Solutions for Life

Kerry graduated in 2000 from Griffith University. She spent many years working in Private Practice and Government sectors of the community whilst completing her PhD on Bullying in High Schools. In her 21 years of practice she has worked with children, families, adolescents, and adults.

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Kerry has focused on providing:

  * effective therapy, support 

     and intervention    

  * psychological assessment

  * the development of group focussed strategies

     for children, adolescents and families. 

 

Kerry works to support people with all types of issues that are impacting their lives including Anxiety, Panic Disorder, OCD, Social Anxiety, Phobias, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, anger, stress and worry, depression; grief and loss; support with parenting, and behavioural and emotional issues for children.

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Abigail completed her undergraduate degree in psychology along with achieving 1st Class Honours at the University of Queensland. She is now undertaking her two-year Internship with Solutions for Life as a provisionally registered psychologist.. 

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Abigail has experience working with children in individual and group settings. She is proficient in working with anxiety, depression, phobias, ADHD, ASD, anger, stress, worry, grief and loss, and supporting parentings with behaviour strategies. Abigail has an interest in working with children with disability.

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Khiarn completed her Undergraduate Degree in Psychological Science and Criminology at Griffith University. She worked as a Generalist/ Family Counsellor and Women’s Advocate for over two years, working with children, adolescents, adults and couples. She is now completing her two-year internship at Solutions for Life as a Provisionally Registered Psychologist. 

 

Khiarn has experience working with children, adolescents, adults, families and couples, in individual and group settings. She is proficient in working with domestic violence, anxiety, depression, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, anger, stress, worry, grief and loss, and parenting. Khiarn has a specific interest in attachment, development, and relationships.

 

Rachel is a provisionally registered psychologist. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Justice (Criminology and Policing) and Behavioural Sciences (Psychology) from The Queensland University of Technology. She completed her fourth year of psychology at Monash University undertaking a Graduate Diploma of Psychology Advanced. 

 

Rachel has experience working with children and adolescents, particularly those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). She has also gained work experience from various internships with Child Safety and Bravehearts. Rachel is passionate about helping her clients using an empathic and non-judgmental approach to engage in a safe therapeutic space. She works with clients at both individual and group settings and is proficient in working with ASD, ADHD, anxiety, depression, behavioural and emotional issues for children, anger, pathological demand avoidance, and parenting. Rachel has a specific interest in anxiety and pathological demand avoidance.

Ryan completed his undergraduate degree in psychology at Griffith University in 2008. He continued in 2009, to complete a Graduate diploma in psychology from the Queensland University of Technology. From that time, Ryan worked extensively with disadvantaged children and adolescents with high risk and complex behaviours. After a period of international work and travel, Ryan completed an Advanced Graduate diploma in 2020, through Monash University. He is now undertaking his two-year Internship with Solutions for Life as a provisionally registered psychologist. 

 

Ryan has experience working with children in individual and group settings. He is proficient in working with anxiety, depression, phobias, ADHD, ASD, anger, aggression, sexualized behaviours, and self-esteem. Ryan has an interest in working with young males who present with low self-esteem, anxiety, and complex high risk behaviours.

 

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Hannah completed her Psychology Honours degree at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. During her studies, she developed a keen interest in child, developmental and educational psychology which led her to become a school teacher in the first stage of her career. 

 

As a teacher, Hannah completed a Master of Education in School Guidance and Counselling to train as a school guidance counsellor, before becoming a provisional psychologist and starting her role at Solutions For Life. Throughout her career, Hannah has worked with a diverse range of young people, families and school staff in different countries and from different cultures to work towards solutions that improve clients’ mental health and wellbeing. Hannah has supported children with wide-ranging mental health, learning and social needs from various backgrounds and cultures. 

 

Hannah prides herself on providing a positive and supportive environment that nurtures her clients’ mental health and wellbeing, empowering them to achieve their goals. Furthermore, supporting clients using high-yield strategies that suit the diverse dimensions of their lifelong learning, enables them to have the passion to thrive and succeed in all aspects of their life. Hannah uses a wide range of therapeutic techniques to achieve the best results for clients and thrive on seeing the positive impacts of evidence-based therapeutic interventions to improve client outcomes.