Meet Our Team.

Lisa is a registered Clinical Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA) and accredited psychology supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia. She is a visiting lecturer at the University of Adelaide, and works with the Centre for Mindfulness and Self Compassion in the US as a teacher and trainer of their teen program. Lisa works with children, adolescents and families with complex difficulties and spends the rest of her time training and supervising the team at FLOW. Lisa’s vision for FLOW is to ensure that families have timely and affordable access to a coordinated, multi-disciplinary team of highly trained clinicians. Her goal as a therapist is to ease people’s suffering and improve quality of life. When she’s not at FLOW, you’ll find her singing Disney songs in her kitchen and baking with her kiddo.

Lisa is a registered Clinical Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA) and an accredited psychology supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia. She is an Accredited Facilitator for Youth Mental Health First Aid Training with Mental Health First Aid Australia. Lisa is an experienced clinician, with almost 30 years of practice providing clinical psychology intervention for children, teens, young adults and families, in the public and private mental health sectors as well as in schools. She has a strong interest in Animal Assisted Therapy and is currently in training with hopes to become certified with her labradoodle Tilly to provide this service to FLOW clients in future. She has contributed substantially to the training and supervision of clinical psychologists throughout her career. She strongly believes in evidence based practice and is an author on almost 40 research publications in psychology. Lisa has a warm, compassionate style, and finds it deeply rewarding to support people to achieve their goals in therapy. When she’s not at FLOW, you may find Lisa spending time with family and friends, bushwalking, gardening, camping, making cheese (from scratch!) or curled up with her doggos and a good book.

Rosie is a registered Clinical Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA) and an accredited psychology supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia. Rosie has over a decade of experience providing clinical psychology interventions for children, teens, young adults and families. She has experience working in both the public mental health sector as well as providing mental health support within a range of school settings. Throughout these roles she has had considerable experience connecting with and supporting young people who have disengaged from education. Rosie has a warm, compassionate style and is passionate about supporting high school aged young people to connect with their values and strengths, to build skills and to take steps towards their goals.

Outside of FLOW, Rosie is a mum to one little kiddo and enjoys music, puzzles, cooking, gardening and spending time with friends and family.

Melanie or ‘Mels’, as her clients affectionately call her, is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), and is a qualified psychotherapist, having completed a Master of Counselling from the University of South Australia.

Mels has been an avid advocate for the wellness of children and young people throughout her 25 years of clinical practice. Her ever-calm, empathic, and joyful nature lends itself to work with younger children with complex needs.

Mels believes in the therapeutic power of play, for humans of all ages, and is a qualified Play Therapist and Foundational Theraplay practitioner.

A proud Gawler local, Mels enjoys singing the day away, walking in nature and adventuring with her family.

Lorren is a psychologist with a passion for working with young children (under 12) to achieve their goals. She is playful and compassionate in her therapeutic approach and has a special interest in ASD and ADHD. Lorren works from a strengths-based perspective, believing that empowerment is one of the biggest windows to opportunity. Lorren loves facilitating FLOW’s group programs and building genuine connections with the group participants. Outside of FLOW, you’ll find her having fun at the local theatre or browsing at a weekend market.

Georgia holds a Masters degree in Social Work and is a registered member of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW). She is passionate about the wellbeing of individuals and their communities. Previously, she has also completed studies in counselling and youth mental health. She deeply values people having the space to be heard, to feel supported in their experiences, and to be appreciated for who they are, all of which inform her therapeutic approach. She has previous experience working with a range of ages including children and young people, in roles focused on providing therapeutic interventions and mental health support. Her client-centred approach, as well as the use of an empathic and non-judgmental stance, are key to Georgia as a practitioner. Georgia is also currently working towards her endorsement as a Mental Health Accredited Social Worker. Outside of FLOW, she can be found playing soccer, hiking, or sharing a meal and a laugh with loved ones.

Tessa is a registered Provisional Psychologist, currently undertaking her Masters in Professional Psychology. She is also a qualified Associate Play Therapist with the Play Therapy Practitioners Association (PTPA), and strongly believes in the value of therapeutic play through evidence-based modalities.

Tessa is enthusiastic about working with children and believes that a strong therapeutic relationship is an important foundation to providing a safe and welcoming space for children to heal and grow. She is passionate about building connections with the child’s support network.

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Tessa has previous experience working in positive behaviour support and has also been an academic tutor in psychology for over 3 years. Outside of FLOW, Tessa enjoys spending time connecting with her friends and family, as well as spending time outdoors and connecting with nature.  

Sam is a registered teacher with the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia and has extensive experience as a carer and disability support worker. He has an easy going nature and gentle approach and loves getting to know young people and their interests. Sam has a knack for connecting with young people on the Autism Spectrum and those who have disengaged from education. In his role as a mentor at FLOW, he uses young people's interests to help them develop their skills and reach their goals. Sam meets clients in their homes, at their schools, in the FLOW clinic or supports them to venture out into the community. He can also support clients to practise the therapy skills they are learning with other FLOW clinicians.  Sam is a Gawler local, and is actively involved in the community. When he’s not at FLOW, he can often be found at the Gawler skatepark with his young son.

