Dr James Howard
James caring nature helps him to build a trustful rapport with his clients, enabling him to equip them with strategies they need to work through the challenges life brings.
Chloe Forbes
Chloe is a valuable member of the client services team, operating out of the Cockburn clinic. Chloe supports clients and staff with a range of administration tasks, focusing on the clients needs and other administration tasks in the clinic.
Carelyn De Kock
Carelyn is a compassionate Clinical Psychologist, bringing international experience in her skillset. Carelyn has worked in South Africa and the middle east prior to migrating to Australia. Carelyn specialises in mood and behavioural issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, esteem, trauma, supporting new parents and more, using evidence-based therapeutic techniques such as CBT, schema therapy, interpersonal therapy, mindfulness and EMDR, to help her clients.
Karen Huggett
Karen began her career in 1996 and has extensive experience working with adults, children, adolescents, families and couples. She worked predominantly for the Health Department of WA in the areas of adult psychiatry, child and adolescent outpatient clinics (CAMHS), Bentley Adolescent Unit and PMH (Department of Psychological Medicine and Endocrinology), before starting Direction Psychology in 2008.
Prue Cotter
Prue is a compassionate Clinical Psychologist, specialises in mood and behavioural issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, esteem, trauma, supporting new parents and more, using evidence-based therapeutic techniques such as CBT, schema therapy, interpersonal therapy, mindfulness and EMDR, to help her clients.
Trent Mason
Trent is a compassionate Provisonal Psychologist , who provides psychological therapy to 18yrs +. He is currently completing his Clinical Psychology pathway and forms part of our team delivering services in Private Practice and residential aged care facilities.
Emily Spink
Emily is a Registered Psychologist who has a passion for empowering her clients to thrive. She provides a positive, respectful and compassionate environment, to help clients with a range of presentations, diagnoses and disabilities. Emily has recently undertaken training in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). Emily has experience of supporting people with psychological therapies in a variety of environments including private practice clinics, residential aged care facilities and in behavioural support programs.
Danelle Priddy
Danelle is a caring and compassionate Registered Psychologist who works with children, adolescents, and adults with issues like anxiety, depression, stress, emotional difficulties, family dysfunction, bullying, and more.
Danelle has experience as a school psychologist and supporting children with ASD, ADHD, Dyslexia, ODD, GDD and physical disabilities, and can conduct IQ, personality and behavioural assessments.
Roger Harris
Roger is a Registered Psychologist who works with children, adolescents, and adults with a history of anxiety (social, separation and generalised), depression, stress, emotional difficulties, family dysfunction, bullying, low self-esteem, and social issues.
Roger is particularly passionate about helping children build resilience, understand their emotions, and challenge their negative thought patterns, to prepare them for a mentally healthy adulthood.
Roger has experience with a range of therapeutic techniques such as CBT, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Family Systems and Play Therapy.
Bill Bolser
Bill is a registered psychologist with over 12 years’ experience providing psychological services to adults of all ages from diverse cultures and backgrounds. With a specialisation in Aged Care, Bill has expertise in counselling clients with depression, anxiety, stress, anger, reduced physical capacity, grief and loss issues as well as difficulty adjusting to a residential aged care setting.