New Leaf Psychology

Kylie is a fully registered Clinical Psychologist. She maintains full membership to the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and is a Fellow to the College of Clinical Psychologists. She has vast experience in working with individuals and couples. She spent the early part of her career advocating for children and families as a case worker in the Child Protection Unit of the Department of Human Services.

Many people confuse stress with anxiety; stress is a normal response to a life even whereby they feel pressured, such as public speaking or trying to move through the supermarket aisle with a tantruming toddler. If you find you experience ongoing stress, even when the stressful situation has passed, you may be experiencing anxiety.

The feelings associated with depression can be unsettling for many people. The good news is that, these feelings are 'normal' when you are depressed and with some help from a psychologist and some input from you, these symptoms should eventually fade. You can also attend the emergency department at your closest hospital.

There are many reasons why a relationship may be struggling or lacking in intimacy. From our experience, a lack of effective communication skills is a very common reason behind unhappy relationships. We work from an evidence based perspective only using well established clinical interventions for couples.

A satisfying sexual relationship is an important component of a healthy adult relationship and often leads to feeling more emotionally closer to your partner; it is common for clients to say they no longer feel the passion they once did. There could be a variety of reasons why you are experiencing sexual difficulties in your relationship.