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Angelica Bilibio
Clinical Psychologist & Couples Therapist
Clinical Psychologist | Founder and Director | Clinical Leader in Contemporary Mental Health Angelica is a Clinical Psychologist, Founder and Director of Bilibio Psychology, with over 20 years of experience specialising in couples therapy, trauma treatment and relational healing. Trained in Brazil, the United States and Australia, she brings an international perspective to psychological practice, combining deep clinical experience with a commitment to advancing contemporary, evidence-informed approaches to mental health. Angelica’s clinical work focuses on helping individuals and couples navigate complex relational and psychological challenges, including trauma, emotional disconnection, intimacy, infidelity, conflict, neurodiversity and cross-cultural dynamics. Her work with sexuality is grounded in sexual equity, mutual pleasure and the development of more secure, connected and fulfilling relationships. Throughout her career, Angelica has sought out opportunities to learn from internationally recognised clinicians, researchers and thought leaders in psychotherapy, trauma and relationships. Her professional development has included training with Esther Perel, Terry Real, Sue Johnson, Richard Schwartz, Peter Levine, Janina Fisher, Ellyn Bader and Gabor Maté, alongside supervision with Janina Fisher and Martha Kaupi. She also draws on the work of leading relationship and attachment specialists, including Stan Tatkin and Georgie Faller, whose contributions to the field inform the broader landscape of contemporary relational practice. Angelica is committed to building a culture of clinical excellence, intellectual curiosity and continuous professional development. A central part of her leadership involves identifying, engaging and bringing internationally recognised speakers, clinicians and subject-matter experts to deliver specialised training and professional education. By investing in access to global expertise, she seeks to ensure that her team is continually challenged, well trained and exposed to leading evidence-informed approaches, emerging research and diverse therapeutic perspectives. Through supervision, mentoring, professional training and the development of her team, she works to bridge international expertise and everyday practice, supporting clinicians to deliver thoughtful, ethical and effective care. Angelica facilitates couples workshops, provides supervision, collaborates with community organisations, contributes to advisory boards and is consulted by the media on psychological, relationship and mental health issues. She is also interested in metabolic psychiatry and the evolving evidence concerning the relationship between metabolic health and mental wellbeing. Beyond her professional life, Angelica is a mother of two, a pet parent and in a long-term relationship that continues to teach her about connection, growth and the complexities of sharing a life with another person. She is passionate about giving back to the community and contributing to charitable initiatives that support the wellbeing of others.
Mona Vale · TelehealthPortuguese
About Angelica BilibioGabriela Bilibio
Psychologist, Supervisor and Director
Gabriela is an experienced psychologist with a special interest in explorative psychotherapies and 23 years of experience in the public and private sectors. She integrates therapeutic modalities according to each client's needs, including Compassionate Inquiry Trauma, Internal Family Systems, CBT, Solution-Focused, Schema and Gestalt Therapy. She works collaboratively with clients and their families through a holistic approach, and has supported many people in eating-disorder recovery and self-acceptance. Her areas of work include mood disorders, trauma, bereavement, perimenopause and men's mental health. Gabriela is a board-approved supervisor who enjoys teaching and sharing her knowledge. She has provided training to organisations, businesses and schools, and has appeared at conferences, on television and across media.
Mona Vale · TelehealthPortuguese
About Gabriela Bilibio
Carolina Maleski
Clinical Psychologist
Carolina is a psychologist with a bachelor degree in Psychology and a postgraduate degree in Hospital Psychology. Her hospital work has included supporting people through trauma and building trusting therapeutic relationships. She works with immigrants navigating cultural change and the emotional challenges of relocation, helping clients develop coping skills, make decisions and explore their experiences. Her approach integrates psychoanalysis with other evidence-based psychological approaches. She offers sessions in English and Portuguese for adults and adolescents, including support with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships and parenting difficulties. She is also listed as a SIRA workers-compensation provider.
Bundall · TelehealthPortuguese
About Carolina MaleskiClaudia Ferreira
Psychologist
Claudia's path to psychology includes a background in Law and Education. She became a Registered Psychologist in 2021 after balancing study, placements and internships with family life. She has a special interest in trauma, complex presentations and helping clients heal from experiences that continue to affect their wellbeing. Her work combines warmth, authenticity and compassion with evidence-based practice. She works with adults and teenagers, including personality disorders, addiction, depression, anxiety, attachment and complex trauma, with EMDR and Inner Child Work among her listed approaches. Claudia also provides supervision and support to fellow psychologists and emerging mental-health professionals, and delivers presentations and workshops for organisations and community groups.
