Our team
Marion Valster
Marion is a registered psychologist, who enjoys working with people who feel stuck, who struggle with life, perhaps asking themselves whether this is all there is.
Marion has experience working with a range of mental health issues, and has a special interest in neuroscience (using the body to help heal the mind) and coaching/positive psychology (evidence-based strategies to become the best version of oneself).
Marion came to psychology later in life, after a career in ICT, and workplace coaching. She has a Bachelor of Science (Hons) majoring in Psychology, a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) majoring in leadership and change, and is currently completing a Doctor of Psychology. She is a registered psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia, and a member of the Australian Association of Psychologists (AAPi).
Marion’s special interest areas in psychology are neuroscience (the brain and its impact on behaviour and thinking), coaching/positive psychology (the science of wellbeing), and adult ADHD. Neuroscience teaches us how to use our own bodies to help with improving our moods and thinking (human beings rather than human doings). Positive psychology helps look at how we want to feel and be, and focuses on how to get us there.
Using a strengths-based approach, Marion employs a range of therapies, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).
- Strengths and values
- Neuroscience
- Adult ADHD
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Trauma
- Grief
- Low Self-Esteem
- Relationship Difficulties
Mondays 9.30 am – 6 pm
Tuesdays 9.30 am – 6 pm
Thursdays 9.30 am – 6 pm
Veronica Hellier
Veronica is a registered Clinical Psychologist. She works with people who want to understand how unconscious processes and patterns are manifested in their present-day behaviour to relieve distress and increase joy and fulfilment.
Veronica has experience working with a range of mental health issues and has a special interest in supporting individuals who are healing from adverse life events.
Veronica has completed a Bachelor in Psychological Science (Hons) and a Masters in Clinical Psychology. She is a registered psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia and endorsed in the practice area of clinical psychology. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society, APS College of Clinical Psychology and the APS Psychoanalytic-Oriented Psychology Interest Group.
Veronica works with adult individuals to understand how unconscious processes and patterns are manifested in their present-day behaviour. Through self-reflection, self-exploration and self-discovery in a safe and authentic relationship, Veronica and her clients strive to increase self-awareness and understanding, relieve distressing symptoms and encourage the presence of psychological capacities and resources.
This can range from an increased capacity to have fulfilling relationships, to an increased ability to experience and tolerate a wider range of emotions, as well as, a higher sense of mastery over life and improvements in self-esteem.
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Grief
- Relationship Difficulties
- Family of Origin Difficulties
- Recovery from Trauma
- Adjustment Difficulties
- Personality Vulnerabilites
- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Mondays 10 am – 4 pm
Tuesdays 10 am – 4 pm
Jenny Xu
Jenny is a registered Educational and Developmental Psychologist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and a Member of the Australian Psychology Society (APS). Jenny enjoys working with children and young people. She has practised across various settings as a psychologist, including children's hospital, schools, and private practice settings. She is fluent in speaking Mandarin/Chinese.
Jenny is specialised in working with children, adolescents, and young adults. She has completed a Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology and a Bachelor of Psychological Science. She is a registered psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia and endorsed in the practice of educational and developmental psychology.
She is passionate about using a holistic approach to create a warm and nurturing environment to assist children and adolescents to improve their mental health, build on strengths and make necessary changes to make life more rewarding and fulfilling.
She employs various therapeutic models, evidence based psychological frameworks, and parenting programs to assist parents in managing challenging behaviours and build secure attachment with their children.
- Children, adolescents, and young adults
- Parenting support
- Early intervention
- Social and emotional development
- Attachment and relationships
- Fear and anxiety
- Low mood and depression
- Stress and trauma
- Academic performance
- Psychological/Educational assessments
Tuesdays: 9 am – 5 pm
Fridays: TBD
Melanie Townsend
Melanie is a registered psychologist who has experience working with a range of mental health issues and supporting individuals who are healing from aversive life events.
Melanie has completed a Bachelor in Psychological Science (Grad-Dip). She is a registered Psychologist with the Psychologist Board of Australia and the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc. (AAPi).
Melanie’s special interests are working with individuals who may present with trauma, relationship difficulties and peri & postnatal difficulties. In addition to individual counselling, Melanie also offers couples counselling and uses the evidence-based approach of Gottman Couples Therapy.
Melanie uses a collaborative and transparent approach to therapy drawing on a variety of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Gottman Couples Therapy and EMDR (mid-June 2024).
Anxiety
Depression
Trauma
Grief
Relationship Difficulties
Persona;ity Vulnerabilities
Self-esteem
Mondays: 9.30 am – 5.30 pm
Brendon Wright
Brendon is a registered psychologist who enjoys working with people who feel stuck or want to make positive changes in their lives. He has experience working with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationships difficulties, and more.
Brendon holds a Bachelor’s in Psychological Science (Hons) and a Master’s in Clinical Psychology. He is a registered psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia and is also a member of the Australian Psychological Society.
Brendon works with adults struggling with a wide range of issues to help improve their quality of life and discover greater meaning. He assists clients in enhancing emotional regulation skills, increasing self-knowledge and self-compassion, forming healthier habits aligned with personal values, and fostering fulfilling relationships.
Brendon employs a range of therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Gottman Therapy, schema therapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS). He tailors treatment to each client’s unique needs and goals. Brendon also provides specific assessment for ADHD.
Brendon’s approach is warm, efficient, and non-judgmental. He helps clients identify unhealthy patterns and self-defeating behaviours and replace them with healthier coping strategies and skills. His goal is to help clients better understand themselves so they can make meaningful changes and live a more fulfilling life.
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Addiction (specialising in pornography addiction)
- Trauma
- Neurodiversity
- Self-Esteem
- Relationships
- Life Transitions
- Stress
- Performance
Thursday: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Diana Earl
Diana is a Counsellor and Supervisor who is passionate about helping others live a healthy, inspired and fulfilling life. With over a decade of experience in the therapeutic and mental health space, Diana has helped hundreds of clients and their families overcome the challenges they are presented with and reach their goals.
Diana holds a Master of Counselling, Graduate Certificate of Business Administration and dual Bachelor of Social Science (CJ) and Arts (Psych) degree.
Diana has experience in different areas including anxiety, Workcover, wellbeing, social justice, family, and individual therapy.
Diana tailors her approach to each client using a combination of Cognitive Behavioural, Narrative and Client Centred therapy. This combination allows Diana to be an empathetic, welcoming counsellor who prides herself in her ethical approach to getting the best results for her clients. Diana is also a registered WorkCover provider and can accept referrals for anyone who has an accepted claim requiring mental health support to return to work.
An avid and passionate public speaker, Diana delivers conferences, workshops and training to professionals across industries. She also provides supervision to other counsellor and those in the helping professions.
Diana is able to deliver counselling sessions in English and Spanish.
- Anxiety
- Signficant life changes and transitions (new parents, changing jobs, relationship changes etc.)
- WorkCover support
- Workplace concerns and career progression
- Family dynamics
- Couples therapy
- Self-esteem building
- Grief and loss
- Culture shock and homesickness
- CNM relationships
- Individual and peer supervision
Wednesday: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Thursday: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Online bookings: bit.ly\diana_earl_booking
**Each clinician provides psychological services from independent businesses that are each operated within the Flow State Psychology hub.