Rebecca is passionate about working effectively with children, adolescents, their carers and schools to enhance lives and potentials.
Rebecca is a Clinical Psychologist and an Educational and Developmental Psychologist with 20 years of professional experience across learning, development and mental health. She provides psychological assessment and therapy, with experience supporting people from two and a half years of age through to adulthood.
Rebecca began her career supporting people in prison and following their release, helping them return to life in the community. Her interest in supporting people from childhood then led her to work with children, adolescents and their families in Australia and Singapore.
In Singapore, Rebecca provided assessment and therapy within a community mental health team, working closely with schools, families and other health professionals. She also worked within the developmental and mental health departments of a women’s and children’s hospital. More recently, she has worked with the Victorian Department of Education, providing psychological services to students, families and schools.
Rebecca founded Kaleidoscope CS Psychology in 2022, drawing on her experience across community, hospital and school settings. Her work recognises the connections between learning, development, relationships and mental health, and the importance of support that fits each person’s life.
Rebecca takes an individualised approach that values different ways of thinking, learning and communicating. She works alongside each person to understand their strengths, needs and goals, while considering how their environment affects their wellbeing. Through assessment and therapy, she supports self-understanding, informed choice and practical ways to make daily life more manageable and meaningful.
Rebecca is able to address the following areas of concern:
- Academic/Learning
- Attention and Concentration
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behaviour Difficulties
- Bullying
- Depression/Low Mood
- Emotion Regulation
- Giftedness
- Obsessive Compulsions
- Parenting
- Phobias
- School Can't/Attendance
- Situational Mutism
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Social Struggles
- Stress Management
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
Methods in Rebecca’s therapeutic toolbox include:
- Acceptance Commitment Therapy
- Child/Person-Centred Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Dialectical and Behavioural Therapy
- Emotion Coaching
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
- Motivational Interviewing
- Schema Therapy
- Virtual Reality Therapy
Rebecca is not equipped to provide intervention/consultation for the following concerns:
- Bipolar Disorder
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Family Conflict/Therapy
- Psychosis
- Separation/Divorce
- Sexual Trauma
- Substance Use