Meet our team

Sharon Hillman

Clinical Lead and Registered Senior Psychologist – Maddington

Sharon is an experienced senior psychologist with over 20 years working in the field. She has experience working under NDIS, Mental Health Care Plans, Workers compensation, Veterans and recovery streams.

Sharon’s personal style is warm, engaging and passionate and builds upon her Masters qualifications in psychology and experience in managing mental health programs and services, working with neurodiverse and neurotypical children, young people and adults.

Clients can expect a safe and supportive therapeutic space to work within, one without judgement, focusing on strengths and building resilience.

Sharon’s client work involves working with anxiety, depression, risk, stress and worry, self-esteem, relationship issues, grief and loss, interpersonal issues, life transitions, bullying and trauma in a person-centred approach. Sharon utilises cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness-based strategies, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR), emotion regulation, distress tolerance, problem solving and psychoeducation to empower and facilitate personal and meaningful growth with her clients. Sharon is also experienced in assessments including for cognitive issues and ADHD.

Maria McCarthy

Team Leader and Registered Senior Psychologist – Maddington

Maria has experience working across the lifespan, treating adults, adolescents and children. Maria is warm and empathetic and values the importance of creating a safe, non-judgemental space to build a strong therapeutic alliance with her clients. She is trauma-informed, strengths-based and neuro-affirming in her practice and is experienced in working with neurodivergent and neurotypical clients. Maria is passionate about therapy being a collaborative process and client-centred, and being flexible in her therapeutic approach.

Maria employs a variety of therapeutic interventions including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), trauma focussed CBT, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), interpersonal therapy, mindfulness, solutions focused therapy and psychoeducation. She also has completed advanced training in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) which is used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Maria works with a wide range of concerns including trauma, anxiety, stress, anger management, depression, grief and loss, social and relationship difficulties, life transitions, parenting and attachment, and children who experience emotional and behavioural difficulties. Maria also has experience in completing cognitive and adaptive functioning assessments. She notes that attending therapy is an important and sometimes difficult step, and aims to ensure the therapeutic experience is positive and rewarding.

Elliot Smith

Registered Psychologist – Osborne Park and Mirrabooka

Elliot has extensive experience working within the NDIS framework. Specialising in psychological support for individuals living with disabilities, Elliot is dedicated to enhancing the mental health and overall wellbeing of NDIS participants.

Elliot integrates a range of therapeutic modalities which includes but is not limited to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), solutions focused therapy (SFT) mindfulness-based techniques, emotional regulation training and psychoeducation tailored to each client’s needs. He has experience working with a wide range of presentations, including anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, behavioural challenges, life transitions, relationship difficulties, grief and anger.

Elliot’s warm and friendly approach is grounded in a client-centred philosophy, emphasising collaboration and respect. Elliot tailors therapy to the specific needs and goals of each client, recognising that every individual’s experiences are unique and that each client brings their own set of circumstances and personal strengths, which serve as the foundation for positive change.

Suzanne Woods

Registered Psychologist – Kwinana and Yangebup

Suzanne graduated with a Master of Professional Psychology in 2021, with prior experience working in the community mental health sector. Suzanne values creating a safe space and collaborative therapeutic relationship with clients and has experience working with children (age 6+), young people, and adults.

Suzanne has a sound understanding of the social model of disability and is experienced in supporting clients with disabilities accessing support via the NDIS. Suzanne is particularly passionate about supporting neurodivergent individuals through strengths-based and neurodiversity-affirming practices. Suzanne is self-motivated and considers all developmental and contextual factors that may impact client’s mental health and wellbeing.

Suzanne can support with a range of presenting concerns including anxiety, depression, stress and burnout, perfectionism, low self-esteem and confidence, self-identity, bullying and conflict management, grief and loss, sleep issues, emotional regulation and coping skills, attachment issues, and parental psychoeducation and coaching. Suzanne draws from a range of evidence-based therapies including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), interpersonal therapy, motivational interviewing, and solutions focused therapy.

Catherine Bruce

Registered Psychologist – Margaret River

Cat is passionate about supporting individuals across the lifespan to achieve their goals and live meaningful lives. She has experience working under NDIS, Mental Health Care Plans, and within the prison system.

Cat works with a range of presentations including anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, grief, and adjustment issues. She provides support using various approaches including cognitive behaviour therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, acceptance commitment therapy, solutions focused therapy, motivational interviewing, and psychoeducation.

Cat is also able to support clients with some assessment needs, such as cognitive and adaptive functioning assessment. Cat values a neuroaffirming approach and strives to provide a supportive environment that caters to each individual’s needs and interests.

Patricia Gil Garcia

Registered Psychologist – Margaret River

Patricia is passionate about helping clients to achieve better, happier lives. She aims to provide a non-judgemental and safe therapeutic space and works collaboratively to empower people to find their own solutions and discover what truly matters to them. She works from a trauma-informed perspective, with attachment theory at its centre.

Patricia uses different evidence-based therapy modalities, and incorporates cognitive behavioural therapy, ACT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing and solutions focused therapy into her sessions. She has experience working with people across the lifespan and helping people with anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, anger issues, self-worth, confidence and self-esteem, life transitions, and interpersonal issues. She is also interested in schema therapy and trauma processing.

Patricia believes in neuro-affirming practice and works with neurodiverse individuals and their families, to support them to grow their skills and achieve a life that works for them. She is a registered psychologist with a BPsych and BA Honours in Psychology and currently completing the UWA Certificate in Autism Diagnosis.

Patricia speaks Spanish and can hold sessions in both Spanish and English.

Noor Ul Sahar

Provisional Psychologist – Bentley and Maddington

Noor is a positive behaviour support practitioner and a provisional psychologist. She has experience working with children and adolescents and their families. Noor has a positive and can-do attitude to all her work and has received extremely positive comments from the wider community around her rapport and skills with clients.

As a behaviour support practitioner, she has been working with children with behavioural difficulties, developing behaviour support plans, holding stakeholder meetings, attending school case conferences and IEP meetings, and participated in the NDIS Quality Assurance Panel for restrictive practices in behaviour support plans.

In her role as provisional psychologist, Noor has engaged in a variety of therapeutic interventions including stress management, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), and psychoeducation. Noor works with clients having a wide range of concerns including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), acquired brain injury (ABI), anxiety, stress, panic disorder, and depression.

Noor comes from a diverse background. She can speak English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi and can comfortably hold sessions in these languages. Being a Muslim, Noor understands religious boundaries and adheres to the client’s spiritual needs.

Beatrice Waran

Counsellor and Occupational Therapist – Yangebup and Maddington

Beatrice is a mental health counsellor and occupational therapist. She has worked as a community occupational therapist for 5 years and moved on to complete her Master’s in counselling and work in the mental health field over the last few years. She has experience working under NDIS, home care packages and fee for service programs.

Beatrice’s working style is compassionate, collaborative and empathetic hoping to provide a safe and warm environment for individuals of all age groups; to foster mental wellness and healing.

Beatrice is passionate about working with people experiencing mental illness, physical and intellectual disabilities or injuries endeavouring to aid them in achieving goals to help them live fulfilling lives. Beatrice’s client work involves working with trauma, depression, anxiety, risk, domestic violence, grief, loss and relationship issues. Beatrice is experienced in providing relevant mental health screening tools and assessments. She utilises a person-centred approach, emotions focused therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness-based and psychoeducation strategies to facilitate personal recovery and mental wellness.