About Marissa

Marissa is a psychologist with over 15 years’ experience working with adults experiencing the impacts of trauma, complex mental health presentations and navigating the psychological impacts of involvement with the criminal justice system. 

Marissa is warm, non-judgemental and pragmatic psychologist. As a solution focused practitioner, she enjoys helping her clients gain a deeper understanding of themselves and develop skills to enhance heal from traumatic life experiences and create behavioural change. 

Marissa has been registered as a psychologist since 2010 and has extensive experience across various contexts. Marissa tailors her approach to the needs of individual clients and draws from multiple frameworks, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).

Marissa has worked with individuals experiencing a diverse range of mental health and life challenges. In particular, with extensive experience working with individuals healing from trauma and complex trauma, she understands the intricacies involved for clients on this journey.

Marissa also has vast expertise working with clients in forensic contexts. This includes individuals navigating:

·  Incarceration

·  Community supervision orders (parole or probation)

·  Personality vulnerabilities

·  Substance use

·  Family and intimate partner violence

Marissa works with individuals who are navigating a range of life challenges and mental health issues.  Her diverse and extensive experience includes working with individuals who are experiencing:

·  PTSD

·  Complex PTSD

·  Childhood trauma

·  Moral injury

·  Anxiety

·  Emotional regulation difficulties

·  Personality difficulties

·  Relationship/interpersonal difficulties

·  Occupational stress, trauma and burnout

·  Depression 

Marissa believes meaningful change happens when people have the space, and safety, to understand themselves. She approaches this by supporting clients to build understanding of how past experiences, relationships and survival strategies influence their present and working with them to build new ways forward. 

·  Bachelor of Science (major in Psychology) (UQ)

·  Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology (JCU)

·  Masters of Forensic Mental Health (Griffith)

·  Registered with the Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA)

·  Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)

·  Registered Medicare Service Provider

·  Registered Provider with National Redress Scheme

·  Registered WorkCover Qld Provider