Registered Psychologist with AHPRA
Doctorate of (Clinical & Forensic) Psychology, Monash University
Member of Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)
Endorsement in Clinical and Forensic Psychology
Get To Know Kate O'Brien
Dr Kate O’Brien is a Clinical (and Forensic) Psychologist who is experienced in working with complex trauma in adults, both with refugee survivors of torture and adults living with the legacy of childhood trauma. She has worked in community non-profit settings, public mental health, and forensic settings, and in the past two years has been working in private practice. She also has experience designing, evaluating and delivering group treatment programs, and has experience managing interdisciplinary psycho-legal research programs.
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Your session is guided by your goals
Kate’s work is grounded in trauma-informed, relational, and integrative approaches to therapy. This includes drawing from somatic and nervous system–focused frameworks, alongside evidence-based psychological therapies. Rather than following a one-size-fits-all model, therapy is shaped around your needs, goals, and lived experience.
Flexible Appointments
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More than an appointment
Every appointment is rooted in compassion, empathy & active listening.
Areas of Practice
Kate offers individual psychological therapy for adults to address:
Trauma recovery
Difficult Life Experiences
Dissociative Disorders
Complex Grief
Ongoing mood and anxiety concerns
