Meet Our Team
Dr Andrew Frankland
Andrew is passionate about supporting children and adolescents, and the adults who care for them. He aims to help kids and teenagers get a better understanding of themselves, to learn new ways of making life easier and more rewarding, and to feel more connected to the people they care about. Andrew also knows how tough parenting can be, and loves supporting parents to build their confidence, recognise their strengths, and find new ways of connecting with their kids.
Andrew is a Board-approved supervisor for provisional psychologists completing the 5+1 and Clinical Psychology Registrar programs, as well as for students on placements as part of their Master of Clinical Psychology. He is also a supervisor at the University of Sydney Psychology Clinic for students completing their postgraduate training in clinical psychology.
Qualifications
B.Psych (Hons), M.Criminology, M.ClinPsych, PhD (Psychology)
Clients
Andrew works with children and adolescents up to the age of 18.
Areas of Interest
Andrew has a particular interest in identifying and supporting learning differences in children, including dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. Andrew is also passionate about providing neurodivergent-affirmative supports to children, teenagers, and their families.
Additional Training
Family-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders (FBT), Enhanced Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E), Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (Advanced Training), Circle of Security Facilitator Training, Child Inclusive Mediation & Counselling, EMDR, Supporting Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy with Adolescents
Kellie-ann Paske
Qualifications
B.Science (Hons), M.ClinPsych, GradDip (Family Therapy)
Clients
Kellie works with children up to the age of 12.
Areas of Interest
Additional Training
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Circle of Security Intensive, Collaborative and Proactive Solutions, Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE)
Lauren Kelly
Qualifications
B.Science (PSychology), M.Science
Clients
Lauren works with children and adolescents from the ages of 12 to 18 years of age.
Areas of Interest
Lauren has a particular interest in trauma and PTSD; depression; anxiety; working with adolescents and their families; grief and loss; addictions; and working with LGBTQI identifying clients. Lauren uses identity-affirming frameworks. Lauren also provides autism assessments and offers neurodivergent-affirmative supports.
Additional Training
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TFCBT); Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Confident Carers Cooperative Kids (CCCK); Family-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders in Young People (FBT); Enhanced Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E), EMDR
Areas of Interest
Anxiety disorders
Dr Amy Joubert
Qualifications
B.Psychological Science (Hons), M.ClinPsych, PhD (Psychology)
Clients
Amy works with children and adolescents from the ages of 10 to 18 years of age.
Areas of Interest
Anxiety disorders
Dr Anne Healey
Dr Anne Healey is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked with children, adolescents and families for over 20 years. Anne has extensive experience working as a psychologist in public, private and school settings. Prior to her training in psychology, Anne was a high
school teacher for 15 years. Before joining The Kindred Practice, Anne spent four years as team leader of the South Western Sydney LHD Getting On Track In Time! (Got It!) program, an early intervention program for children with emotional, behavioural and social difficulties
which is delivered through a NSW Health – Education partnership. Anne has also worked for the Macarthur Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (ICAMHS) where she supported children and adolescents with complex mental health needs.
Anne uses evidence-based approaches in her clinical work. Her foundational training has been in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). Ongoing professional development and supervision, particularly in the areas of attachment theory, family systems, parenting and the
impact of trauma, informs her current practice. Anne has a particular interest in the role of trauma in presenting problems, and she has undertaken training in evidence-based interventions for trauma. Anne works within a framework that acknowledges the importance
of the family when assessing and responding to presenting issues, and recognises the need for active parental involvement in key aspects of a therapeutic intervention.
Anne is a Board Approved Supervisor of Psychologists.
Qualifications
BA (Hons), Dip Ed., Grad Dip Psych, B Soc Sc (Psych) (Honours), Doctor of Psychology (Clinical).
Clients
Anne works with children and adolescents up to the age of 18 years.
Areas of Interest
Anxiety, OCD Emotion and behavioural regulation Attachment Parenting Trauma.
Additional Training
Circle of Security Parenting programs: Triple P, Confident Carers Co-operative Kids (CCCK), Tuning in to Kids Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Trauma Focussed Cognitive Behaviour therapy (TF-CBT) Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR).
Dr Melinda Williams
Melinda is a Registered Psychologist with over twenty-five years of experience working with children, adolescents, and families, first as a teacher and then as a psychologist. She believes in developing warm therapeutic relationships with clients, collaboratively exploring ways to better manage current difficulties and empowering clients to work towards positive change.
Melinda provides evidence-based treatments for a range of mental health concerns including anxiety, OCD, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, behaviour regulation and emotion regulation difficulties. She enjoys collaborating with neurodivergent young people (such as identified as ADHD and Autism) to identify their strengths and advocate for appropriate accommodations.
Melinda has a particular interest in cognitive and academic psychometric testing to identify learning disorders and/or giftedness and to work with schools to optimise the educational journey for clients with different learning needs.
In addition to her clinical experience, Melinda’s research interests include how girls compete against one another, how boys compete against one another and how adults choose long term partners.
Melinda works with a research team in Evolutionary Psychology at Charles Sturt University.
Qualifications
B. Science, GradDip Education, B. Soc Science (Psychology), PhD (Psychology)
Clients
Melinda works with children and adolescents from 10 years to 18 years, as well as adults.
Areas of Interest
Anxiety including separation anxiety, social anxiety, OCD, exam anxiety, procrastination and perfectionism - Relationship difficulties - Grief and loss - Assessment of learning disorders and ADHD
Maurghen Miller
Originally from Canada, Maurghen studied Education and Psychology overseas in the United Kingdom before eventually settling here in Australia. She has over a decade of experience supporting children and their families as a qualified primary school teacher, parent coach and early intervention keyworker. Maurghen specialises in meaningful inclusion support and relationship-based play therapy approaches. Maurghen is a dedicated advocate for the LGBTIQA+ and neurodivergent community which guides her everyday practice.
Qualifications
BEd. Primary Teaching (Hons), MSc. Psychology of Education
Clients
Maurghen is currently offering services to young children (0-8) and their parents.
Kirsteen Moss
Kirsteen is a registered psychologist currently completing her internship. She enjoys working with older children and adolescents, providing them with a supportive space to navigate mental health challenges. Using evidence-based approaches including cognitive-behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, and acceptance and commitment therapy, Kirsteen works alongside young people and their families to learn new skills to increase wellbeing.
Over the past 15 years, Kirsteen has gained clinical experience across roles in youth mental health, grief counselling, perinatal mental health, and crisis support. Additionally, she has worked as an academic researcher at the Black Dog Institute, the University of Sydney, and Phoenix Australia on projects investigating depression, bipolar disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Qualifications
BScience (Psychology)(Hons), PG Certificate (Applied Psychology), Masters of Professional Psychology
Clients
Kirsteen works with children and adolescents from 10 years to 18 years.
