Stronger Together

Here to listen, support, and guide you through whatever comes your way.

About Bridie

Bridie is a registered psychologist and completed her Bachelor of Psychology with Honours (first class) in 2020 and a Graduate Certificate of Counselling in 2021.

Bridie is autistic and an ADHDer, her special interest is in psychology. She is very interested in helping clients within neurodiverse relationships (couples and families) develop more secure attachment bonds with their loved ones. She is also passionate about assisting neurodivergent adults and children understand their identity and cope with the anxiety and demands associated with living in a neurotypical world.

How is Bridie’s practice neuro-affirming?

Bridie places a lot of importance on the impact of person-environment mismatch on the presenting problems of the neurodivergent person and their loved ones. Through this lens, she considers factors like the person’s relationships, accommodations, sensory and physiological needs and unique communication style (i.e. double empathy problem) on how the person functions in different contexts. This means that the burden is not entirely placed on the neurodivergent person to learn skills to cope with their environment, but responsibility is shared between the person themselves, environmental accommodations and others around the person.

Services

Individual Therapy

I offer one-on-one sessions to help you address personal issues and improve your mental health.

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Family and Couple Therapy

Help for you and your family to strengthen bonds and repair ruptures.

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Parent Support

I help parents navigate the challenges of raising children, I offer a reflective space to understand your parenting philosophy and how to enact this at home.

Assessment

ADHD and Autism Assessment for Adolescents and Adults.

Bridie is trained in the MIGDAS, DIVA-5, BRIEF Executive Functioning Profile, Vinelands-4 and more.

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Advocacy and Report Writing

I can help you navigate systems within your life and help educate people around you on how you need to be supported (i.e. NDIS, workplaces, universities, schools and key support people).

"There is just something so special about being in relationship with others. Both science and observation tells us that relationships have such power to both break us down and build us up.

I have learnt to use the special realationship I have with my clients to help them thrive in the face of uncertainty, take on new challenges, accept hard truths and grow in ways they never thought they would" - Bridie

Bridie's Work

Neuroaffirming Practice

Bridie has completed training in paediatric and adult affirming practice from authors like Marie Camin, Michelle Livock, Sonny Jane Wise, Neurowild, Alison Haynes, Sandhya Menon and others.

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Couple Counseling

Bridie works with neurodiverse couples to help restore loving and fulfilling relationships. Bridie has completed all levels of training in Emotionally Focussed Therapy, certified by ICEEFT.

Family Therapy

Bridie has training in many areas of systemic family therapy. She has completed all training levels of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and Emotionally Focussed Family Therapy. She has also trained in Bowen Family Systems practice and Interpersonal Neurobiology.

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Trauma Informed

Bridie's work is heavily informed by neuroscience and understanding how our brains and psychology changes according to what happens to us. Bridie has completed training in Schema Therapy, Trauma Focussed CBT and the Power Threat Meaning Framework.

Community Focus

Bridie is passioante about bringing people together and recognises the impact that loneliness brings. Bridie is a trained Brick by Brick, Circle of Security and Bringing up Great Kids Facilitator.