ABOUT GRACE
Hi, I'm Grace.
Registered Psychologist · Founder of MindAction
Therapy is a weird setup — where else do we sit down with someone we've just met and start talking about the things that matter most to us?
"But I get it. I've sat on both sides of the therapy room — as a client and as a clinician."
PTSD & TRAUMA • MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH • INDUSTRY TRAINING • COUPLES THERAPY • DEFENCE & FIRST RESPONDERS
MY STORY
I've been there too.
Before I became a psychologist, I was a full-time serving member of the Australian Army. That experience — the culture, the pressure, the expectation to just get on with it — shaped everything about how I approach this work. I know what it's like to be in an environment where asking for help feels like weakness. That's exactly why I do what I do.
My lived experience in military service has shaped a strong focus on supporting both current and former Defence Force members, as well as first responders and others facing high-pressure environments.
"I know how powerful it can be to work with someone who is skilled, genuine, and easy to talk to."
I'm particularly drawn to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder presentations, both the trauma that comes from single critical incidents and the kind that builds quietly over years of exposure. I use EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) as part of my trauma work, and find it genuinely effective for people who've tried other approaches without much luck.
Alongside my trauma work, couples therapy is one of the things I love most about this job. There's something genuinely rewarding about watching two people who care about each other start to actually understand each other, often for the first time in years. I work using the Gottman Method, which is structured and practical and gives couples real tools rather than just a space to argue more politely.
Men's mental health sits at the heart of a lot of what I do. Not because men are a special case, but because the barriers are real. The reluctance to admit something is wrong, the belief that you should be able to handle it, the worry about what it means to ask for help. I understand those barriers. I don't dismiss them. And I know how to work around them.
If you're looking for a cardigan-wearing, cliché advice-giving therapist who asks about your mother every session, I'm probably not your person. But if you're ready to feel genuinely understood, be held to account (with care), and start taking real, actionable steps toward change that sticks — let's chat.
MY APPROACH
What working with me actually looks like.
Therapy with me is collaborative and practical. I'm not going to sit quietly and nod for 50 minutes. I'll ask direct questions, offer honest observations, and push back when I think that's what you need — always with care and always in your corner.
"My job isn't to make you feel good about staying stuck. It's to help you move."
The approach I take varies depending on what you're bringing. For trauma work I use EMDR alongside talking therapy. For couples I use the Gottman framework. For individual therapy I draw on cognitive and behavioural approaches alongside schema and attachment theory. What doesn't vary is the commitment to being genuinely useful — not just present.
Practical over philosophical
Understanding why you feel a certain way is useful. But therapy should also leave you with something to do differently. I focus on both.
Direct, not directive
I'll tell you what I think. Not what you want to hear — what I actually think. That's rare in therapy and it's one of the things clients tell me they value most.
Evidence-based
I use approaches with strong research support — EMDR, CBT, Gottman, schema therapy. Not because they're fashionable, but because they work.
Genuinely human
I've been through hard things. I know what it's like to need help and to not want to ask for it. That shapes how I sit with people, with real empathy.