Kara Child
General psychologist, specialising in:
- ADHD
- Adjustment Difficulties and Life Transitions
- Alcohol and Other Drug Concerns
- Anger Management
- ADHD
- Adjustment Difficulties and Life Transitions
- Alcohol and Other Drug Concerns
Hi, I’m Kara
I’m a registered psychologist dedicated to creating a safe, supportive space where clients feel truly heard and understood. With a warm and compassionate approach, I work collaboratively to help individuals navigate life’s challenges and connect with their strengths. My approach is grounded in mindfulness-based therapies, whilst also drawing on the principles of cognitive based therapy. I also offer EMDR therapy. I take the time to understand each person’s unique experience and work collaboratively to explore practical, meaningful ways forward. No matter who I am working with, my focus is always on building a safe therapeutic relationship and helping those I work with to move toward greater clarity, connection and self-awareness.
I can help you with
- ADHD
- Adjustment Difficulties and Life Transitions
- Alcohol and Other Drug Concerns
- Anger Management
- Anxiety Disorders
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Burnout
- Career Concerns
- Confidence
- Depression and Low Mood
- Dissociative Disorders
- Domestic and Family Violence
- Family Difficulties
- Financial Stress
- Gambling
- Gender and Sexual Identity
- Grief and Bereavement
- Loneliness
- Meaning and Values
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Attacks
- Parenting and New-Parent Support
- Phobias
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex PTSD
- Risky Behaviours
- Self-Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Smoking Cessation
- Social Anxiety
- Stress Management
- Trauma
- Wellbeing Coaching
- Workplace Incidents
- Workplace Relations
- Workplace Stress
I’m trained in
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centred Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Schema Therapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Qualifications
I am a generally registered psychologist with a Master of Professional Psychology degree from Central Queensland University. I work with a broad range of mental health challenges people face such as trauma, anxiety, depression, and stress, using evidence-based techniques and strategies to help bring a sense of balance and calmness to life. I work collaboratively with clients to create strategies that are practical and suit the needs of the person I am working with, and I encourage regular feedback on what clients have found helpful and the things that haven't resonated with them.