Location: Manly

Belinda Williams
Perinatal Psychologist

Belinda is down to earth, supportive and pragmatic therapist who will ensure you feel understood and empowered. Belinda graduated from The University of Sydney with a triple major in Psychology, HR and Sociology. People have always been at the heart of her focus and energies. Belinda has four children of her own, who have paved their own unique path into and through the world. They have inspired her deep interest and specialised training in supporting women journey into and through motherhood.

Belinda has a strong interest and skill in (but not limited to) supporting women experiencing fertility challenges, anxiety and depression in the perinatal period and supporting the numerous adjustments with evolving family life. With over a decade of experience in organisational settings, Belinda is skilled in supporting her clients with the complex adjustments when career and family collide.

Belinda works collaboratively to identify what matters most to you and draws on evidence base approaches of cognitive behavioural, mindfulness and attachment theory to help inform her interventions with an overarching aim of enhancing an understanding of self and others. She is most passionate about enhancing your experience of motherhood and family life.

When not working, Belinda can be found somewhere in nature with family and friends enjoying the simples pleasures of life.

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Louella Covich
Perinatal Psychologist
BA (Hons Psych), AMAPS

Therapy with Louella offers a warm, safe, and non-judgmental space to explore the complexities of perinatal life. Her grounded, soothing, and compassionate approach prioritises safety in the therapeutic relationship, creating the foundation for engaging with what our hearts and minds need to heal and grow.

Louella is a registered psychologist with over 20 years’ experience working with children, adolescents, and families. As a parent herself, she recognises that pregnancy and the transition to parenting are not always smooth sailing—and that life with a new baby can feel very different from what was imagined.

Louella’s work is trauma-informed, neurodiversity affirming, and underpinned by curiosity and collaboration—she values joining with clients to make meaning of their experiences. Informed by attachment theory and interpersonal neurobiology, Louella draws from a range of evidence-based approaches to tailor support to each client’s unique journey.

She has additional training and interest in:

• Navigating perinatal loss
• Becoming Us relationship-development framework for couples
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Attachment Informed EMDR
• Supporting neurodivergent individuals in the perinatal period

Louella practises from a beautiful therapeutic space at North Head Sanctuary in Manly, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, where parents and their infants are welcomed with warmth and respect. She is passionate about fostering connection, safety, and joy in the early years of parenting.

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