Mona Vale
About Claudia Ferreira
Diana Paardekooper
Clinical Psychologist
Diana is an experienced and dedicated Clinical Psychologist who has completed a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences at Sydney University. Additionally, she has completed two further postgraduate courses at Macquarie University, a Diploma of Psychology and a Diploma of Professional Psychology. More recently Diana has completed the Masters of Clinical Psychology, in which she was awarded the Australian Psychological Society College of Clinical Psychologists student prize, which highlights high levels of clinical skill and the ability to design and conduct clinically relevant research. Diana is skilled and experienced in counselling individuals and facilitating therapeutic groups for adults and adolescents with a variety of issues such as depression, anxiety, relationship problems, issues with self-esteem, substance use and sleep difficulties. Diana has also worked as a Lifeline counsellor who is well trained and experienced in assisting and counselling people in crisis and is trained in suicide intervention. Diana believes each client is unique, so any psychological assistance should suit the individual’s needs, and she is adaptive in her application of therapeutic intervention with each client. Diana also provides Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR is an evidence-based treatment for PTSD and is well researched and effective for conditions such as depression and anxiety. Additionally, EMDR aims to reduce the emotional charge associated with traumatic memories. Diana regularly participates in individual and peer supervision, professional development activities, and is registered with the national board of psychologists. In addition to her work at Bpsych Clinic, Diana facilitates psychological groups at Northside Clinic, a private mental health hospital. Diana is passionate about her work and strives to provide an empathic, personal and professional service. She is a gentle and caring psychologist who works from our Mona Vale office.
Mona Vale · Telehealth
About Diana PaardekooperFiona Shand
Clinical Psychologist
Fiona completed her clinical psychology training at UNSW and was awarded a PhD examining the impact of comorbid psychiatric disorders on psychosocial and treatment outcomes. In addition to private practice she works at the Black Dog Institute researching suicide prevention. Her approach is warm, down to earth, and caring.
Telehealth
About Fiona Shand
Geraldine Rizzuto
Psychotherapist
Geraldine is a psychotherapist and counsellor with a Master of Psychotherapy and Counselling, a Bachelor’s Degree in Labor Relations and a specialisation in Work-Psychopedagogy. Her work supports people navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, domestic violence, immigration, grief, life transitions and personal growth. She takes an integrative, holistic approach and has a professional background in human resources. She is also a certified Yoga Teacher and Reiki Master. Geraldine can provide sessions in English, Spanish and Italian.
Mona Vale · Telehealth
About Geraldine Rizzuto
Giovanna Szenczuk
Clinical Psychologist
Giovanna is a client-centred Clinical Psychologist who works collaboratively with adolescents and adults. She supports anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, ADHD, trauma, relationship and family concerns, and major life transitions. She has a strong interest and specialised experience in ADHD, helping clients understand both its challenges and strengths, and supporting family members. Her parent consultations offer space to explore how past experiences influence parenting and how to create emotionally nurturing environments. Giovanna holds a Master of Clinical Psychology and has formal training in CBT, Schema Therapy, ACT, EMDR and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. Her approach is warm, compassionate and tailored to each person's needs, goals and values.
Mona Vale · Telehealth
About Giovanna Szenczuk
Isabela Lopes
Psychologist
At the heart of Isabela’s work is a deep respect for your experiences, emotions and personal growth. She takes a trauma-informed, client-centred approach and integrates psychodynamic work, Schema Therapy, EMDR, CBT, DBT and ACT. She holds an Honours degree in Psychology, is pursuing a Master’s in Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy at the University of Sydney, and has worked across foster care, NDIS, workplace rehabilitation, not-for-profits and private practice.
