Location: Camberwell
Meet our two perinatal psychologists in Camberwell, VIC
Location Address
The Camberwell Collective790 Burke Road
Camberwell, Vic 3124
Karen Potter
Perinatal Psychologist
BSW, MPsych (Educational and Developmental), Graduate Diploma Infant Mental Health
Karen Potter is a Generalist Psychologist who has been working as a psychotherapist and counsellor for over 27 years. She developed her strong interest in and commitment to child development and working in the perinatal/infant-parent field early in her career. She is also keenly interested in working with parents and couples. Karen’s fundamental concern is with deepening and enhancing relationships: between couples; between infants/children/adolescents and their parents; as well as the relationship one has with him/herself.
Karen is deeply committed to supporting parents and infants from the idea of a baby in the parents’ mind, through to conceiving (or not), pregnancy, birthing and throughout the postnatal years. She enjoys working with parents to enhance their bond with their infant and facilitate a path to a more joyous and confident experience of parenting and family life. Karen works with infants/toddlers and their parents to support and strengthen their relationships and promote healthy child development.
She began her career in an organisation working specifically with adults who experienced trauma in childhood and/or as adults. Later, she worked at the Royal Women’s Hospital in the Neonatal Intensive (NICU) and Special Care Units (SCU) as well as in one of the high complexity ante-natal clinics for many years. Karen also worked specifically in IVF Clinics, alongside private practice.
As such, Karen has undertaken substantial training and gained extensive experience in the areas of trauma, perinatal psychology and attachment. She has a deep commitment to supporting people through trauma, grief and loss, particularly through the perinatal years.
Karen has been working in private practice for over 20 years now and brings to her work a wealth of knowledge and experience together with a genuine warmth, compassion and capacity to connect with people on all levels.
Karen also offers clinical supervision, mentoring and consultancy work for organisations.
Location Address
The Camberwell Collective790 Burke Road
Camberwell Victoria 3124
Dr Jessica Leigh Green
Clinical Psychologist
BA (Hons) DPsych (Clinical) MAPS CCLIN
Jess is a warm, friendly and approachable psychologist, with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, specialising in Child, Adolescent and Family Psychology from Monash University. Since 2012, she has worked with infants, children, adolescents, parents and adults individually and as part of groups. Jess has worked at the Royal Children’s Hospital, the Austin Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, and in private practice.
Jess works collaboratively with her clients to establish a joint understanding of their difficulties, before establishing a plan for their work together which draws on a range of therapeutic approaches. Jess is passionate about providing high-quality evidence-based therapy that is tailored to individual values, including Christian faith beliefs (however she welcomes people of all faiths or no faith). Jess is trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness based approaches and Schema therapy. Jess is currently completing her advanced accreditation in Schema therapy.
Jess enjoys working with clients who are considering starting a family, or are having struggles falling pregnant. Jess welcomes clients who are wanting support during their pregnancy journey, care during pregnancy loss or support during the postpartum period. Jess encourages clients to bring their baby along to sessions.
Jess has a particular interest in supporting parents during the challenging years of raising young children. Jess is a registered facilitator of the Circle of Security program and she loves encouraging parents to better understand and meet their child’s emotional and relational needs using the Circle of Security approach, which helps parents to “Delight In” and “Be With” their child while also exploring ways to be “Bigger, Stronger, Wiser and Kind”. Jess runs Circle of Security parenting groups, and is also able to teach these skills as part of individual sessions.
Jess is also an ANZED Credentialed Eating Disorder clinician. Jess enjoys supporting children, adolescents and adults with an eating disorder, to improve their relationship with food and their body. Jess is trained in Family-based Treatment (FBT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E). Jess is particularly passionate about supporting people in fat bodies, to access quality care from a Health at Every Size (HAES) perspective, free from weight stigma and bias. Jess runs dance therapy groups in Collingwood on Monday nights for people who identify as living in a fat or big body.
Lastly, Jess enjoys supporting pre-schoolers, primary school-aged children and adolescents with a range of mental health concerns including separation anxiety, worries, depression, sleep difficulties and parent-child relationship difficulties. She works from a family systems and attachment lens, involving parents where possible, and always working to build on client’s strengths.
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