Rosemary is a Clinical Psychologist and Educational & Developmental Psychologist with over fifteen years’ experience working with clients across the lifespan. She is passionate about providing therapy that is developmentally attuned, thoughtfully adapting her approach to support children and young people with language, social-communication, and cognitive differences. Rosemary has extensive experience working with neurodiverse clients and values creating a therapeutic space that feels safe, responsive, and empowering.

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Individual consultations flow from a comprehensive assessment of the child’s presentation and are based around goals that are meaningful to the child and family. Topics may include:

Treatment for a range of childhood emotional disorders including anxiety and depression

Development of social skills and emotional regulation in young people

Therapeutic support for grief and loss in young people 

Communication support for children with disabilities on puberty and sexuality

Therapy services are conducted using developmentally-appropriate, child-friendly techniques. Services may be provided to the child or their parents directly, or comprise of a mixture of child/ parent sessions

Our evidence-based, child-friendly assessments explore the nature of a child’s presentation with input from the child, their caregivers, and relevant third-party professionals (eg. teachers, paediatricians). Assessments often include a report with recommendations for next steps for the child.

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Read more about the assessments offered here

This gold-standard, multidisciplinary assessment is conducted with a Speech Pathologist and Educational & Developmental Psychologist. This assessment is in line with the National Guideline for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders in Australia published in October 2018 by Autism CRC.

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It includes:

• Developmental Interview with the child’s parents [Autism Diagnostic Schedule- Revised (ADI-R)]

• Autism Spectrum Observation Schedule (ADOS-2) with the child

• Observation of the child

• Contact with third-party contacts (eg. teacher)  

• Comprehensive report and recommendations

• Feedback session with the family ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​