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 is currently able to accept new clients for assessment services only.

Marnie is a Clinical Child Psychologist with training in the clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment and support of children and adolescents.

Marnie has a particular interest in neurodiversity and loves working with families from a strengths based and neurodiversity affirming framework. Marnie heavily relies on the Collaborative Problem Solving approach as a Certified CPS provider in the model developed by Dr. Ross Greene. Marnie uses playful and creative approaches in assessment and to help children meet their goals.

Marnie is also passionate about providing hollistic strengths based and multidisciplinary assessments to help inform support plans for children through cognitive assessment (eg. WISCV, WPPSIIV), academic assessment (eg. for specific differences in learning such as Dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia), and with a special interest in neurodiversity affirming autism and ADHD assessments with children from 2-18.

Marnie is also a Board Approved Supervisor supporting provisional psychologists and registered psychologists both within and external to Bellarine Psychology, and a member of the APS Disaster Response Network.

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

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologist

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