Melanie Townsend   

Melanie is a registered psychologist who has experience working with a range of mental health issues and supporting individuals who are healing from aversive life events. Melanie has completed a Bachelor in Psychological Science (Grad-Dip). She is a registered Psychologist with the Psychologist Board of Australia and the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc. (AAPI).

Melanie’s special interests are working with individuals who may present with trauma, relationship difficulties and peri & postnatal difficulties. In addition to individual counselling, Melanie also offers couples counselling and uses the evidence-based approach of Gottman Couples Therapy.

Melanie uses a collaborative and transparent approach to therapy including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) and Gottman Couples Therapy.

Melanie is available each Monday between 9:30am to 5:30pm