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YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH TEAM
Our team of youth mental health psychologists provide support to adolescents and adults between 13 and 25 years. Over 75% of mental health issues occur before the age of 25, so ensuring access to psychological support is critical for health and wellbeing during adolescence and early adulthood. Adolescence is a crucial period for developing social and emotional habits important for mental wellbeing and our team are dedicated to providing safe, appropriate and tailored support to help young people build these habits for life.
Dr Justin Trounson, PhD., MAPS
Board Approved Supervisor
Pronouns: He/Him
Justin is a director and co-founder of Connected Minds, a Clinical Psychologist, an adjunct lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology and Wellbeing and Community Programs Psychologist at Richmond Football Club. Justin is experienced in working with wellbeing and mental health challenges commonly experienced by young people and provides tailored support to adolescents and young adults to help them move toward a happier and more balanced life. Justin provides a culturally safe space for his clients and works with a number of evidenced-based techniques including, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness and Narrative Therapy.
Bryan Lee, MPsych.
Pronouns: He/Him
Bryan is a gentle and good-humoured Registered Psychologist and Clinical Psychology Registrar. He is committed to promoting a safe, supportive and compassionate therapeutic space where clients feel heard and respected. Bryan focuses on developing strong collaborative relationships with clients and is passionate about helping them build an enriched life driven by their personal values. Bryan has experience working with adults and adolescents, addressing issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, grief and adjustment difficulties. He has also worked in various private and public health settings, including the Royal Women’s Hospital, where he worked with women experiencing perinatal mental health issues. Bryan has a special interest in assisting clients with social anxiety and is committed to working with diverse client groups. He utilises several evidence-based interventions including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Schema Therapy.
Emily Hohnke, MPsych.
Pronouns: She/Her
Emily is a warm and thoughtful Clinical Psychologist. She is committed to a collaborative partnership with her clients and aims to help them enhance their wellbeing through a compassionate approach. She has training and experience in a range of areas, including anxiety, depression, body image issues, eating disorders and relationship difficulties. She is particularly invested in helping her clients understand and break unhelpful lifelong patterns and build an enriched life that is driven by their values. Emily draws on a number of different theories and evidence-based treatments when working with clients, including Schema Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Samantha Dax, MPsych.
Pronouns: She/Her
Sam is a Clinical Psychologist. She brings curiosity and a non-judgemental approach to therapy, with a deep respect for the many ways we, as humans, learn to cope with life’s challenges. Sam enjoys working with both adolescents and adults, and has a keen interest in understanding how early life experiences may have shaped current functioning. She finds it a privilege to support people who have experienced adversity and trauma. Sam has experience and interest working with a variety of presenting concerns, including but not limited to; emotion dysregulation, trauma, non-suicidal self-injury, anxiety, interpersonal difficulties, disordered eating, and OCD. Sam works in a collaborative manner, meeting you where you are at. Sam draws on a number of evidence based therapeutic approaches, with the flexibility to suit each person’s individual needs. She has completed training in and utilises CBT, ACT, EMDR, Schema Therapy and DBT. Sam holds the therapeutic relationship in high regard, and aims to facilitate meaningful change and help individuals build a life worth living.
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Catherine Charleson, MPsych.
Pronouns: She/Her
Catherine is a warm, good-humoured and collaborative Registered Psychologist and Clinical Psychology Registrar. Catherine takes a culturally responsive and trauma-informed approach to her practice and is committed to providing a safe and non-judgmental space for her clients, and to forging authentic relationships with them. Catherine is passionate about helping people live according to their values and loves collaborating with clients to identify their goals and ways to work towards them. Catherine utilises evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Solution Focussed Therapy, and enjoys tailoring therapy sessions according to individual client needs and preferences. Catherine has a particular interest in the Social and Emotional Wellbeing model, and recently worked with young Aboriginal people and their families in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia. Prior to becoming a psychologist, Catherine had a 15-year career in government and public policy. Outside of the therapy room, Catherine loves chasing the sun, salt water and fresh air with her partner and kids, and spends an inordinate amount of time chucking the ball to her misbehaved dog at the park.
Anjali Bapat-Pers, MPsych.
Board Approved Supervisor
Pronouns: She/Her
Anjali is a warm and down-to-earth Clinical Psychologist who has worked with young people and adults in both private and public sectors, as well as in the supervision of other psychologists. She has particular interest and experience working with young people and their families, people with forensic issues, and those experiencing symptoms of trauma/complex trauma, behavioural challenges, personality disorder, and neurodivergence (primarily autism and ADHD). Anjali works from a mixture of therapeutic modalities including schema therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Interpersonal Process Therapy (IPT). In all therapeutic interactions, Anjali adopts a neurodiversity-affirming, culturally sensitive, and trauma-informed approach to ensure that each client experiences a therapeutic space that is safe, client-centered, respectful, and empowering. Anjali’s overall aim is to support her clients, without judgement, to live well and meaningful lives.