Pat is a registered Clinical Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA) and an accredited supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia.  Pat is an experienced clinician with over 20 years of practice working with children and families with complex difficulties within child protection.  She is a visiting lecturer at the University of Adelaide and board approved supervisor.  Pat has a strong interest in working with complex trauma and attachment relationships, particularly with young children.  She is committed to building empathic and supportive relationships with children and their parents or carers to help children with emotional regulation and relationships.  Outside of FLOW, Pat enjoys going to gym, walking her overly friendly dog, and travel with her family when she gets the chance.

Teghan is a registered Clinical Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA).. In therapy, Teghan approaches her work with clients in a playful and empathetic manner that is best suited to primary-school aged kiddos. She is committed to developing strong, genuine therapeutic relationships with kids and adapts her approach to meet individual needs. She has particular interest and experience working with kids with ASD and also provides cognitive and educational assessments for school age children. In her spare time, she loves to try new things and spends time with her young son.

Tess is a registered psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency and is undertaking her Clinical Registrar Program. Tess has a background in research and completed her PhD in 2021. Tess has been training with FLOW since the beginning of 2023 and is delighted to continue working at FLOW and serving the Gawler community. Her playful, empathic approach provides a safe, non-judgmental space to work with clients in meeting their therapeutic goals. She is especially passionate in supporting primary-school aged kiddos and teens to build skills and strategies that support lifelong mental health.

Outside of FLOW, Tess loves being a Mum to two gorgeous kiddos. She enjoys being with her family, either spending quiet days at home or adventuring in their caravan.

Caity is a registered psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency and will be soon commencing her Clinical Registrar Program. Caity has been training with FLOW since June 2023 and has recently become a Gawler local with the finalisation of her new house being built! 

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Caity is also a proud Aboriginal (Barkindji) woman, providing a culturally safe, non-judgemental space for clients to work towards their therapeutic goals.

Caity is especially passionate about supporting high-school aged young people to build skills, develop strategies and foster strengths to support their journey into adulthood and beyond. Caity also often incorporates her creativity and art skills into sessions. 

Outside of FLOW, Caity is a Mum to one little kiddo and a renowned artist. She enjoys painting, singing and travelling with family in her spare time. 

Rebecca is a registered Occupational Therapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA) and the OT Board of Australia. She is currently working towards her mental health accreditation as a provider with Medicare. She has experience in acute child, adolescent, and family mental health services, along with a prior study in Health & Medical Sciences. Her playful, curious, and patient approach is well suited to all ages.

She feels passionately about working collaboratively with people to understand their individual challenges. Rebecca has keen interests in the areas of perinatal and infant mental health, body-based regulation approaches, and feeding and eating difficulties. Rebecca draws on her creativity and her range of occupational therapy and mental health based strategies to support young people engage in meaningful occupation – the things that occupy their time in day to day life – with more ease, weather that be school, play, socialising, life skills or the like. Outside of FLOW, she can be found playing video games, soccer or getting jumped on by her husky.

Nicole is a provisional psychologist completing her post-graduate training and internship at FLOW. Nicole provides a non-judgemental space for clients of all ages and encourages authentic discussion about past and present challenges. She loves to be playful and have fun with younger clients and brings a relaxed approach to sessions with teens and parents. Nicole is passionate about promoting positive change and overall well being whilst people navigate through challenging times. Outside of FLOW, Nicole loves to bake and have fun with her two young sons and can’t resist the offer of brunch with her friends!

Siobhan is a registered Occupational Therapist with the Australian Health Practitioner
Registration Agency (AHPRA) and an active member of Occupational Therapy Australia. She
completed her Honours by research with a focus on Autism and previously completed an
undergraduate degree, majoring in Psychology. Siobhan brings experience working with
children, teenagers and their families across public, private and school settings. She is currently
working towards her endorsement as a Mental Health Service provider under Medicare.
As an Occupational Therapist, Siobhan is passionate about supporting people to effectively
participate in their everyday activities and do the things that are meaningful to them. She works
collaboratively with clients to achieve their goals through strengths-based approaches,
developing tailored strategies and advocating for environmental accessibility.

Siobhan has an interest in child and adolescent mental health and neurodiversity (e.g. Autism,
ADHD). She takes a neurodiversity-affirming, relationship-based approach to her practice and
loves incorporating her clients interests into sessions.

Siobhan is a proud Gawler local. Outside of Flow, you'll find her sewing, listening to music and
going down research rabbit holes.

Shauna is our amazing practice manager and is here to make your experience at FLOW as simple as possible. Shauna has over a decade of experience working in mental health administration and understands the importance of connecting families to the help they need. Outside of FLOW, she enjoys getting outside and exploring our great state with her gorgeous kiddos.