Therapywell Allied Health and Wellbeing

Get to know Therapywell Allied Health and Wellbeing

From Therapywell Allied Health and Wellbeing's website.

• Our approach

  Therapywell uses a collaborative, strengths-based approach that treats the whole person rather than just a diagnosis. Sessions focus on building meaningful therapeutic relationships in a warm, calm, and inviting space designed to help you feel at ease. The philosophy prioritises connection through compassion, collaboration, and clear communication, with an emphasis on achieving positive long-term outcomes rather than just managing crises. Your first session is a chance to get to know your clinician and talk about what you hope to gain from therapy, with a focus on understanding your story, the important people in your life, and the support you are looking for—there is no pressure to share more than you feel ready to.

• Working with families

  The provider welcomes parents and carers as active partners in the therapy process and offers family therapy, parenting support, and child-focused approaches across disciplines. The practice believes that the best outcomes are achieved when working as a single team that includes the client and their supports. The Client Care Team is available to support families from the initial contact, answering questions, guiding next steps, and helping families access the care they need on their journey to wellbeing.

• Meet the team

  The team includes experienced clinicians across multiple disciplines: Brooke Shakspeare (Senior Psychotherapist and Mental Health Social Worker specialising in trauma, attachment, child and youth mental health, perinatal mental health, and family therapy); Kym Robinson (experienced Speech Pathologist with expertise in language, learning difficulties, and trauma); Rebecca Clerehan (20-year Occupational Therapist working with children, youth, and families with complex needs); Dr Sabrina Chan (Clinical Psychologist offering psychological assessments and support across the lifespan); Georgia Wells (Registered Psychologist passionate about children, youth, and young adults); Jack Gorman (Registered Psychologist facilitating therapeutic groups and assessments); Karen Lochran (Occupational Therapist with 29 years' experience in mental health); Jannie Olsen (Family Therapist and Mental Health Social Worker); Jay Bakrania (Clinical Psychology Registrar with 15+ years' experience with children and families); Jasmin Treloar (Speech Pathologist supporting children and young people); Ania Harnden (Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and EMDR Practitioner); and Caitlin Mumme (neuroaffirming Occupational Therapist). All clinicians are registered or accredited with relevant regulatory bodies including AHPRA, AASW, and Speech Pathology Australia.

• Your first visit

  Your first session is a chance for you and your clinician to get to know each other and talk about what you hope to gain from therapy. The focus is on understanding you—your story, the important people in your life, and the support you are looking for. There is no pressure to share more than you feel ready to. Extended 90-minute intake sessions are available in addition to standard 60-minute appointments. Your clinician will explain confidentiality and its limits with you at your first session, and everything you share remains confidential except where the law requires disclosure, such as where there is serious risk of harm.