Clinicians

The practitioners who consult at Bellarine Psychology locations, are qualified and experienced in their field. They are committed to providing the highest standard of care to the individuals and families they support. Practitioners include: Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, Psychologists, Mental Health Social Workers, Counsellors and Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist and a Sex and Relationship Therapist.

Psychologists and the Occupational Therapist consulting at Bellarine Psychology locations are registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and are members of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) or the Australian Association of Psychologists (AAPI). Social Workers consulting are registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and Counsellors consulting at our locations are registered with Australian Counselling Association.

Accredited Mental Health Social Workers (AMHSWs) are highly trained, government-recognised professionals who deliver focused psychological strategies and evidence-based mental health care—just like psychologists. AMHSWs must have a minimum of two years’ experience in mental health, complete a rigorous accreditation process through the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), and commit to ongoing training and peer support to maintain their registration and Medicare eligibility.

Julie ButlerBSocSc

Psychologist

Works with: Adults, Women

Special interests: Relationship and Family Difficulties, Grief and Loss, Depression, Trauma, Adjustment Disorders, Somatic Illness, Anxiety & Panic Disorders

Favoured interventions: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)

Julie Butler

Dr Richard CashBPsych(Hons), PhD Psych, DPsychClinPsych

Psychologist

Works with: Adults

Special interests: Depression, Anxiety, PTSD

Favoured interventions: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Dr Richard Cash

Marnie HoldenMPsych (child specialisation), BSc (Hons), BA/BSocWel, MAPS, DRN

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologist

Works with: Young Children, Children, Adolescents, People with Disability, Schools, Families, Parents

Special interests: Neurodivergence, Autism (ASD), ADHD, Assessments, Dyslexia & Other Learning Difficulties, Grief and Loss, Trauma, Anxiety, ADHD Assessments, Anxiety Disorders, Childhood Trauma, Emotional & Behavioural Regulation, OCD, emotion regulation, executive functioning

Favoured interventions: Strengths based assessment, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (MB-CBT), Trauma Informed Practice, Assessments, Child Centred Play Therapy (CCPT), Mindfulness, Neurodiversity affirming, Cognitive Behaviour Intervention for Tic Disorders (C-BIT), Collaborative and Proactive Solutions Approach

Marnie Holden

Jacque CairnsMPsych (Prof)

Psychologist

Works with: Adolescents, Adults, Children

Special interests: Adjustment Disorders, Anxiety & Panic Disorders, Depression, Emotional & Behavioural Regulation, Life Transitions, Mental Health, Self-Worth

Favoured interventions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Trauma Informed Practice

Jacque Cairns

Sarah BelcherEd Dev Psychologist, Board Approved Supervisor

Education and Developmental Psychologist

Works with: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Families, Neurodivergence, People with Disability, Schools

Special interests: ADHD, ADHD Assessments, Adult ADHD, Adult Autism, All Abilities, Anxiety, Assessments, Autism (ASD), Behavioural Difficulties, Dyslexia & Other Learning Difficulties, Emotional & Behavioural Regulation, Neurodivergence, Stages of Development and Identity

Favoured interventions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Sarah Belcher

Kerrie CookBA Psych (Hons)

Psychologist

Works with: Children, Adolescents, Schools, Parents

Special interests: Autism (ASD), ADHD, Assessments

Favoured interventions:

Kerrie Cook

Heidi WinchesterBSW(Hons);Dev. Psychology

Accredited Child Mental Health Clinician

Works with: Adolescents, Children, Families, Parents, Adults, Schools, Women, Young Children

Special interests: ADHD, Adjustment Disorders, Anxiety, Attachment, Autism (ASD), Depression, Grief and Loss, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, Parenting Support, Trauma, Attachment Difficulties, Behavioural Difficulties, School or Peer Related Difficulties, Mood Disorders, Performance Anxiety, Relationship and Family Difficulties, Self-Worth, Stress, Stress and Anger Management, All Abilities, Stages of Development and Identity, Enhancing Performance, Anxiety & Panic Disorders, Body Image & Self-Esteem, Emotional & Behavioural Regulation

Favoured interventions: Child Centred Play Therapy (CCPT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Counselling, Mindfulness, Solution-Focused Therapy (SFBT), Trauma Informed Practice, Family Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Mental Skills Training, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (MB-CBT), Narrative Therapy, Person-centred Therapy, Positive Behaviour Supports, Positive Psychology, Strengths based assessment, Therapeutic Assessment

Heidi Winchester

Claire Garlepp

Speech Pathologist

Works with: Adolescents, Children, Young Children

Special interests: Assessments, Autism (ASD), School or Peer Related Difficulties

Favoured interventions:

