Following a career in business and time spent raising a family, Kristina returned to study to fulfil a long-held interest in the practice of psychology. She now has experience in both government and non-government organisations, and in private practice settings. Kristina is committed to providing evidence-based psychological services tailored to her clients’ specific needs. Practicing predominantly from an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or ACT approach, a new wave form of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Kristina also uses Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Schema and Mindfulness-based approaches where these are beneficial and appropriate for clients.

As her focus on supporting relationships developed, Kristina trained extensively in the Gottman Method Framework to help individuals and couples seeking relationship therapy. Kristina has experience working with a wide range of clients from adolescents to the elderly, and across a range of issues including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, coping with loss and adjustment, and people experiencing stress. Kristina also works extensively with neurodiverse (ND) couples and individual partners in ND relationships. She does ongoing professional development in this area and follows emerging research to stay up to date. 

Kristina strives to provide clients with a safe, supportive and respectful place to talk and to create a collaborative client-therapist relationship to work together to create change.