About Mikayla 

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Mikayla is a Registered Psychologist who brings a warm, compassionate, and person-centred approach to psychological care. She has experience providing individual and group-based psychological services across a range of settings and works with children, adolescents, and adults presenting with a variety of mental health and emotional challenges.

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Mikayla has experience working with anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, specific learning difficulties, and a range of other mental health presentations. She also has experience conducting comprehensive psychological assessments, providing feedback to clients and families, and developing practical, individualised strategies to support each person’s needs and goals.

Mikayla has a particular interest in supporting neurodivergent clients and has completed professional development in adult autism, including introductory and advanced training, as well as training in the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2). She takes a strengths-based approach and aims to understand each person within the context of their individual experiences, relationships, environment, and goals.

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Her therapeutic approach is grounded in evidence-based psychological interventions and is tailored to the individual. Mikayla draws on approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), incorporating practical strategies and psychoeducation to help clients develop greater understanding, confidence, and skills to navigate challenges.

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Alongside her psychological experience, Mikayla has worked extensively within community and public health settings, including with carers and families experiencing complex circumstances. This has strengthened her ability to build trusting relationships, work collaboratively with families and other professionals, and provide support that is compassionate, practical, and responsive to each client’s circumstances.

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Mikayla is passionate about creating a safe and non-judgemental therapeutic environment where clients feel heard, understood, and supported. She believes that therapy is most effective when it is collaborative and tailored to the individual, and aims to empower clients to build on their strengths and develop practical tools for meaningful and sustainable change.