to each client’s needs. My style balances practical strategies for daily life with deeper exploration of past experiences and how they shape current patterns, emotions, and relationships.
She has specialized in assessment and intervention for individuals with ASD, ADHD, Specific Learning Disability, Intellectual Disability, giftedness, and developmental differences.
Kat provides a range of assessments, including: Cognitive and academic achievement tests, Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnostic assessment, and ADHD diagnostic assessment. She also provides evidence based individual intervention.
She has specialized in assessment and intervention for individuals with ASD, ADHD, Specific Learning Disability, Intellectual Disability, giftedness, and developmental differences.
Kat provides a range of assessments, including: Cognitive and academic achievement tests, Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnostic assessment, and ADHD diagnostic assessment. She also provides evidence based individual intervention.
My clinical focus, passion and expertise is with neurodivergent youth facing anxiety, social struggles, or identity challenges, often with autism, ADHD, or sensory differences.
As a registered psychologist with over 6 years’ experience, I specialise in empowering neurodivergent youth with autism, ADHD, or anxiety. I offer tailored, neuro-affirming therapy to build resilience, capacity, communication, and self-acceptance, helping clients and families thrive.
My clinical focus, passion and expertise is with neurodivergent youth facing anxiety, social struggles, or identity challenges, often with autism, ADHD, or sensory differences.
As a registered psychologist with over 6 years’ experience, I specialise in empowering neurodivergent youth with autism, ADHD, or anxiety. I offer tailored, neuro-affirming therapy to build resilience, capacity, communication, and self-acceptance, helping clients and families thrive.
Gigi Tsui I Mindflow
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA General
Doncaster, VIC 3108
Waitlist for new clients
She has a strong interest in supporting and empowering neurodivergent clients—particularly girls, women, and gender-diverse individuals.
Gigi’s practice is culturally sensitive and trauma-informed. She integrates therapeutic approaches such as Schema Therapy and EMDR, with a focus on identifying unmet emotional needs and supporting long-term emotional healing and personal growth.
She has a strong interest in supporting and empowering neurodivergent clients—particularly girls, women, and gender-diverse individuals.
Gigi’s practice is culturally sensitive and trauma-informed. She integrates therapeutic approaches such as Schema Therapy and EMDR, with a focus on identifying unmet emotional needs and supporting long-term emotional healing and personal growth.
I offer neuroaffirming, trauma-informed neuropsychological, academic, autism and ADHD assessment, as well as psychological therapy, and ADHD coaching.
As an AuDHD Neuropsychologist, I provide deep-dive assessments and therapy. My reports focus on practical tools and advocacy, delivered within 2-4 weeks. In therapy, I use an integrative toolkit: EMDR, IFS, ACT, DBT, Schema, and Somatic work, to move past talk-therapy and towards real change. I also support complex presentations including C-PTSD and EDs.
I offer neuroaffirming, trauma-informed neuropsychological, academic, autism and ADHD assessment, as well as psychological therapy, and ADHD coaching.
As an AuDHD Neuropsychologist, I provide deep-dive assessments and therapy. My reports focus on practical tools and advocacy, delivered within 2-4 weeks. In therapy, I use an integrative toolkit: EMDR, IFS, ACT, DBT, Schema, and Somatic work, to move past talk-therapy and towards real change. I also support complex presentations including C-PTSD and EDs.
Janice and Dr On provides comprehensive neuropsychological assessments for children and adults, offering valuable diagnostic insights for neurodevelopmental presentation ( Autism and ADHD), learning disabilities, brain injury, and mental health concerns.
At Back On Track Psychology, our team brings together a diverse range of expertise to provide compassionate, evidence-based, and neuroaffirming support for children, young people, and adults. We share a commitment to creating safe, collaborative spaces where clients feel understood, valued, and empowered to thrive.
Our occupational therapist, Kaitlyn has a strong passion for supporting children with developmental delays and sensory processing challenges. She uses a wide range of assessment tools (FCA, Beery, WHODAS) and evidence-based interventions to help children build motor skills, sensory integration, and emotional regulation.
Janice and Dr On provides comprehensive neuropsychological assessments for children and adults, offering valuable diagnostic insights for neurodevelopmental presentation ( Autism and ADHD), learning disabilities, brain injury, and mental health concerns.
At Back On Track Psychology, our team brings together a diverse range of expertise to provide compassionate, evidence-based, and neuroaffirming support for children, young people, and adults. We share a commitment to creating safe, collaborative spaces where clients feel understood, valued, and empowered to thrive.
Our occupational therapist, Kaitlyn has a strong passion for supporting children with developmental delays and sensory processing challenges. She uses a wide range of assessment tools (FCA, Beery, WHODAS) and evidence-based interventions to help children build motor skills, sensory integration, and emotional regulation.
