APPOINTMENT AVAILABILITY:
- Assessments: 1-2 month waitlist for assessments
- Therapy: Waitlist available
- Face to face (Nambour, QLD) and telehealth (via phone or video) appts.
- NDIS, Medicare (waitlist) and privately paying clients
Sharmayne is a strong advocate for people being true to themselves in whatever wonderful way they want to. She enjoys exploring peoples individual differences with them and working with them to strive towards their values and what’s important to them in life. She’s not afraid to question why we have certain beliefs and rules and whether these are working for us.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Professional Registrations:
- Registered Psychologist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) since 2022
- Provisional Member of Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi)
Recent Professional Development:
- Yellow Ladybugs: PMDD, Hormones and Neurodivergence workshop
- Kristy Forbes: PDA Masterclass
- Amanda Moses: Self-care workshop
- Ross Greene: Introduction to Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) – Advanced course
- Amanda Moses: Autism Burnout webinar
- The Neurodivergent Woman Podcast with Dr Michelle Livlock & Monique Mitchelson
- 2023 Autism Summit: 5 days of webinars with speakers with lived experience
- MIGDAS training through Neuro-diversity affirming Comprehensive Autism Assessment Training by Divergent Phoenix
- Lives in the Balance - summit
- PDA summit
- QLD ADHD conference - My Spirited Child
- Yellow Ladybugs - 2024 Conference
- Neurodivergence and Sexuality - Divergent Futures
- Gender-affirming Practice 101 - Lumen Gorrie
University Education:
- 2021: Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychology Advanced, Monash University, off-campus
- Graduate Diploma Thesis - Empathy and Pet Acquisition: Influencing the Better-Than-Average Effect
- 2015: Bachelor of Psychological Science, Griffith University, QLD
- 2015: Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, QLD
Previous work experience:
- Providing therapy with neurodivergent clients
- Conducting assessments (cognitive, memory, Autism, ADHD)
While Sharmayne is a fantastic psychologist, she also has:
- Travelled to 32 countries across 5 continents (how cool is that!)
- A Bachelor degree in criminology and criminal justice!