Bondi Junction · TelehealthPortuguese
About Isabela Lopes
Joe Tighe
Psychologist
Joe is a registered psychologist originally from Ireland. In the Kimberley, Western Australia, he co-founded the award-winning Alive & Kicking Goals! suicide-prevention project in 2008. He has worked in not-for-profit and private-hospital settings across trauma, addiction and mood disorders, and as an ASIST suicide-prevention trainer. He completed a PhD at UNSW / Black Dog Institute based on a trial of the ibobbly suicide-prevention app and is a member of the Reachout.com Clinical Advisory Group. His respectful, trauma-informed work centres on clients' immediate needs, values and priorities, with practical, solution-focused support and ACT/mindfulness. His listed experience includes gambling addiction, PTSD and complex trauma, suicidality, sexual abuse, ageing and work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Mona Vale · Telehealth
About Joe Tighe
Leroy Wiseman
Psychotherapist
Leroy is a psychotherapist with a special interest in supporting adolescents, young adults and adults. He works with anxiety, depression, anger and emotional regulation, relationships and family difficulties, life transitions, men's mental health, childhood trauma and attachment wounds. His relational, humanistic approach is informed by interpersonal neurobiology and integrates IFS, Person-Centred Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and mindfulness. He works collaboratively rather than applying a fixed approach, helping clients develop self-compassion, emotional flexibility and meaningful relationships. Drawing on over a decade of mindfulness practice and a background in philosophy, he also supports exploration of identity, values and meaning. Leroy holds a Master of Psychotherapy and Counselling and a Bachelor of Social Science in Philosophy, and is a certified practising PACFA member. Before private practice he co-created and led the Open Up youth suicide-prevention program with One Eighty Inc. He has delivered training in suicide prevention, communication, healthy relationships, men's mental health, group facilitation and mindfulness. Sessions are available in English and Bahasa Indonesia.
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About Leroy WisemanLuna Aragon Kleemann
Child and Adolescent Psychologist
Luna is a caring and dedicated registered psychologist who supports children, adolescents, young adults, parents, caregivers and families through a range of emotional, behavioural and developmental challenges. Her therapeutic work includes anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, behavioural difficulties, trauma, school refusal, relationship and social difficulties, adjustment to life transitions, and neurodivergence-related psychoeducation and support. Luna offers individual therapy, parenting sessions and family therapy. Across these approaches, she supports caregivers to better understand their children’s needs, navigate challenging behaviours and strengthen connection, while helping families develop practical strategies that promote healthy relationships, individual autonomy, emotional regulation and positive development. Luna also works collaboratively with schools and multidisciplinary professionals when appropriate, helping create consistent and supportive environments across home, school and other settings. As a mother of four, with a background in early childhood education and psychometric evaluation, Luna brings a practical understanding of child development and family dynamics to her work. She offers sessions in English and Portuguese, with appointments available before and after school hours where possible. Luna works with clients accessing services through Medicare, NDIS, private health insurance and Victims Services.
Mona Vale · TelehealthPortuguese
About Luna Aragon Kleemann
Monie Hale
Registered Play Therapist
Monie is a Registered Play Therapist supporting children aged 3–13 with social, emotional and developmental challenges. She holds a Master of Child Play Therapy from Deakin University, alongside therapeutic-play diploma and certificate qualifications. Her training includes Child-Centred, Filial and Medical Play Therapy and Learn to Play Therapy. With over 25 years of experience working with children in preschools, schools and family homes, she collaborates with parents, caregivers, educators and allied-health professionals. She works with NDIS and private clients, with a special interest in neurodivergence, anxiety and developmental trauma. Play provides a natural language for children to explore, express and make sense of their experiences within a supportive therapeutic relationship.
Mona Vale
About Monie Hale
Nicole Pegorini
Psychologist
Nicole is a psychologist with experience in hospital settings, including oncology, palliative care and psychiatric care. Her research on social inclusion for people with severe intellectual disabilities explored disability and gender studies, advocacy and interdependence. She offers evidence-based techniques and is trained in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST). Her interests include life transitions, caregivers of people with severe intellectual disabilities, domestic violence, bereavement, trauma and immigration. Her listed qualifications include a Bachelor of Psychological Science and Honours in Latin-American Social Psychology, with SIRA accreditation and NDIS-provider information.
Mona Vale · TelehealthPortuguese
About Nicole Pegorini
Rafaela Ugalde Kohler
Psychologist
Rafaela supports people who appear to be coping externally but feel exhausted, anxious, stuck or disconnected after pressure, transition or loss. She offers emotionally supportive and practical therapy for high expectations, caring responsibilities, career demands, relocation, relationships, parenthood and identity transitions. Her background in business leadership, people and culture, and small-business ownership informs her understanding of workplace and life demands. She draws on CBT, Schema Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy and integrates insight-oriented work. Her listed training includes an honours psychology degree, a Master’s in Work, Organisational and Personnel Psychology, menopause-informed practice and EMDR.
