Clinical Psychologist
Emma is a warm, genuine, and trusted Psychologist who works from a person-centred and collaborative approach. She aims to create a safe space for her clients, approaching her sessions with gentleness, curiosity, and care. Emma has helped clients experiencing a range of concerns including eating and body image issues, excessive exercise, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, interpersonal issues, and difficulties associated with attachment and trauma. Her therapeutic style is informed by a range of evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT and CBT-E), Maudsley Model of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment in Adults (MANTRA), Specialised Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM), Motivational Interviewing, Schema Therapy, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
She has worked across a range of settings including private practice, private/public hospital, and not-for-profit organisations. She has previously worked on the Eating Disorders Day Program and Inpatient unit at ‘Ramsay Clinic Northside’ and has been involved with the Treatment Programs at ‘The Butterfly Foundation’. In addition to her clinical experience, Emma has been published in the field of eating disorders and presented her research at the Australian and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) conference in 2017. When she is not at BodyMatters, Emma works as a Clinical Psychologist at Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) – Eating Disorders Service, located at Royal North Shore Hospital.
Emma holds a Master of Clinical Psychology, a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology, a Graduate Diploma in Psychology, and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science). Emma is also a Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician (CEDC) and a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS).
Emma sees clients on Saturdays via telehealth.
You can read more about Emma here.