Kirsten is a sensitive, empathic, and compassionate therapist, who works from a position of neurodivergent lived-experience when supporting clients. Kirsten is playful, quirky, and loves to involve toys, fidgets and squishmallows into her work! She worked as a Chartered Accountant for 15 years, before realising her passion to help others.
Kirsten undertook a Graduate Diploma Psychology, and Graduate Diploma Psychology Advanced at Monash University, before completing a Master of Clinical Psychology at Swinburne University. She is currently engaged two-years of additional training and supervision, working towards Clinical endorsement. Kirsten is passionate about supporting clients to cultivate safety, self-acceptance, and explore their identity.
Kirsten's specific areas of interest include autism, ADHD, OCD, and Eating Disorders. Her work is informed by evidence-based practice, largely working from a trauma-informed, attachment-focused, narrative and neuroaffirming perspective.