Dr Nicole Redlich, DPsych., MAPS
Board Approved Supervisor
Pronouns: She/Her
Dr Nicole Redlich is a Clinical Psychologist with over 16 years experience working in both private and public mental health settings and in education and training. She has an interest and experience working with clients experiencing, Trauma related conditions, anxiety, depression, stress, eating disorders, relationship and parenting issues pregnancy support and personal development. Trained in a range of psychological approaches including, Schema Therapy, Internal Family Systems, CBT, ACT, Trauma Focused therapies, and Mindfulness based approaches Nicole works with adults and adolescents. Nicole’s approach is authentic, respectful, curious and compassionate. She provides a safe space to explore clients concerns at both an immediate and deeper level. She is interested in growth and change, creativity and resourcefulness, building coping capacities, identifying and enhancing unique strengths, and helping clients feel more connected, safe and fulfilled.
Elizabeth Reilly, MPsych., MAPS
Pronouns: She/Her
Liz is a Registered Psychologist and Clinical Psychology Registrar. Working within a strengths-based and trauma-informed framework, Liz ensures the therapeutic environment is experienced as safe and supportive for clients through a caring and collaborative approach. She utilises a range of evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy and Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) tailored to individual needs. Liz has a special interest in assisting clients with anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic, grief, loss, trauma, eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, sleep, stress and adjustment difficulties. Her experience spans clinical work with clients of all ages across both public and private health settings. Liz completed Masters level research as part of a clinical trial on body dysmorphic disorder.
Daniel Morrison, MAppPsych., MAPS
Board Approved Supervisor
Pronouns: He/Him
Daniel is a Registered Community Psychologist who practises with person-centredness and co-regulation as a foundation to provide a safe platform towards identifying and navigating individual goals. With a firm sense of hope for recovery and reclamation of self-identity Daniel has experience working alongside people with various mental health concerns including complex trauma, social withdrawal, anger and violence, and dissociative disorders. The key influences of his approach are Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). With respect, safety, and advocacy, Daniel is an ally to members of marginalised communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQIA+ and other gender diverse persons, and any person who has experienced systemic or social adversity.
Lucy Cochran, MPsych.
Pronouns: She/Her
Lucy is a Registered Psychologist with an engaging and warm interpersonal style. She has a client-centred approach and helps people live more enriched lives based on their individual values and strengths. Lucy uses a range of evidence based therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassionate Mindfulness, Schema Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. Lucy has a special interest in helping people with general anxiety, social anxiety, stress, perfectionism, low mood, trauma, sleep, adjustment difficulties and performance. She is particularly interested in helping people recognise their inner critic and finding a more compassionate way to thrive. Lucy conducted her Masters level research on unhelpful smartphone behaviours.
Reuben Kindred,
PhD (Clinical Psych.) candidate
Pronouns: He/Him
Reuben is a warm and reflective provisional psychologist who values creating a safe, collaborative, and non-judgemental space for clients. He works with adults and adolescents, supporting them to build emotional insight and move toward lives that feel more meaningful and aligned with their values. Reuben is currently completing a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, where his research explores emotion regulation and trauma. He has worked across both public and private settings with people of all ages. Reuben works with clients to notice unhelpful patterns and develop new ways of relating to the world around them. He draws on a range of evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Schema Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and somatic practices, which he integrates to support long-term change and emotional resilience. Reuben welcomes clients from diverse backgrounds and is committed to trauma-informed, neuroaffirming, and culturally safe practice. He brings curiosity, compassion, and a deep respect for each person’s unique story and considers it a privilege to support them through meaningful personal growth.
Jordan Gibbs,
MPsych. (candidate)
Pronouns: He/Him
Jordan is a warm, good-humoured provisional psychologist who aims to build a safe, connected, collaborative therapeutic relationship. Jordan believes in creating safe spaces that are free from judgment and open to fun and curiosity. Jordan enjoys walking alongside his clients to find good pathways for them to live according to their values and walk in directions that meet their needs. Jordan enjoys working with clients with diverse lived experiences and is honoured to learn from every one of his clients. Jordan emphasises supporting adolescents and adults with their holistic wellbeing and healing by understanding and utilising their strengths and connections. As an Aboriginal man, Jordan is passionate about supporting members of his community and diverse communities by honouring their connections to their culture and values. When not working at Connected Minds, Jordan works in Aboriginal Health research and training, focusing on culturally safe and trauma-informed care and supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce. Jordan has a particular interest in supporting clients with neurodiversity, stress, trauma, identity, and healthy relationships. Jordan utilises evidence-based therapies in a person-centred approach, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness.