Kat Wyeth
Principal Psychologist, Board Approved Supervisor + Director
Please note Kat’s books are currently closed to new clients. If you are a previous or current client who would like to enquire about the current wait time, please reach out to [email protected]
Hi there, I am Kat.
I am the Director + Principal Psychologist of the Psych Collaborative and I so thrilled you are here.
My aim as a Psychologist is to ensure you feel completely comfortable in taking the first step to seeking support. I have been told I have a nurturing, safe and compassionate approach.
I love to learn how you came to be you.
By understanding your story, I can work with you to create change by providing practical strategies to care for your mental health. I also strongly advocate for a holistic approach to your psychological wellbeing, such as recognising the importance of all areas of your life (relationships, work life balance, sleep, diet, exercise, spirituality), as well as utilising mindfulness as a tool to support therapy.
The areas I work closely with are high functioning anxiety in women and adult ADHD.
I am neuro-affirming and work with clients of different ages, across different cultures and sexual orientations.
What I can help with:
- How to care for and manage your anxiety by providing further understanding into the function of your anxiety and ways to help you manage
- How to calm + regulate your nervous system
- How to break through patterns of people pleasing, perfectionism + imposter syndrome
- Understanding + caring for your depression
- How to get out of the burnout cycle
- Understanding + working with your adult ADHD
- How to improve your self-worth
Fees:
Initial assessment 80 minutes: $275 ($182.10 after Medicare rebate)
Ongoing sessions 50 minutes: $195 ($102.10 after Medicare rebate)
30 Minute Check ins: $95
Please note the Australian Psychological Society (APS) recommended fee for seeing a psychologist in 2023 at $300.00/hour, though we have kept fees at the rate of $195.00/hour.
Rebates:
Please note I offer private health insurance rebates and Medicare Mental Health Care Plan rebates upon request, please let me know in our first appointment if you are wanting to use the MHCP.
The MHCP means you may be eligible for $92.90 rebate per appointment for up to ten sessions.
If you would like to use the MHCP, please visit your GP for a Plan and email the Plan to the practice [email protected]
What about when I’m not with clients?
There’s nothing I love more than an early morning ocean dip + walk with my puppy, that is one of my favourite kinds of therapy.
I also love to surf, hike, travel, a good podcast, practicing yoga and of course, a cheesy rom-com and burgers to recharge the batteries.
I live on the beautiful South Coast of NSW with my husband Josh and my fur baby, Sammy.
What am I reading?
Right now I am reading The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi
What’s my Spotify looking like?
I am currently into a very chill mix of the ‘Peaceful Piano’ playlist, Noah Kahan and Lewis Capaldi
Modalities/ approach
Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness based Cognitive Theory, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment Theory
Professional Associations
I am registered under the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA), the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA) and am a registered member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS).
I am also a Board Approved Supervisor.
Aimee Hudson
Director + Principal Clinical Psychotherapist (B. A Psych, MPsychother & Couns)
Hello! I’m Aimee, one of the directors and co-founder of The Psych Collaborative and I would like to offer you a very warm welcome!
My fundamental aim as a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, is to build a safe space for you to understand how you came to be ‘you’. I walk with you through a process to increase self-awareness and become free from outdated patterns that keep you stuck. I have a genuine passion and curiosity in exploring your experiences and understanding the very things that make you human!
I am most passionate about helping people heal through trauma and develop healthier relationships with self and others. I’m often referred for my easy-going, calm, and empathic helping style. Whether you are new, or returning to therapy, I aim to provide a safe and accepting space to nurture you through the self-discovery of your inner worlds, past and present.
How do I work with Clients?
My practice is attachment-based and trauma-informed to get to the root of what is coming up for you, I believe that having a deep understanding of your past experiences allows you to become empowered to change the way you relate to yourself and others in the here and now. I use the mind-body connection and inner child work to address gaps in reconnecting to safety.
I prioritise safety and inclusivity as we walk through this process at your pace, in our confidential judgment-free online space.
What can I support you with?
- Trauma – C-PTSD, PTSD, developmental and complex trauma, sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse.
- Emotional Regulation – understanding psychological defences and unconscious adaptive mechanisms and how to up-regulate or down-regulate the nervous system.
- Attachment – understanding your internal relational blueprint, childhood attachment injury, patterns of avoidance, co-dependency, love addiction and trauma bonding.
- Self-worth – exploring core beliefs, shame, guilt, people-pleasing, perfectionism, imposter syndrome etc to develop a whole sense of self and reconnect to authenticity.
- Anxiety – Understanding the function of anxiety and the nervous system to care for panic, Stress, Anxiety Disorders.
- Depression – Understanding the function of depression and how to care for symptoms and regulate emotions.
- Interpersonal Relationships – Having difficulty navigating relationships in the spaces of romantic, friendships, family, work, community. Learning how to set and maintain healthy boundaries, communication skills, staying committed to your values and interests, receiving love if you feel you are always giving and asking for support if you feel you are hyper-independent.
- Couples counselling (Attachment injury, communication, conflict, intimacy concerns, infidelity)
- Grieving and Loss: divorce, death, loss of employment, complicated loss of childhood, miscarriage, infertility, life transitions, childhood wounding
What about when I’m not with clients?
I love the simple pleasures like morning coffee’s, spending time with fun and loving friends, heading away for a weekend camping trip with my partner and sunrise beach walks with my beautiful dogs Mowgli and Meeko!
My current book recommendation is “Why has nobody told me this before?” By Dr Julie Smith.
Fees:
Initial assessment: $195
Ongoing sessions$ 165
Check ins: $85
Couples counselling $200
*Please note I offer private health insurance rebates
Modalities/ approach
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Attachment Theory, Schema therapy, Couples Counselling, Mindfulness and Relaxation, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy.
Professional Associations
I am a clinical member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). PACFA has rigorous membership and professional development requirements.
Maddie Powell
Registered Social Worker
Hi there!
I’m Maddie, I am registered Social Worker under the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and I’m currently completing a Master of Counselling through the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC).
I have an energetic, warm and empathic approach to holding space. I am passionate about helping people through life’s challenges and have a wide range of experience and interest in anxiety, depression and trauma.
I use a solutions-focused framework, which means supporting you to identify your strengths to guide you to get out of situations you may constantly feel stuck in. I can also use a trauma informed framework, which creates a safe environment for you to unpack trauma you may have experienced, acknowledge how trauma may affect your life today, and support you to rebuild a sense of empowerment and control.
Having a way forward can be helpful for improving your overall personal and social well-being by using compassion and care. My experience has extended from mental health, child protection, out-of-home care, and foster care. I have worked with young people with trauma backgrounds and I’m passionate about early intervention and supporting mental health.
Areas of experience and interest include:
- Trauma informed care
- Anxiety presentations
- Depression
- Stress
- Conflict Resolution
- Decision making and goal setting
- Interpersonal relationships
- Self-worth
- Identity (including culture, gender, sexuality, Indigenous heritage and spiritual orientation.
When not at The Pysch Collaborative, you’ll find me spending time with my puppy, at the gym, cooking home-cooked meals, and travelling to visit friends and family.
Fees:
Initial assessment: $175
Ongoing sessions$ 145
Check ins: $75
Modalities/ approach
Solutions Focused Therapy, Trauma Informed Therapy, Strengths Based Therapy, Ecological Systems Theory, Attachment Theory, Culturally Sensitive Therapy, and Mindfulness and Relaxation (including Diaphragmatic Breathing).
Professional Associations
I am a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), the professional representative body of social workers in Australia. Through this membership, I am required to complete yearly professional development to ensure my skills and knowledge are progressive and relevant.
Vani Morrison
Administration
Vani is currently amidst her Clinical Masters studying psychology, and hopes to become a practising psychologist in the coming years.
Vani also considers herself an avid “thrifter” who loves searching for funky vintage fashion finds in the local second-hand shops. When she is not studying, or thrifting, you can find her cafe-hopping sipping on good coffee, or sitting by the beach awing over how cute someone’s dog is.