Candice specialises in working with infants, children, adolescents, young adults, and families to provide assessment and therapy. With a gentle, welcoming approach, she fosters connection, compassion and feelings of safety. Candice works collaboratively with the individual, families, schools and allied health professionals. She is committed to learning about those she works with and is curious and interested in their world.
Areas of interest
- Anxiety, depression, feeling sad, lonely, stressed, angry
- Friendship, work, kinder/school concerns
- Behaviour and emotional regulation challenges
- Interpersonal relationships and navigating their complexities
- Exploring self-awareness, life meaning and personal identity
- Trauma and adjustment to life events, including in young children
- Supporting children in out of home care and their carers
- Emotional wellbeing of infants and early attachment
- Academic/learning difficulties (e.g. dyslexia)
- Autism, PDA, ADHD
- Parenting support, caregiver wellbeing, nurturing the parent-child relationship
Candice draws on a range of therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Play Therapy, and Attachment Theory. Her approach is warm, flexible, neuroaffirming, and inclusive, ensuring therapy is uniquely tailored to each individual.
Candice holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology specialising in Children and Adolescents (2007), along with a Graduate Diploma and Advanced Training in Infant and Parent Mental Health and a Bachelor of Behavioural Neuroscience. Her experience spans community, hospital, school, and private settings, including many years at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Candice is a Board approved Clinical Psychology supervisor and has been involved in teaching and research. She is a member of the Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH) and has previously served on its Victorian Branch Committee.
