Profile
Olivia is a registered Clinical Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency who has experience working with young adults and adults across a variety of public and private settings. She has worked with clients experiencing a wide range of difficulties and uses tailored and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to best support her clients’ individual needs. Olivia prioritises a collaborative, client-centred, and trauma-informed approach to treatment and offers warmth, compassion, and humour in her clinical work. She also has experience conducting research in the fields of perfectionism and anxiety, eating disorders, and incorporating consumer voices into research within her Honours and Masters theses. Olivia is available for individual consult on Mondays and Wednesdays at Cygnet Clinic.
Clinical interests
Mood and anxiety disorders, emotion dysregulation, PTSD and complex trauma, gender and sexuality diversity, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive and related disorders, and self-esteem and identity issues.
Therapeutic approaches
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Schema Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Education
Master of Psychology (Clinical): Curtin University, 2021
Bachelor of Psychology (First Class Honours): Curtin University, 2019
Experience
Clinical Psychologist Registrar, Youth Mental Health | Department of Health (Current)
Provisional Psychologist, Youth Mental Health | Department of Health
Provisional Psychologist, UWA Student Counselling Service
Provisional Psychologist, Curtin Child and Adult Psychology Clinic
Publications
McEvoy PM, Horgan B, Eadon O, Yong MJ, Soraine J, Chiu VW. Development of a research capacity and culture tool for people with lived experience of mental health challenges. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2023 Jun;57(6):865-874. doi: 10.1177/00048674221125597. Epub 2022 Sep 18. PMID: 36120943.
Referrals
Accepting referrals for 2025