Women’s Stress and Trauma Psychology

Aileen is a clinical psychologist who holds a Doctor of Philosophy with a Master’s in Clinical Psychology.
She has over 25 years of experience helping people improve their mental health and wellbeing. 
Aileen works with women across the life span who are experiencing a wide range of issues such as depression, anxiety, low self-worth, grief, and trauma related symptoms.
Aileen helps women heal from experiences of stress and trauma relating to loss, grief, past childhood trauma, domestic violence, separation and divorce, medical procedures, and bullying. 
Her approach to therapy is a trauma informed, non-judgmental approach which focuses on increasing patient’s control over their life and their mental health problems, increases their sense of worth, improves their quality of life and assists them to achieve their dreams, aspirations and goals.
Her therapy approach offers several benefits central to healing and recovery including learning skills on how to cope with anxiety, low moods, keep your mind and body calm in stressful triggering situations and improve sleep quality. 
Over the course of her career, Aileen has worked in health and community psychology settings including her own private practice and in academia as an A/Professor of Psychology.
Aileen uses a trauma-informed care approach to therapy which integrates a range of evidence-based therapies including trauma informed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), trauma focused Compassion Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Somatic and Mindfulness Based Therapies and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.