Our clinical psychologists

Anna Dedousis-Wallace

BA, BSc, DipEd, PGDip, MPsych (Clinical), MAPS, MACPA

Anna has extensive experience working with adolescents, their parents and teachers, both on the front line as a high school teacher in outback and metropolitan areas of Australia, and in her roles as a clinical psychologist at The Kidman Centre and in private practice. She specialises in the treatment of disruptive behaviour disorders, psychotic disorders, depression and anxiety. Anna has trained over 1,000 teachers on how to identify and respond to indirect bullying in schools. She also designs and delivers training seminars for health professionals, students, teachers and the general community on a range of mental health topics.
 

Dr Sophia Drysdale

BSc(Hons), DClinPsych, PhD

Sophia is driven by an insatiable curiosity to find innovative ways of working with children and adolescents where traditional approaches prove ineffective. She has a background in child and family community mental health, and draws on a range of evidence-based psychological approaches in her practice, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Schema Therapy, and Mindfulness based approaches. Sophia's work includes travelling to rural and regional areas across NSW to train educators and school counsellors in the CPS framework. 

 

Alix Ringbauer

BAPsych, GCAPsych, BA(Hons)Psych, MClinPSych

Alix is a warm, genuine, empathic psychologist with a youthful nature who prides himself on building strong therapeutic relationships with young people and their families. He enjoys working flexibly and creatively with young people, tailoring interventions towards each individual's unique strengths, needs and goals. Alix has a background in working with children, adolescents and adults in community mental health. His experience includes assisting clients who present with anxiety, depression, psychosis, emotional regulation difficulties and relationship issues. He draws on a range of evidence-based psychological therapies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment therapy, and Collaborative and Proactive Solutions therapy. Outside of work, Alix loves spending time with his dog, swimming in the ocean and escaping the city for a camping trip whenever he gets the chance. 

Grace Lim

BSc(Psych), MHIM, GradDipPsych, MClinPsych

Grace is a clinical psychology registrar who creates a safe and supportive space for children/young people and their families. She is passionate about building strong therapeutic relationships with her clients, equipping them with skills to enact meaningful change, and providing evidence-based care that is collaborative. She is a genuine, warm, and compassionate therapist.

Grace completed her Master of Clinical Psychology at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). She has worked with families to address behavioural concerns in young children in the child-family behaviour research clinic space. She also has experience working with young people with social anxiety, generalised anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, identity and relationship challenges, and neurodiversity including ADHD. More widely Grace has worked in public health having seen functional neurological disorder, stroke, and intellectual disability presentations.

Therapy modalities that Grace draws upon include: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Schema Therapy (ST), Motivational Interviewing (MI), the Holding Hands manualised protocol, and Mindfulness- based interventions.

In her spare time, Grace loves tending to her house plants, trying out new recipes, spending time with her family and friends, and exploring Sydney’s cafe and restaurant scene.