Meet the Psychologists
Marianne Love
BSc. (Psych), Post.Grad. Dip. Psych., MPsych., MAPS
Marianne has completed a Bachelor of Science, Post Graduate in Psychology and a Masters in Pychology ( Counselling Psychology). Marianne has many years experience in working with people experiencing a range of concerns from moderate emotional concerns, trauma and personal development interests to severe psychiatric conditions.
Marianne's therapeutic approaches include cognitive behavioural therapy, person centred therapy and experiential methods. She enjoys working with all people. Her specialty areas include anxiety, depression, grief, loss, adjustment, anger, communication, sexuality, trauma and sexual abuse. Marianne works with individuals and couples.
Marion Chua
Assoc MAPS
Is a kind, caring and professional psychologist who enjoys assisting people to overcome a variety of concerns. She has had several years experience in psychological counselling. Marion’s approach includes cognitive behaviour therapy, solution focused and person centred therapy.
She is fully registered psychologist with the Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria and able to provide Medicare rebates for those referred through the Better Access to Mental Health Initiative.
Marion’s specialises in : Anxiety, Depression, Stress Management, Grief & Loss Counselling, Health Concerns, Pain Management, Life Adjustment, Work Place Conflict.
Marion also provides private consultancy and training to organisations in the areas of stress management, conflict resolution and improving workplace practices.
Gina Goble
MPsych (Counselling), MAPS
Gina is an experienced counselling psychologist who has worked in a range of community and private settings. Counselling psychology focuses on assisting clients to adjust to various changes and developments in their personal, social, vocational, educational, relational, and wider worlds.
Gina draws on established psychological theory and strategies to provide a balanced and targeted approach to address issues raised in the assessment phase. She supports her clients to challenge self-limiting beliefs, explore the relationship to self and others and help achieve personal and life goals.
Her particular interest and experience is in managing clients with depression, attachment and anxiety disorders, relationship challenges, whether within couple relationships or with family, friends or the workplace, infertility, grief and loss, stress and trauma recovery. She can also help with addressing life transitions, anger issues, parenting, illness, eating difficulties and lowered self-esteem.
She is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society and a registered Psychologist with the Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria.
Elizabeth Westphal
MAPS, Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), B.A. Psych
Individual and relationship counselling for depression, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and parenting problems that uses a positive holistic framework, which encourages improvement of coping skills that facilitate better management of thoughts, emotions and behaviour. Liz has a particular interest in attachment and the impact of early life experiences on later functioning.
Meet the Healh Professionals
Kathleen Herpich - Acupuncture
BSc.(Human Biology), BSc.(Chinese Medicine), AACMA
Kathleen holds a Bachelor of Human Biology (Chinese Medicine major) and a Bachelor of Chinese Medicine from RMIT university. Her experience includes an internship at the Chinese Medicine hospital in Nanjing, China, a semester at the Victoria University student clinic, and time at the Windana clinic in St.Kilda. She is registered with the Chinese Medicine Registration Board of Victoria and is a member of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association. She enjoys helping patients to improve their health, and has helped people with a variety of health concerns including problems with digestion, stress and anxiety, women’s health issues such as PMS and painful periods, musculo-skeletal pain, and assisting in quitting smoking.
Helen Conley - Specialist Couples Counsellor
Counselling & Psychotherapy
BSc, Grad Dip Ed, Adv Dip Gestalt Psych, AARC
Helen works with individuals and couples who are dealing with issues central to their lives, whether it is begining a new relationship, having relationship difficulties within an existing relationship, or ending a relationship.
She works with clients on communication and intimacy issues, stress, anxiety, family violence, sexual concerns, parenting issues such as conflict with children and step children and so on.
Helen is currently specialising in Couples Counselling, and often discusses relationship issues with an individual initially with a view to involving others at a later date. Sessions can sometimes be a mix of individual and couples depending on client needs.
In 2009 Helen completed the Specialist Course in Couples Therapy run by Relationships Australia in conjunction with La Trobe University. She has subsequently worked with couples in 2009 and 2010 at Relationships Australia in Kew.
Helen has worked extensively in the education sector including with secondary school students and their families in both government and non government schools over many years.