Neuroaffirming Practitioner Referral List
The practitioners listed here are ones who regularly attend and engage in professional development focussed on neuroaffirming practice, and who practice from a person-centred, depathologising framework.
Please note, I cannot guarantee that any of the practitioners will be a good fit/match for you, and I am unable to provide specific recommendations re: goodness of fit to folks that are not existing clients of mine. All practitioners listed here also work separately from me, and I am therefore unable to provide information on their availability, wait times, etc. I’ve listed practitioners in alphabetical order, to make sure it keeps things unbiased. I also do not receive any payments, commissions, or other benefits for your use of this list. To learn more about each practitioner, you will need to view their website and/or contact the practitioner (or their service/practice) directly. Thank you for your understanding of this :)
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The following practitioners are AHPRA-registered psychologists, who provide therapy/support, assessment, and/or supervision. They are authentic, inclusive, affirming, and passionate, and work in a trauma-informed, person-centred, anti-oppressive, intersectional way. Please note, this is a non-exhaustive list :)
PS If you’re specifically looking for psychologists who do WPATHs, please scroll to the end of this page!
Alecia Spinks (she/they) - www.divergentpathpsychology.com.au
Alex Giles (she/they) - www.gileshousepsychology.com.au and www.comfortpsychology.com/alex
Alyssa Garrett (she/her) - www.alyssagarrett.com.au
Amy-ann Broomhall (she/her) - www.elementalpsychandcounselling.com
Andrew Grant (he/him) - www.yourcalmermind.com.au
Annelil Desille (she/they) - www.neurokinnection.com.au
Be Seen Psychology - www.beseenpsychology.com
Bruna Ciprovac (she/her) - www.brunaciprovacpsych.com.au (Bruna offers therapy and assessment in Portuguese and French)
Comfort Psychology - www.comfortpsychology.com
Dan Carabellese (he/him) - www.quercuspsychology.com.au
Emily Bird (she/her) - https://emilybirdpsych.com.au
Em Radford (they/them) - www.emilyradfordpsychology.com
Esther Fidock (she/her) - www.estherfidock.com
Fran Beilharz (she/her) - www.mindbodywell.com.au
Hilary Morgendorffer (she/her) - www.morgendorfferlanetherapy.com.au
Holly Melrose (she/her) - bravehq.au
Isobel Kelly (she/her) - www.isobelkellypsychology.com.au
Jess Murphy (she/her) - www.birchpsychology.com.au/jess-murphy/
K Fraser (they/them/K) - www.birdypsychology.com
Kate Gore (she/her) - www.kategorepsychology.com
Katherine Kerimofski (she/her) - www.katherinekerimofski.com.au
Kirsten Perrins (she/her/fae/faer) - www.theburrowspsych.com.au
Marie Camin (she/her) - www.mariecamin.com
Marta Arce Casas (she/her) - www.sonar-psychology.com
Meg Wilson (she/they) - www.affirmingminds.com.au
Michal Klein (she/her) - www.michalkleinpsychology.com
Nicole da Silva (she/her) - https://affirmativemindspsychology.com.au/our-psychologists#nicole-da-silva
Nimasha Weerakoon (she/her) - www.candlelightpsychology.com.au and https://uniqueupsychology.com.au/about-us/
Phillip Tchernegovski (he/him) - www.psychology4humans.com.au
Rebecca Bennett (she/her) - www.zebrastripespsychology.com
Rebecca Gannon (she/they) - www.kaleidoscopeassessment.com.au
Ruth Minkov (she/they) - www.mindkit.com.au
Sarah Harrower (she/her) - www.sarahharrower.com
Shelley Viskovich (she/her) - www.shelleyviskovich.com.au
The Neuronurture Collective - www.theneuronurturecollective.com
Vanessa Tan (she/her) - www.vanessatanpsychology.com
Xi Liu (they/them) - www.lifetherapy.org
Yalei Wilson (they/he) - https://faguspsychology.com.au
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The following folks are some PACFA-registered counsellors and AASW-registered social workers, who provide identity-affirming, trauma-informed, intersectional therapy and support.
