Kristy is a warm, intuitive, and empathic Clinical Psychologist. She is dedicated to supporting her clients as they better their mental health, pursue their full potential, and live more satisfying lives. She has over 20 years of experience working as a psychologist and her clients tend to find her gentle, sensitive demeanour both reassuring and encouraging.

Kristy's qualifications are a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Bachelor of Psychology with Honours both from the University of New South Wales.

Kristy has experience working with a range of individuals with diverse psychological difficulties such as, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, personality difficulties, poor self-esteem, post-traumatic stress, depersonalisation and derealisation symptoms, eating disorders, relationship issues, grief and loss, psychosis, self-harm and difficulties coping with emotions. She enjoys working both with individuals and couples and has a special interest in helping clients with challenging childhoods develop their self-worth and establish more healthy relationships with others. She has extensive training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Schema Informed therapy approaches and Mindfulness-based therapies. She also has an appreciation and fondness for Psychodynamic treatment models.

Kristy has consulted in community health settings and both public and private hospitals. For the last 17 years has been the Director and Principal Psychologist of her psychology private practice based in St Leonards on Sydney’s North Shore.

Kristy is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) and a SIRA WorkCover provider. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), the APS College of Clinical Psychologists, and an ANZAED Accredited Eating Disorder Clinician. Kristy is a Board Approved Supervisor and enjoys supervising psychologists completing the Clinical Psychology Registrar Program. She offers in person and telehealth appointments Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.