About

Welcome. I’m Alyssa.

I work with adults navigating complex and cumulative trauma, particularly first responders and health professionals, alongside clinicians supporting others through these experiences.

My style is warm, direct and curious, with room for humour alongside difficult conversations. I value a relationship where we can be honest, ask questions and make decisions together.

Understanding begins with curiosity about how you came to be—not assumptions about who you are.

Theraputic Approaches

I integrate a range of modalities based on each person's needs.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Trauma Focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Ego States (Parts Therapy)
Schema Therapy
Psychodynamic and attachment informed

Areas of Focus

Police and first responders
Moral injury, guilt and shame
Adverse life experiences, single incident and cumulative trauma exposure
Perinatal mental health and trauma
Childhood trauma and adjustment to parenthood
Therapy for professionals and occupational trauma
EMDR consultation, training and supervision

Credentials

Memberships

Registration as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Member and accredited practitioner with the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Association (EMDRAA) Australia.

Publications

Carroll, A. J., Appleton, J., & Harris, K. M. (2024). Child sleep problems, maternal sleep and self-efficacy: Sleep's complicated role in maternal depression. Journal of Sleep Research, 33(2), e14005. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14005
Manuscript in progress: Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Treatment Implications for Co-Occurring Moral Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Police