Psychologists
LEAD PSYCHOLOGIST
Renee Goosen | BSci (Psy) MPsych (Couns) MPsych (Clin) MAPS
Renee Goosen, is passionate about empowering clients and their families with effective and evidence-based treatment options focused on bringing sustainable change. Her warm, engaging and empathic nature aims to create a relaxed, safe and non-judgemental atmosphere for her clients. Renee completed both her undergraduate and postgraduate education and specialist training in Australia. Renee’s competence in assessing and treating a wide range of emotional and mental health conditions is supported by her post graduate training in both counselling and clinical psychology. Renee is a Clinical Psychologist Registrar and a member of the Australian Psychological Society.
Renee is trained in the assessment and treatment of symptoms associated with a wide range of psychiatric illnesses. In her clinical practice, she has particular expertise in helping older adolescents and adults manage challenging transitions in life, as well as dealing with difficult life experiences and complex relationships. Renee works with depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, adjustment and personality issues.
Renee has trained and worked in multidisciplinary community health services, university clinics, and hospitals environments, where treatment provided was both individual and group-based. Renee also enjoys lecturing at training colleges and tertiary institutes in NSW. She has published a number of articles relating to student resilience and co-authored a book “Determined to Success. Student Stories of Resilience”.
Renee is an endorsed Mental Health First Aid trainer, and is passionate about increasing mental health literacy within the community and corporate settings.
Education
B Sci (Psychology)
Master Psychology (Clinical) (Distinction)
Master Psychology (Counselling)
Modalities
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Patient Focus
Teenagers
Adults
Areas of Focus
Addictions
Adolescents
Affective Disorders
Anger Management
Anxiety
Burnout
Depression
Grief and Loss
Health Psychology
Panic Attacks
Personality Disorders
Relationships
Self-Esteem and Self-Development
Stress
PROVISIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Michelle McKune | BSci (Psy) MProfPsych, Assoc. MAPS
Michelle is a Provisional Psychologists who is passionate about providing quality evidence-based therapy and assessments. Michelle is a Master of Professional Psychology Graduate (2024). She has completed five years of university training in the field of Psychology and is in her final year of supervision under clinical psychologist, Renee Goosen, a board approved supervisor under AHPRA.
Michelle works with adolescents (16+), and adults across the lifespan, with a focus on using evidence based therapy, in particular Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectal Behaviour Therapy and Schema Therapy, to support clients with meeting their clinical goals.
Michelle provides psychology services targeting:
Depression
Generalised Anxiety
Social Anxiety
Panic Adjustment Disorders
Relationship Skills Development including Improving Social Connectedness
Assertiveness, Self-Esteem and Confidence Growth
Emotion Regulation Skill Development and Distress Tolerance Growth