Meet Your Registered Psychologist

My name is Amanda Nolan. I am a registered psychologist with several years of experience providing a range of evidence-based therapies that enhance mental health support for various presentations. My background includes working in private practice, rehabilitation settings, and child and family services. I am dedicated to ongoing professional development, continually deepening my knowledge of contemporary therapeutic approaches.

I value the therapeutic relationship as a crucial foundation for change, collaborating with clients to build insight, strengthen coping strategies, and support them in reconnecting with their values and sense of self.

I enjoy providing psychological services to children, adolescents, and adults ranging from 14 to 70 years old.

My current qualifications include:

- Full Registration as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

- Post Graduate Diploma of Advanced Psychology

- Bachelor of Psychological Science

My approach is warm, grounded, and collaborative, integrating evidence-based therapies with a strong focus on safety, understanding, and individualized care. I operate from a neuroaffirming and trauma-informed perspective, recognizing the importance of adapting therapy to each person’s lived experience.

My training and experience encompass a range of presentations, including evidence-based therapies for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), complex trauma, child sexual assault, adult sexual assault, and domestic violence. I also provide mental health support for disordered eating and body image concerns (see Support page). Additionally, I offer various psychological services related to neurodiversity, including ADD, ADHD, assessments, ASD, and learning difficulties, as well as couples, relationship, and family counseling. I am equipped to address high levels of risk, including suicide and self-harm, along with personality disorder traits. My collaboration with the NDIS is currently pending review, and I work closely with SIRA (CTP / WorkCover), the Police Force, and Defence Force Personnel.

My current exclusion criteria include the following: homelessness as the primary concern, bulk billed services, active psychosis or schizophrenia requiring hospitalization, perpetrators of domestic violence or sexual assault, forensics/medico/legal reports, dementia or Alzheimer's, significant intellectual disabilities, and DVA.

Please be aware that the clinic is not a crisis care centre. If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 000 or visit your nearest emergency department. For those seeking mental health support outside of clinic hours, we recommend reaching out to the following services, which provide evidence-based therapies and psychological services: Mental Health Hotline - 1800 011 511, Lifeline - 13 11 14 (www.lifeline.org.au), Suicide Call Back - 1300 659 467, and Beyond Blue - 1300 224 636 (https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/urgent-help).