Cody Robinson (she/her) - www.newleafsocialwork.com.au
Danni Slattery (she/her) - danni@all-sorts.com.au
Felix (they/them) - www.unmasktherapy.com
Gretta Olsen (she/they) - www.glimmercounselling.com.au
Jodie Allen (they/them) - www.queersomacounselling.com
Mallika Murthy (she/her) - www.polapractice.com.au/mallika
Mish Kumar-Jonson (they/them) - www.niram.com.au/mish
Zane Bouillet (they/them) - www.intentionallyauthentictherapy.com.au
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The Iceberg Foundation - www.theicebergfoundation.org
Pola Practice - www.polapractice.com.au
Rainbow Muse -www.rainbowmuse.com.au
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Rae Sabine (they/them) - www.creatingwellbeing.com.au
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In addition to being neuro-affirming, many of the practitioners listed are also affirming & experienced in supporting folk who hold other marginalised, intersecting identities (such as queer, trans & gender diverse, chronically ill, and disabled folk). They are weight and body inclusive, and take an anti-diet approach.
Ari Spanos (they/them) - www.constellationsconsulting.com.au
Caitlin Moran (she/her) - www.cm-nutrition.com
Courtney Vinck (she/her) - www.mindbodywell.com.au
Eman Allouche (she/her) - www.thehonestnaturopath.com.au (Eman is a nutritionist and a naturopath)
Kirby Macdonald (she/her) - www.bodypeace.com.au
Korey Baruta (they/she) - www.nutritionforeverybody.com.au
Lauren Carmichael (she/her) - www.laurencarmichael.com.au
Margo White (she/her) - www.wholebodynutrition.com.au
Majella Jones (they/them) - https://defiantdietetics.com (please note, Majella currently has availability for peer consultation / peer supervision, but does not have capacity for client sessions or new client referrals)
Maud Achard (she/they) - www.allbodiesservices.com.au/maud
Megan Jones (she/her) - www.quirkydietetics.com.au
Savita Sandhu (she/her) - www.savvydietetics.com.au/savvy
Sheree Riley (she/her) - www.kidsnutrition.com.au
Yive Yang (she/her) - www.therecoveringplace.com.au
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Ellen Mason (they/them) - www.yourmovementspace.com.au
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Eman Allouche (she/her) - www.thehonestnaturopath.com.au (Eman is a nutritionist and a naturopath)
Sam Jeffrey (he/him) - www.wholebodynutrition.com.au/about (scroll down on the linked page to find Sam)
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Aki Swift (they/he) - www.thriverehab.com.au
Eden Dowers (they/them) - www.transdivergence.com
Hibak Hissan (she/her) - www.havenhues.com.au
James Gardner-Drummond (they/them) - www.thespotco.com.au
Sam Rose (they/them) - http://ndcities.com
Sarah Palexas (they/she) - www.thriverehab.com.au
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Dr Emily Ross (she/they) - www.biolistening.com.au/whoweare
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In addition to being neuro-affirming, the practitioners listed here are also affirming & experienced in supporting folk who hold other marginalised, intersecting identities (such as queer, trans & gender diverse, chronically ill, and disabled folk). They are weight and body inclusive, and take an anti-diet approach.
Claire Weiss (she/her) - www.claireweissphysio.com
Holly Shuttleworth (they/them) - www.northsideclinic.net.au/about/allied-health/
Nimble Johnson (he/him) - redstringhealthcare.webflow.io
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Christina Schmidt (she/her) - www.freetobemespeech.com.au
Georgia Marshall (she/her) - www.goodearththerapy.com.au
Shevaun Pope (she/her) - www.thecourageousspace.com.au/shevaun-pope
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The following practitioners offer WPATH assessment and report completion, for folks needing a WPATH to access gender-affirming medical care. They are all psychologists, unless otherwise specified.
Please note, some gender-affirming medical care providers (e.g. surgeons, GPs) have specific requirements about the type of practitioners they accept WPATHs from (e.g. clinical psychologists, general psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, etc). It’s a good idea to check with your gender-affirming medical care provider about this before booking your WPATH assessment, to make sure you connect with someone whose report will be accepted by them.
Amy-ann Broomhall (she/her) - www.elementalpsychandcounselling.com
Deb Anthony (Deb/she/they) - www.debpsychology.com.au
Genevieve Williams (she/her) - www.psychspan.com.au/about-psychspan
Jacques Rizsk (he/him) - www.jacquesrizk.com
Juniper Muller (she/they) - www.melbournequeerpsychologist.com
Yalei Wilson (they/he) - https://faguspsychology.com.au
AusPATH provider list for many other options - www.auspath.org.au/providers
Note: not all practitioners of all types listed on the AusPATH provider list offer WPATHs
Dr Jason Westwater (he/him) - www.diversepsychiatry.com.au
Dr Westwater is a psychiatrist who can complete WPATH assessments/reports, and - where appropriate - supporting documentation for folks requiring compassionate release of superannuation for gender-affirming surgery costs.
The ATO website contains more information regarding compassionate release of superannuation and the required medical practitioner reports associated with this, accessible via this link.