Life Enrichment Centre

Alison Stafford

B Psych, MAPs (Hons)

Registered Psychologist
Alison is an experienced therapist having working in the public and private sectors for over 16 years. Alison is caring, compassionate and empathetic in her endeavours to empower and support her clients to make their own decisions and identify their strengths and hopes for the future.
Alison is passionate about working with children, teens and adults using a strengths based approach including CBT, ACT, Motivational Interviewing and Solution Focused Therapy. Her specialty areas are depression, anxiety, stress, conflict management, self esteem, chronic pain, grief and loss, trauma, anger management.
NAMBOUR OFFICE ONLY

Amanda Rowland

BSW; AMHSW

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker
Amanda has worked in clinical settings in community, government and private organisations since graduating in 1996. Amanda has worked extensively in the areas of child and adolescent and adult mental health and is passionate about helping people across the lifespan. Amanda has worked in many areas of practice with particular speciality in the areas of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, relationship counselling, grief, trauma and perinatal and postnatal mental health. Her experience is backed by formal training in CBT, CBT-E, CRT, FBT, ACT, conflict resolution, mediation, mindfulness, narrative therapy and solution focused therapy.
NAMBOUR OFFICE ONLY

Dr Susan Canal

BSC (PSYCH)(HONS) D PSYCH (CLIN) MAPS

Susan is a clinical psychologist who has worked in the public and private sectors for over 10 years and has a special interest in chronic condition management. With a warm and accepting therapeutic style, Susan tailors interventions to help clients move toward better health and wellbeing, while building skills to manage life challenges. Mindful of taking a biopsychosocial approach to each individual, she provides high quality evidence-based therapeutic intervention utilising Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT), Eye-Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR), and Schema Therapy (ST).

Susan has extensive experience working within multidisciplinary teams treating various gastrointestinal conditions, including liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Psychological therapy can help to address the psychological impacts associated with these conditions including Depression, Anxiety and stress, Trauma, Adjustment distress, e.g. medical diagnosis, life transitions and events, Chronic pain, Grief and loss, Disordered eating, Harmful health behaviour, e.g. inactivity, smoking, alcohol and substance use.

Julia Campbell

BSW(hons); BPsych; Grad Dip Psych(adv)

Julia has over 10 years clinical experience, working with adults, young people and children of varying ages and cultural backgrounds; presenting with a diverse range of mental health challenges including anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma (including domestic and family violence and sexual abuse). Julia also has experience supporting people through significant changes in their lives, such as illnesses, relationship breakdowns, financial or job changes, pregnancy, and parenthood.

Julia practices a holistic, person-centred, strengths-based and trauma informed approach to her work and skillfully utilises evidence based therapeutic methods, including CBT, DBT, mindfulness-based therapy, IFS informed therapy, and brainspotting.

Julia's approach is to work alongside clients, having a flexible and integrated approach to assist a person’s innate healing and recovery process. "As everyone is unique, so is their life journey; and it is a privilege to walk alongside clients on their journeys and support their strength and resilience".

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Zac Drew

Client Services Officer

Zac is a welcome addition to the team. Combining his incredible eye for detail and attentiveness to individual needs, you will find him a pleasure to deal with as he assists you with your appointment needs.
Zac is also studying computer science at uni, so has excellent technology skills.

MEET OUR THERAPY DOGS

Charlot

Charlot is a miniature Labradoodle, specifically bread for her role as a therapy dog. Labradoodles are sensitive, gentle natured dogs and are wonderful with children. Therapy dogs have been found to be particularly helpful in helping anxious clients feel grounded and present, thereby aiding optimal benefit (and enjoyment) for clients.

SEBASTIAN

Sebastian is a Cavoodle, also specifically bread for assistance and therapy dog purposes. The nature of these breeds are well known for their sociability, gentle and intuitive natures. They have an exceptional ability to tune into peoples emotional states and bring a sense of comfort and security. Sebastian loves coming into the clinic to see his friends again.