THINK MENTAL HEALTH - Key Persons
Ana is a registered psychologist, is fluent in English and Spanish, and works primarily with adults with a special interest in alcohol and drug dependence abuse, interpersonal relationships, and adjustment and stress-related disorders.
Bec Meagher is a provisional psychologist undertaking her internship year after completing the Master of Professional Psychology program at the Australian National University. During her training, Bec provided evidence-based psychological interventions at Canberra Head to Health where she is currently working three days a week, delivering individual and group therapy to consumers in a public setting. She will be seeing children (aged 5-12) and adolescents (aged 12-18) from July 2023.
Bec's approach to therapy is empathetic, person-centred and collaborative. She has experience working with adults and is particularly passionate about working with children, adolescents and families. Bec works within an evidence-based therapeutic approach informed by Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and has knowledge about Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) frameworks. Bec has experience working across varied clinical presentations, including anxiety, depression, stress, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and disordered eating.
Caitlin is a clinical psychologist and is passionate about working with clients who are experiencing a range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, stress and interpersonal issues.
Caitlin is a registered psychologist who was drawn to working in mental health while practicing as a registered nurse.
Dr Emma Adams is a psychiatrist specialising in perinatal and infant mental health. She also sees general adult psychiatry, in particular anxiety disorders, mood disorders and trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in first responders and other situations. She has an interest in sexual and gender health and the interface of medical conditions with psychiatry, as well as doctor's mental health.
Dr Adams has been in psychiatry for over 25 years over many settings and services in Australia as well as in Canada. She studied medicine at the University of Queensland and trained in emergency medicine for a time before switching to psychiatry. She is an advocate for not only the biological and psychological aspects of health, but also the social, cultural, community and environmental aspects of social and emotional wellbeing.
Dr Adams consults at Think Mental Health two days a week but is currently on extended leave, due to return in August.
Job Titles:
- General Practitioner
- Deputy Chair of the ACT Health Human Research Ethics
Dr Louise Stone is a General Practitioner (GP) with clinical, research, policy and educational expertise in mental health. She has led Master's programs in GP psychiatry and completed her PhD exploring the management of patients with medically unexplained symptoms, so she sees many patients with mixed emotional and physical symptoms.
Dr Stone is the Deputy Chair of the ACT Health Human Research Ethics committee and is a member of the GP Mental Health Standards Collaboration. She has previously worked at Yarralumla Surgery and The Junction Youth Health Service and writes extensively about GP mental health care in various journals.
Dr Stone understands the complex and intersectional issues of mental health, physical health and life circumstances, the barriers to accessing mental health support, and how mental health can impact a person's overall well-being. She believes that healthcare is a partnership, and encourages collaboration in her consultations.
Dr Stone also offers a Doctor's Clinic to give doctors access to quality care which she runs in conjunction with her regular services. She is leading an international book on doctors' health and another on GP mental health care in Australia.
Dr Louise Stone is a general practitioner (GP) with extended skills in mental health, who works with patients across the lifespan, with a particular interest in working with young people.
Dr Meredith Whiting is a Consultant Psychiatrist with a particular interest in working with survivors of trauma, including Complex PTSD, perinatal work and longer-term patient care.
Dr Whiting undertook her psychiatry training in Canberra and Sydney. She was awarded the NSW Institute of Psychiatry Special Training Fellowship in 2005 where she undertook work in the Northern Sydney Sexual Assault Services and the Royal North Shore Hospital High-Risk Antenatal Service. She has since spent time in the ACT Public Mental Health Service, the not-for-profit sector and in private practice. She is the Jurisdictional representative on the Bi-National Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry Family Violence Network Committee. She is committed to teaching and has ongoing commitments to psychiatrists in training and professionals in diverse disciplines.
Dr Whiting is grateful for the privilege of working with people over longer periods of time with psychotherapeutic and talking therapies particularly. This can sometimes result in limitations on her capacity to take on new patients.
Emily Bell is a provisional psychologist completing a PhD in Clinical Psychology at the Australian National University (ANU). She will be seeing adults and adolescents aged 16+.
During her training, Emily provided evidence-based psychological interventions at the ANU student-led psychology clinic and at the Eating Disorders Clinical Hub. Emily's research is focused on eating disorders, including the role of intuitive and mindful eating within eating disorder recovery. She also works part-time at the Eating Disorders Program.
Emily is passionate about working with people from all backgrounds and strives to foster a collaborative and supportive relationship with her clients. Emily works from a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) framework, whilst also drawing from Dialectical Behavioural Therapy skills (DBT), Interpersonal Psychopathology (IPT), and motivational interviewing approaches.
Jason has nearly 20 years of expertise in various clinical psychology roles and is a director and founder of Think Mental Health.
Jason is a director and founder of Think Mental Health and has nearly 20 years of expertise in various clinical psychology roles. Jason has a particular interest in gambling and gambling-related harm, trauma (PTSD), anxiety disorders (panic attacks, generalised anxiety), psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, and alcohol dependence and abuse.
Joanna is a registered psychologist undertaking the clinical registrar program. Jo is passionate about connecting with clients from a person-centred perspective.
Louise is a registered psychologist who is passionate about taking a strength-based, person-centred approach to working with clients as they navigate mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and interpersonal issues.
Lucas is a registered psychologist who strongly believes in the importance of developing an excellent relationship with his clients and providing a safe and secure space so that clients can experience growth and reduce suffering.
Melissa is a clinical psychologist that enjoys working with people of all ages but with a specific interest in young people (particularly ages 12-25), and supporting parents, including new parents in the perinatal period, and those with young children and primary school-aged children.
Michelle is registered psychologist who has experience in a broad range of psychological areas. Her experience is primarily with adults, older persons and older adolescents (16+) and she has a strong interest in trauma management, including the use of eye movement desensitisation and reprogramming (EMDR) therapy.
Miranda is a clinical psychologist who works primarily with adults, however, also has an interest in assisting older adolescents (15+) and their families. She has a strong background in workplace related issues and conditions and a particular interest in bipolar disorder, working with those who have experienced trauma, and working with men.
Monika is a registered psychologist who has experience working across a range of life-stages and with varied clinical presentations, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and relational issues.
Monon is a clinical psychologist who has experience working across a range of different clinical presentations such as anxiety, depression, stress, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), binge eating, bulimia nervosa and relationship difficulties. She enjoys working with adolescent (15+) and adults across their lifespan and takes a special interest in working with women's mental health and with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) populations.
Natalie is a registered psychologist who enjoys supporting people of all ages but is particularly passionate about working with young people and their families and treating anxiety, depression, stress, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders and trauma-related difficulties.
Job Titles:
- Senior Clinical Psychologist
Sarah is a senior clinical psychologist who has experience working with child, adolescent and adult clients presenting with a range of mental health issues. Sarah has an interest in working with adults and older adolescents (ages 15-19) treating anxiety, depression, insomnia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), childhood trauma, relationship difficulties, and other disorders/difficulties that are commonly experienced in these age groups.
Sean is a clinical psychologist with over 20 years' experience. He enjoys working with individuals across the lifespan with varied clinical presentations and has particular experience, training and interest in working with couples undertaking relationship counselling. His approach is to assist couples in identifying and changing some of the difficult dynamics and patterns that develop in relationships. Sean also assists families to explore relationships within the family system.
Vanessa is a director and founder of Think Mental Health and has over 25 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families as a clinical psychologist.