Sydney CBD · Mona Vale · TelehealthPortuguese
About Rafaela Ugalde Kohler
Rebecca Fudge
Psychologist
Rebecca is a Registered Psychologist working with adolescents and adults, with a particular interest in eating disorders and body-image concerns. She supports anxiety and mood disorders, long-term mental-health conditions and trauma through neurodiversity-affirming, gender-affirming and health-at-every-size care. She holds psychology bachelor and professional-psychology master’s qualifications and has over a decade of mental-health experience, including work with psychotic disorders, psychosocial disability and complex presentations. Her therapy integrates CBT, ACT, DBT, CBT-E, AFT, FBT and IFS, tailored to each person's needs. She is ANZAED eating-disorder accredited and has Schema Therapy training for eating disorders and adolescents.
Mona Vale · Telehealth
About Rebecca FudgeRoberto Ladewig Szenczuk
Clinical Psychologist
Roberto is a warm and caring Clinical Psychologist with a Master of Clinical Psychology. He assists children, teenagers and adults and is particularly skilled at creating a user-friendly environment for male clients. He is a member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association and participates in individual and peer supervision. His approaches include CBT, ACT, Solution-Focused Therapy and psychodynamic intervention. Roberto offers psychometric assessments for children and adolescents aged 6–17 and adults aged 18 and over. His listed clinical areas include depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD and related attention/executive-functioning difficulties, autism and SIRA workers compensation.
Mona Vale
About Roberto Ladewig SzenczukSolenne Donnelly
Clinical Mental Health Counsellor
Solenne is a PACFA-registered Clinical Counsellor with a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor’s in Psychology. She supports adults and adolescents with eating disorders, body-image concerns, trauma, anxiety, depression, PTSD and OCD. She also works with women navigating perimenopause and menopause, including changes in mood, stress tolerance, identity and relationships. Her trauma-informed, mindfulness-based and holistic work integrates ACT, DBT and Compassion-Focused Therapy. She offers sessions in English and French. Her source profile lists private-health rebate approval with HCF, ARHG, AHM, Bupa and Medibank; confirm current cover and eligibility with the clinic and insurer.
Mona Vale
About Solenne Donnelly
Thais Giongo
Psychologist
Thais is a caring and compassionate clinician working with adolescents and adults. Her approach values trust and reciprocal respect and helps clients recognise their strengths. Her experience includes grief and addiction counselling, women's health, anxiety, depression, immigration, adjustment, trauma and domestic violence. She holds a Master of Clinical Psychology from the Australian Catholic University and a degree in Counselling, and is fully registered with the Psychology Board of Australia. Her source-listed approaches include EMDR.
Mona Vale · TelehealthPortuguese
About Thais Giongo
Thayane Chaves
Psychologist
Thayane Stefanski Chaves is a psychologist supporting children, adolescents and adults in a collaborative, non-judgmental space. Her work includes mood and anxiety disorders, adjustment, stress, parenting, self-esteem, trauma and ADHD-related difficulties. She has a particular interest in the mind-body connection and brain-gut disorders. She integrates CBT, mindfulness and ACT and is accredited to offer the Cool Kids Anxiety Program for children and adolescents. She holds an Honours Degree in Psychology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and is registered with AHPRA. Her source profile notes maternity leave; contact the clinic to confirm current availability.
Sunshine Coast · TelehealthPortugueseNot taking new clients
About Thayane Chaves
Christine Honor
Psychologist
Christine is an experienced psychologist with a background in health, wellbeing, education and disability. She works with children, adolescents and adults through a person-centred, relational and psychodynamic approach, with a special interest in single-incident, complex, developmental and intergenerational trauma. Her postgraduate professional-development studies at ICAPP included a 12-month infant observation. She also engages in academic research, including a 2025 publication on fawning and trauma survival. Her couples work offers a neutral and respectful space to understand concerns, transform painful patterns and support connection or respectful separation. She sees individuals and couples from rooms in Caringbah and online via telehealth.
Caringbah · Telehealth
About Christine Honor
Cristina Wildt
Registered Counsellor
Cristina is a registered counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association. She holds a Diploma in Counselling and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is completing a postgraduate specialisation in ADHD under psychiatrist Dr Luis Augusto Rohde. Her background also includes a law degree from Brazil and an earlier corporate career. She has worked as a crisis counsellor and supports grief, loss, major transitions, cross-cultural adjustment and migration. Her adult-ADHD work includes its effects on education, careers, relationships, identity and self-acceptance, especially for people who reached adulthood without an earlier diagnosis or support. Trained in Integrative Couple Therapy, she also works with couples on empathy, communication and emotional reconnection.