Claire Garlepp

Fabrice GalliMACA

Counsellor

Works with: Adults, Men, Adolescents, Young adults

Special interests: Anxiety, Burn-Out and Workplace Stress, Grief and Loss, Mental Health, Stages of Development and Identity, Stress and Anger Management

Favoured interventions: Counselling, Mindfulness

Fabrice Galli

Dane BarclayMAPsych, MAPS, MAAPi

Psychologist

Works with: Parents, Adults, Athletes

Special interests: Sports Psychology, Performance Anxiety, ADHD, Assessments, Autism (ASD)

Favoured interventions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Schema Therapy

Dane Barclay

Ariadne LackB.A.Psych., Grad.Dip.Ed.Psych., MAPP, AAPi

Psychologist

Works with: Adults

Special interests: Adult ADHD, Adult Autism, Late diagnosis of neurodiverse women

Favoured interventions: Therapeutic Assessment, Trauma Informed Practice

Ariadne Lack

Frances McAloonBSocWk, MGeront

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Works with: Adolescents, Children, Families, Older Persons, Parents, Women, LGBTQIA+

Special interests: Attachment, Grief and Loss, Life Transitions, Trauma, Parenting Support, Stages of Development and Identity

Favoured interventions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Trauma Informed Practice, Mind-body Integration, Mindfulness, Narrative Therapy, Counselling, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Frances McAloon

Sarah HurrenBSocWk

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Works with: Adults, Older Persons, Young adults

Special interests: Anxiety, Attachment, Attachment Difficulties, Grief and Loss, Relationship and Family Difficulties, Trauma, Childhood Trauma, Interpersonal Issues, Life Transitions, Relationship and Family Issues, Personality Difficulties

Favoured interventions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Mentalisation Based Therapy

Sarah Hurren

Belinda KendallBSocWk

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Works with: Adolescents, Children, Parents, Schools, Carers

Special interests: Anxiety, Attachment, Childhood Trauma, Depression, Grief and Loss, Mood Disorders, Neurodivergence, Substance Addiction, self-harm, panic disorders

Favoured interventions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Child Centred Play Therapy (CCPT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mind-body Integration, Mindfulness

Belinda Kendall

Will HutchisonMPsych (Prof)

Provisional Psychologist

Works with: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Men, Young adults

Special interests: Adjustment Disorders, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Assessments, Body Image & Self-Esteem, Emotional & Behavioural Regulation, Life Transitions, Mental Health, Performance Anxiety, Sports Psychology, Stress

Favoured interventions: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Positive Psychology

Will Hutchison

Gina Lawrence

Provisional Psychologist

Works with: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Young adults, Neurodivergence

Special interests: ADHD, Adjustment Disorders, Anxiety, Assessments, Autism (ASD), Behavioural Difficulties, Depression, Life Transitions, Neurodivergence, Trauma, emotion regulation, identity

Favoured interventions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Strengths based assessment, Trauma Informed Practice

Gina Lawrence

Samantha FerrettoMPsych (Clinical), BApplSci Psych

Clinical Psychologist

Works with: Adolescents, LGBTQIA+, Adults

Special interests: Grief and Loss, Depression, PTSD, Personality Disorders, Trauma, Attachment

Favoured interventions: Schema Therapy, Trauma Informed Practice, Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)

Samantha Ferretto

Lexi

Therapy Dog in Training

Works with: Children, Young Children

Special interests: All Abilities, Anxiety, Childhood Trauma, Emotional & Behavioural Regulation, Stress, confidence development

Favoured interventions: Mindfulness, Animal Assisted Therapy

Lexi

Clinicians

Julie ButlerBSocSc

Psychologist

Dr Richard CashBPsych(Hons), PhD Psych, DPsychClinPsych

Psychologist

Marnie HoldenMPsych (child specialisation), BSc (Hons), BA/BSocWel, MAPS, DRN

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologist

Jacque CairnsMPsych (Prof)

Psychologist

Sarah BelcherEd Dev Psychologist, Board Approved Supervisor

Education and Developmental Psychologist

Kerrie CookBA Psych (Hons)

Psychologist

Heidi WinchesterBSW(Hons);Dev. Psychology

Accredited Child Mental Health Clinician

Claire Garlepp

Speech Pathologist

Fabrice GalliMACA

Counsellor

Dane BarclayMAPsych, MAPS, MAAPi

Psychologist

Ariadne LackB.A.Psych., Grad.Dip.Ed.Psych., MAPP, AAPi

Psychologist

Frances McAloonBSocWk, MGeront

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Sarah HurrenBSocWk

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Belinda KendallBSocWk

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Will HutchisonMPsych (Prof)

Provisional Psychologist

Gina Lawrence

Provisional Psychologist

Samantha FerrettoMPsych (Clinical), BApplSci Psych

Clinical Psychologist

Lexi

Therapy Dog in Training

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