About Ability Psychology Services

Founder & Managing Director 

Board-Approved Supervisor 

Psychologist

(she/her)

Jessie is a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.  Jessie has obtained a Master of Clinical Psychology, Post-Graduate Certificate in Autism Studies and a Bachelor of Psychological Science. Jessie is also EMDR trained and a Board-Approved Supervisor (STAP) with the Psychology Board of Australia. Jessie is passionate about supporting and training fellow psychologists, neurodiversity, diagnostic testing and assessment and acute psychiatric presentations. With a background in  government, not-for-profit organisations, the NDIS sector and private clinical work, Jessie has experience working with a breadth of populations and client presentations. Jessie has worked for several years managing multidisciplinary teams of health professionals and provides supervision and training for mental health professionals, educators and organisations. Jessie supports a holistic approach to mental health and wellbeing, and recognises the value of psychosocial considerations in improving the prognosis of mental health concerns. Jessie utilises evidence-based frameworks and supportive counselling throughout her work to support clients in achieving their therapeutic goals. Whilst Jessie is not currently accepting new clients or taking a waitlist, she continues to provide clinical supervision across the Ability Psychology clinical team. 

Clinical Governance & Quality Assurance Manager

Board-Approved Supervisor

Clinical Psychologist

(she/her)

Dr Rachel is a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Dr Rachel has obtained a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology preceded by a Bachelor's degree in Behavioural Science with Honours in Psychology. Dr Rachel is a Board-Approved Supervisor (STAP) with the Psychology Board of Australia. Dr Rachel oversees our national clinical service delivery and provides support and supervision to our team. Dr Rachel appreciates that the process of engaging in psychology services may be a little daunting and that finding a psychologist that a person feels comfortable with, and are able to form a strong working relationship with, is so important. This in mind, Dr Rachel equips our team to be diverse, flexible and evidence-based in their clinical approach to client work. Our clinical team believes that a person is the expert in their own life and that a person and their psychologist will see the best results when they combine their collective knowledge. That by listening to a person's past experiences, a psychologist can offer techniques that resonate with their client. Collectively, our clinical team work together to provide the quality and efficacy of services provided by The Ability Health Group.

Practice Manager

(she/her)

Jody has over 20 years experience working in health and health related industries and is both friendly and empathetic in her approach to clients of our service. With qualifications in Human Resources and a wealth of experience in the practice management space, Jody prides herself on prioritising communication and client wellbeing through providing the best administrative services possible, and through supporting our clinical team in their day-to-day operation. Jody is ready and available to assist with any enquiries that you may have should you contact our office. 

Operations Manager

Psychologist

(she/her)

Phoebe is an experienced member of both our clinical and operational teams, having worked with Ability for several years in different senior leadership and clinical capacities. Phoebe is empathetic and client-centred in her approach and provides evidence-based clinical services to clients across the lifespan, including brief-intervention, long-term intervention and assessment services. Phoebe has formerly completed a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours) and thereafter completed a further 2-years of supervised practice with senior psychologists to develop her clinical skills and competencies. Phoebe is passionate about helping people to understand themselves, and employs a collaborative and client-paced approach. In doing so, Phoebe supports her clients with a warm and non-judgemental stance, and aims to create a safe and comfortable space to help clients work towards their therapeutic goals. She is an advocate for mental wellbeing, and believes in helping to empower and motivate clients to achieve greater happiness and build resilience through psychoeducation, guidance and support. Phoebe has experience working with both children, adolescents and adults where she has worked across both neurodiverse and neurotypical population groups. Phoebe has experience supporting Clients with mood disorders, trauma, behavioural and functional concerns, personality disorders, ASD, anxiety and a broad range of other mental health presentations.

Intake Clinician

(she/her)

Tamara has been working with Ability for several years in an Intake capacity and is passionate about connecting individuals with suitable support. Tamara effectively combines an empathetic manner with a client-centred approach to collaborate with referring parties and new enquiries around their support needs, therapeutic goals and the suitability and nature of their engagement in services. Through this, Tamara is able to efficiently and effectively onboard a new client and connect them with a suitable clinician in their area so that they may commence working towards their established goals at the earliest opportunity.