Mona Vale · Telehealth
About Cristina WildtDani Machado
Nutritionist
Daniela is an accredited nutritionist and certified fitness specialist who develops personalised nutrition plans and supports sustainable eating and lifestyle habits. Her source profile describes experience with supplementation, perimenopause and menopause, blood-test interpretation and inflammation. Her nutrition approach emphasises health at every size and intuitive eating, with a special interest in disordered-eating recovery. Her training includes fitness, nutrition and health-coaching qualifications, nutrition protocol training and Eating Disorders Essentials. A Clinical Nutrition degree at Torrens University is listed as in progress.
Mona Vale · TelehealthPortuguese
About Dani Machado
Dearne Reid
Counsellor
Dearne is an experienced counsellor trained through the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors, specialising in relationships, trauma and grief. She works with adults, couples and adolescents, including people in crisis or at risk and their families. Her relationship-counselling training includes intimacy, communication, financial concerns, betrayal and high-conflict dynamics, with study under Terry Real, Esther Perel and Ellyn Bader. She also supports depression, anxiety, pregnancy concerns and postnatal/antenatal depression. An ACA member, Dearne uses Person-Centred Therapy, CBT, Solution-Focused, Relational Therapy and Transactional Analysis. She sees clients in Mona Vale and online.
Mona Vale · Telehealth
About Dearne Reid
Ilana Akstein
Psychoanalyst / Counsellor
Ilana holds an overseas Honours Degree in Clinical Psychoanalysis and is registered with the Australian Counselling Association. She has worked in private practice with adults, couples and children, with particular interests in anxiety, depression, self-esteem, infertility and the challenges faced by recent immigrants to Australia. She also worked on government social projects in communities in Brazil. She adjusts her approach to each person's needs and integrates mindfulness where helpful. Her source experience list includes trauma, relationships and EMDR. She authored an honours thesis titled Psychoanalysis and Holocaust: an intersectional approach.
Maroubra · Telehealth
About Ilana AksteinJan West
Counselling Psychologist
Jan is a Counselling Psychologist with substantial experience working with adults, adolescents and children in public and private sectors. She tailors therapy to each person's needs and is experienced in CBT, Schema Therapy, Positive Psychology and Narrative Therapy. She worked for 15 years in the Department of Education as a teacher and specialist school counsellor, building a strong background with children, adolescents and their families. Jan offers intellectual and educational assessment for children and adolescents, with psychometric assessments also listed among her services. Her qualifications include psychology bachelor and counselling-psychology master’s awards and education/school-counselling diplomas.
Mona Vale · Telehealth
About Jan West
Simon Harvey
Counsellor
Simon is a qualified counsellor and registered member of Certified Practising Counsellors Australia. He moved into counselling around the time of Covid after a career in broadcast media and audio production. His practical, commonsense approach draws on lived experience and supports relationship challenges, separation, co-parenting, re-coupling, parenting and step-parenting. He also works with bereavement, career shifts, major decisions and the challenges of seeing older family members decline. He is non-judgmental, inclusive and empathetic, and works with a wide range of clients, including people most comfortable speaking with an older male counsellor.
Mona Vale
About Simon Harvey
Stephanie Guerin
Psychotherapist
Stephanie is a psychotherapist whose work is informed by each client's needs. She supports anxiety, depression, long-term mental-health conditions, trauma, addiction, grief, eating disorders and dysfunctional family systems, including relationship breakdown and changes to family dynamics. She has worked at South Pacific Private since 2018 and with clients ranging from adolescents with behavioural and learning challenges to adults of all ages. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Counselling; her source profile describes her PACFA clinical registration as being finalised rather than completed. Earlier in her career she worked for seven years at the Wayside Chapel. Her approach draws on person-centred, existential and narrative work, CBT and family-systems theory.
Mona Vale · Telehealth
About Stephanie Guerin
Priscila Lumertz
Registered Counsellor / Provisional Psychologist
Priscila is a certified couples therapist specialising in relationship counselling, with about 10 years of experience supporting individuals, couples and families. She holds a psychology degree from Brazil and is a registered counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association. Her work helps partners and families understand each other's perspectives and develop communication and problem-solving skills. She supports concerns including conflict, intimacy, infidelity, parenting, finances, life transitions and relocation. She draws on Client-Centred Counselling, CBT and EFT, and is certified in EFT. Priscila offers sessions in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Her source-listed title includes Provisional Psychologist; this is not represented as general or clinical psychologist registration.
Mona Vale · TelehealthPortugueseNot taking new clients
About Priscila Lumertz
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