Location: Ashgrove

Donna Rose
Perinatal, Child & Family Psychologist
MA Psychology, Grad Dip Health Law

Donna is a registered psychologist with over 20 years experience working with young children and their families.

Through her prior employment at The Children’s Hospital Westmead (NSW), Neonatal Intensive Care Units (in NSW and QLD) and The Family Court of Australia, Donna has extensive experience working with families whose journey to parenthood is complicated by loss, premature birth, health or developmental difficulties or social adversity.

Donna has a particular interest in the process of adaption the transition to parenthood brings each individual and the development of the emotional ties that link parent wellbeing and childhood wellbeing.

Donna’s work in perinatal and early childhood health is informed by a scientific background that views the relationship bonds between parents and their children as central to wellbeing, emotional regulation and cognitive development across the lifespan.

She is therefore, deeply committed to working with clients to strengthen parent-child relationships, promote (prospective) parents’ confidence in their own parenting voice and helping families find their unique way to wellbeing and thriving.

At Natal Psychology, Donna offers individual psychological care to mothers, fathers and other non-birth partners.  She also offers early parenting education and family-focused services for infants and young children with developmental and or behavioural health challenges.

Donna has extensive experience delivering psychological care to rural and remote communities and particularly welcomes families from the big heart of Queensland.

Donna is mother and coparent to two preadolescent children who continue to teach her a lot about being their parent every day.

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Kirsten Finn
Clinical Psychologist
BA (Hons), DPsych (Clin).

Kirsten is a clinical psychologist who has established a private practice to focus on supporting mothers.  Kirsten enjoys assisting families to overcome any difficulties experienced in their parenting journey.  Kirsten is available to see women during their pregnancy, birth and throughout their parenting experience.

Kirsten will sit with you through your experience and help you to process and understand any issues that have caused you distress.  Kirsten recognises how vulnerable you may feel in seeking help and in revealing your innermost thoughts so she will meet you with the respect, kindness and support that you deserve for taking this brave step to reach out for help.   As a mother herself, Kirsten can relate to your experience and offers a compassionate approach to strengthening your wellbeing.

Kirsten has worked in acute, hospital & community mental health settings since 2001.  She also worked for several years at the Mater Mothers Hospital Brisbane providing perinatal mental health support to women during pregnancy and to parents with babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Kirsten is a certified Circle of Security parenting educator and a Medicare Pregnancy Support provider.  She utilises a range of therapeutic approaches to individualise treatment to meet your specific needs.  Kirsten is experienced in providing psychological therapy for issues such as depression, anxiety, stress, grief & loss, trauma, life transitions, parent-child bonding, relationship difficulties and parenting support. She has a special interest in the use of EMDR as a treatment modality.

Babies and toddlers are most welcome in session.

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