I'm Maria, a Ballarat-based clinical psychologist dedicated to co-creating a safe, warm, and authentic space where you feel genuinely understood and empowered. Working with adults, I utilize an attachment-informed lens and a trauma-responsive framework to help navigate childhood trauma, PTSD, and neurodiversity. My practice blends specialized, evidence-based modalities—including Deep Brain Reorienting (my personal favorite), EMDR, and Schema Therapy—with my passion for somatic movement and dance. Outside the clinic, I’m an active community organizer and a devoted animal lover, usually found researching the brain or hanging out with my two therapy-dogs-in-training, Ponyo and Yondu. My goal is to walk alongside you with compassion, presence, and a healthy dash of silliness as we navigate your path toward healing and joy.