I can conduct ASD and ADHD assessments.
I’m a clinical psychologist and educational/developmental psychologist with experience across public and community mental health services, specialist clinics and private practice. My work is informed by psychoanalytic psychotherapy and contemporary clinical psychology, and shaped by careful clinical assessment and formulation. I offer a reflective, therapeutic space that prioritises careful listening, curiosity and clinical responsibility. Rather than focusing only on symptom management, we work to understand the patterns and meanings shaping ongoing difficulties. I work primary with women and non-binary people, adults and children
I can conduct ASD and ADHD assessments.
I’m a clinical psychologist and educational/developmental psychologist with experience across public and community mental health services, specialist clinics and private practice. My work is informed by psychoanalytic psychotherapy and contemporary clinical psychology, and shaped by careful clinical assessment and formulation. I offer a reflective, therapeutic space that prioritises careful listening, curiosity and clinical responsibility. Rather than focusing only on symptom management, we work to understand the patterns and meanings shaping ongoing difficulties. I work primary with women and non-binary people, adults and children
I work with clients navigating stress, anxiety, grief, school challenges, ADHD, autism, and specific learning disorders.
I have completed a Masters in Psychology (Educational and Developmental), am a registered general psychologist, and an Educational and Developmental Psychology Registrar. Before becoming a psychologist, I was a teacher.
I use a range of modalities, CBT, ACT, and trauma-informed approaches to support growth, wellbeing, and everyday challenges.
I work with clients navigating stress, anxiety, grief, school challenges, ADHD, autism, and specific learning disorders.
I have completed a Masters in Psychology (Educational and Developmental), am a registered general psychologist, and an Educational and Developmental Psychology Registrar. Before becoming a psychologist, I was a teacher.
I use a range of modalities, CBT, ACT, and trauma-informed approaches to support growth, wellbeing, and everyday challenges.
If you are a parent/carer of a young child with developmental delay, autism, ADHD and/or Intellectual Disability I am able to provide early intervention support.
My services include early intervention, behaviour support and parenting support for children with developmental delay, autism, intellectual disability, ADHD and anxiety. Older children, teenagers and adults looking for support with trauma, PTSD and other related symptoms I am training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).
If you are a parent/carer of a young child with developmental delay, autism, ADHD and/or Intellectual Disability I am able to provide early intervention support.
My services include early intervention, behaviour support and parenting support for children with developmental delay, autism, intellectual disability, ADHD and anxiety. Older children, teenagers and adults looking for support with trauma, PTSD and other related symptoms I am training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).
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Autism Therapists
What is the most effective treatment for autism?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has come to be considered the standard treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder, and research has confirmed its effectiveness for many children. Therapists trained in ABA techniques work with children (and their parents) on developing social skills, communication and learning abilities, and everyday habits of hygiene and grooming. The clinician will tailor their program to the child’s particular need but the overarching goal will be to help them advance as far as possible toward independence based on their level of symptoms and decrease the need for additional special services. Families should seek a mental health professional specifically trained in ABA, and holding special certification in the technique, who has extensive experience not only with the approach but in using it with children with the same level of symptoms as the child who needs care.
How does ABA work?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) sessions, which typically focus on positive reinforcement, can be intensive, lasting two or more hours several times a week, and continuing for two years or more. Therapists can also be expected to ask parents to take an active role in reinforcing lessons. Research has found that the technique can lead to major improvements that decrease the need for additional special services.
How does treatment for autism work?
Therapy sessions based on Applied Behavior Analysis will likely be frequent, intensive, and highly structured. After a thorough assessment, a therapist will help a child understand and develop skills in a range of areas, including communication, motor skills, social skills, self-care, play, and academic skills, as well as routines of daily living like hygiene. Typically, the therapist will help a child break down the components of a behavior—often referred to as the antecedent (what prompts an action), the behavior, and the consequence(what immediately follows)—and then reward the child at every step, while also asking parents to reinforce the lessons, and the rewards, throughout the day. This core therapy may be supplemented by occupational or speech therapy, and antidepressants, antipsychotics, and anticonvulsants may be prescribed to address specific severe symptoms.
How long does therapy for autism take?
Some people with autism spectrum disorder may be engaged in some level of therapy for many years, but research shows that treatment will be most effective if it is begun early and delivered intensively. When therapy begins by age 3, children tend to be better able to grasp and adopt the skills needed to manage everyday life, including attending school and establishing social relationships. This type of early-intervention treatment regimen is highly structured, typically involving 20 to 40 hours of one-on-one therapy per week, along with additional hours of engagement managed by parents, for a period of two years or more, although the duration of treatment is dependent on the child’s level of symptoms and pace of progress.