OUR TEAM
All of our psychologists hold university qualifications in Clinical Psychology, are APHRA registered psychologists, and hold membership with various professional psychological bodies. Our team frequently attend professional development training
to ensure they are offering currently informed, evidence based treatment.
Our psychologists all have different skills and strengths and this way are capable of meeting a wide range of client's needs.
KRISTY ATTWOOLL
– Principal Clinical Psychologist
Kristy is a warm, intuitive, and empathic therapist. She is passionate about helping people improve their mental health and dedicated to supporting her clients as they pursue their full potential and live more satisfying lives. She has over 16 years of experience working as a psychologist and her clients tend to find her gentle, sensitive demeanour both reassuring and encouraging.
Kristy's qualifications are a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Bachelor of Psychology with Honours both from the University of New South Wales.
Kristy has experience working with a range of individuals with diverse psychological difficulties such as, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, personality difficulties, poor self-esteem, post-traumatic stress, depersonalisation and derealisation symptoms, relationship issues, grief and loss, self-harm and difficulties coping with emotions. She enjoys working both with individuals and couples and has a special interest in helping clients with challenging past experiences develop their self-worth and establish more healthy relationships with others.
She has extensive training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness-based therapies. She also has an appreciation and fondness for Psychodynamic treatment models.
For 6 years she was part of the multidiscipline team at Northside Clinic, a leading private hospital in North Shore Sydney, where she assessed and treated adults and adolescents in crisis and with acute mental health problems. She consulted predominantly on the Acute Unit coordinating the inpatient treatment program and providing both individual and group treatment sessions. She also provided group treatment sessions on the inpatient Eating Disorders Unit and a number of the outpatient hospital groups such as the Mood Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Hearing Voices & Unusual Beliefs (Psychosis), General Acute, and Supportive Day Programs.
In addition, to working within the private sector Kristy has consulted in public community health and public hospital settings. She has provided educational seminars to family members and carers of individuals with mental health problems within the community. Further, she has conducted training seminars in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to Lifeline counselling practitioners and Northside Clinic hospital staff.
Kristy established Kristy Attwooll & Associates Clinical Psychology Practice 12 years ago in the suburb of Chatswood. The practice then relocated to its current premises in St Leonards. In 2018 the practice expanded to Brookvale in the Northern Beaches.
In addition, to her work as a therapist Kristy has assisted with research into treatment for phobias, the neuropsychological functioning of traumatic brain injury patients, cognitive development in childhood, the cognitive functioning of the elderly, and adolescent behavioural difficulties. She has also contributed to a book written about depersonalisation disorder, providing information about use of Mindfulness based and ACT techniques when treating this condition.
Kristy is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) and also a registered WorkCover and Medicare ATAPS provider. She is also a member of The Australian Psychological Society (APS), and the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. Kristy is a Board Approved Supervisor and enjoys supervising psychologists completing the Clinical Psychology Registrar Program.
St Leonards Office - Available Wednesdays & Thursdays.
Brookvale Office - Available Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursday mornings.
LISA HARRISON
– Clinical Psychologist
Lisa is a warm, friendly and empathic Clinical Psychologist. She is dedicated to creating a safe and open environment in order to work collaboratively with clients to achieve their treatment goals. Lisa is passionate about helping her clients overcome their difficulties and assisting them to live a fulfilling life that aligns with their values.
Lisa has gained clinical experience across a range of public, private, and university settings. She has extensive experience working with individuals experiencing substance abuse/dependence in both inpatient and outpatient settings. In addition to this, Lisa has experience working with teenagers and adults experiencing a range of mental health challenges, including (but not limited to): depression, anxiety, phobias, emotional dysregulation, self-harm, and personality vulnerabilities.
Lisa has training and experience using evidence-based treatment modalities such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Schema Therapy. Lisa’s experience means she is able to tailor treatment to suit your individual needs while providing effective treatments for your specific difficulties.
Lisa studied a Bachelor of Science from the University of New South Wales, a Graduate Diploma in Psychology and a Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) from New England University, and a Masters of Psychology (Clinical) from Western Sydney University.
Brookvale Office - Available Wednesdays & Thursdays
DR ANNA SURAEV
– Clinical Psychologist
Anna has a warm and non-judgmental approach in her therapeutic work. She values creating a safe and validating space for her clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Anna enjoys working collaboratively with her clients to help shift unhelpful thinking and behavioural patterns, and assist people in building a sense of mastery, empowerment and fulfillment in their lives. Anna is very passionate about helping people nurture greater self-acceptance and self-compassion, as well as increasing their ability to cope with difficulties, and achieve a greater sense of wellbeing and quality of life.
Anna has experience in working with young people and adults with a wide range of issues, with particular interest in addressing anxiety (worry, panic attacks, social anxiety, OCD, health anxiety), depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorder treatment (Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa), body image issues, binge eating and emotional eating, self-esteem problems, stress management, depersonalisation and derealisation, and relationship and interpersonal difficulties.
Anna is a fully registered Psychologist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA). She has completed a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at the University of Sydney and a Doctor of Clinical Psychology degree at the University of Newcastle.
Anna has had experience and clinical training across a variety of mental health settings, such as private practice, hospitals, and working in the community. She previously worked on the Eating Disorders Unit at Northside West Clinic, a Sydney Private Hospital which offers and excellent treatment program for Eating Disorder patients.
Anna has been trained in a number of evidence-based treatment modalities including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
Anna has also been involved in mental health research and in 2015, her Doctoral research manuscript investigating cognitive deficits in Schizophrenia was published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
St Leonards Office - Available Tuesdays, Thursday mornings & Fridays.
DR MARIJA NAUMOSKA
– Clinical Psychologist
Marija has been working in the field of mental health since 2002. She completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree majoring in Psychology at the Australian National University, Canberra. Her career began in the ACT, where she worked on the mental health crisis team before shifting to a case management role with community mental health services.
In 2005, she moved to Sydney to pursue postgraduate study. While completing a Doctor of Clinical Psychology/ Master of Science Degree, at The University of Sydney she continued to work as group and individual therapist at St John of God Hospital in Burwood, a leading Sydney Private Psychiatric Hospital.
Over the past 7 years, Marija has been working as part of a team of clinicians at a private Clinical Psychology practice. In this role she has provided therapy for various conditions such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, adult attachment disorders, substance abuse disorders and trauma. She understands that for many seeking help, the experience of trauma as a child and/or as an adult has been an underlying cause to their distress and difficulties in life.
As a therapist, Marija aims to provide a warm and calm atmosphere that will create a safe environment for clients to focus on overcoming past trauma and/or stressful life events. Her therapeutic style is based on the principle that 'the client always knows what is best for them'. Therefore, she encourages her clients to be inquisitive about the process of therapy and to communicate the pace and limit of change that they find most suitable. In general Marija uses a range of therapeutic approaches that include Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Somatic Trauma Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy and Mindfulness Practice. Irrespective of the approach applied, Marija will always dedicate herself to improving clients' quality of life by fostering within them a stronger sense of purpose/ meaning and resilience to future adversity.
Marija is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA) and also a registered WorkCover provider.
In addition to her work as a therapist Marija has been involved in research projects evaluating the prevalence of eating disorders amongst women in Australia and completed a doctoral thesis exploring risk and resilience factors in PTSD sufferers.
St Leonards Office - Available Mondays
Brookvale Office - Available Tuesdays.