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Ms Laura Kemppainen   MAPS
https://psychology.org.au/laurakemppainen

Medicare Psychologist Provider

Telehealth available

Laura works with general mental health issues, life-related stresses, trauma-related issues and also provides treatment for eating disorders and body-image related concerns, and is also an ANZAED accredited eating disorders practiioner. She has a collaborative, strength-based therapeutic style with a focus on good listening, shared reflection and growing clarity and skills. She welcomes clients from different cultural backgrounds and diverse experiences. Laura works with adults, adolescents as well as some children in her practice. She mostly sees children coming for psychosocial issues, anxiety, low mood and shyness, and also sees both adults and young people identifying as LGBTQIA+. In work with children, she works from a developmental context and uses play and talking therapy in combination with work with parents.

Available Appointment Times

Weekdays 9am - 5pm

Weekdays after 5pm

Fees (45 to 60 - minute session)

* $221 - $240

** Bulk billing is not available

* Talk to the psychologist about out-of-pocket costs
** Talk to the psychologist about any conditions that may apply

Services Offered

Adult survivors of sexual abuse

Body image

Diverse sexualities

Health-related problems

Panic Disorder

Self-esteem & self development

Alcohol dependence

Depression

Eating disorders

Life transition & adjustment issues

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Stress management

Anxiety & phobias

Diverse genders

Grief & loss

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Relationships

Work stress

Client Types

Adolescent

Child (5 - 12 yo)

Adult

Older adult

Therapeutic Approaches

CBT

IPT

Psychodynamic

Solution Focused/Brief Therapy

Humanistic

Play therapy

Schema Therapy

Language(s) other than English

Finnish

German

Interventions

Motivational interviewing

Telehealth (MBS)

Other Services

Mentoring

Supervision - General

Areas of Practice Endorsement

Clinical Psychology