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MProfPsych, PGDipPsych, BPsychSci

JINGAL GHELANI

Psychologist & Animal-Assisted Therapist

Jingal is a registered psychologist and Animal-Assisted Therapist. She has two trained & qualified therapy dogs that sometimes support her clients in sessions. Jingal has a special interest in treating complex trauma as well as single incident PTSD. Her therapy dogs are generally involved in sessions because they bring an element of playfulness to a difficult time, help lower stress, and increase clients’ engagement in therapy to provide better treatment outcomes by applying psychological strategies in novel ways.

Jingal utilises strategies from Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, and Animal-Assisted approaches. Jingal is able to provide EMDR for single incident trauma treatment. She is also experienced in providing a variety of psychological assessments including intelligence, cognitive, behavioural, and personality tests.

Areas of special interest:

• Trauma and PTSD

• Stress and Anxiety

• Animal-Assisted Therapy

• Chronic pain

• Low self-worth

• Psychological assessments

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Specialist assessments:

• Cognitive abilities and educational assessments

• Wechsler intelligence and achievement assessments

• Behavioural assessments

• Personality testing

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Registration and Membership:

• Registered Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency

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MProfPsych, PGDipPsych, BPsychSci

SHANNON QUINN

Psychologist

Shannon is a warm and compassionate psychologist who strives to provide high-quality services to his clients. Shannon works with a wide range of clients across the developmental stages including: children and families, teens and young adults, and adults individually and in groups. After getting to know you and more about your goals, Shannon will work with you to form a shared understanding of your current situation and develop an individualised plan for your work together.

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Treatment areas:

• Stress

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Relationships

• Employment problems

• Education problems

• Emotional distress

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Specialist assessments:

• Cognitive abilities and educational assessments

• Wechsler intelligence and achievement assessments

• Assessment of childhood neurodevelopmental disorders

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Registration and Membership:

• Registered Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency

• Associate Member of the Australian Psychological Society

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Bachelor Nutrition and Dietetics

MARY-ADELLE SMITH

Dietitian

Mary is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) and nutritionist. Mary works with a range of clients both online and in person. She believes that food choices are affected by a complex interplay of psycho-social, cultural and environmental factors and that all individuals are unique and therefore require unique nutritional management. Mary is passionate about food psychology and enjoys working with individuals to reach their personal health or athletic goals.

Mary offers evidence-based, easy to understand advice, support and resources to assist clients with a variety of nutrition-related issues, including:

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• Weight loss

• Body composition

• Chronic disease such as diabetes

• Pregnancy / lactation nutrition

• Allergies and intolerances

• Sports nutrition

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Registration and Membership:

• Registered with the Dietetics Association of Australia (DAA)

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