Amanda Rodd
Psychologist
B Teach B Mus
PGDipPsych (Hons)
MClinPsych (PostReg)
Amanda is a warm and caring practitioner who enjoys working collaboratively with her clients to achieve therapy goals. She uses body-based therapies and approaches to assist her clients to feel safe and empowered to cope with life challenges.
Amanda can support children, young people, adults and parents who are experiencing low self-esteem, school and workplace stress, relationship and peer difficulties, emotional dysregulation, behaviour challenges, and mental health conditions. She is committed to connecting with her clients in a safe and non-judgmental space to work together on achieving the goals of therapy.
Amanda specialises in psychological interventions for children, adolescents and adults for a range of mental health presentations, including anxiety and depression. She is also trained in Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy and Schema Therapy and works with young people and adults who have experienced trauma.
Amanda uses a variety of models of therapy and interventions when working with her clients, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Brief Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness-based Interventions, Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Schema Therapy and parenting strategies.
Amanda has worked as a school counsellor for seven years and has completed a Master of Clinical Psychology (PostReg) program. She has extensive experience in educational and psychological assessments and interventions for children and adolescents. Amanda has expertise in the diagnosis of intellectual disabilities, learning disorders, ADHD, Autism, behaviour challenges, and a range of mental health presentations including anxiety and depression.
