Shauna completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Macquarie University, Honours Degree at Southern Cross University (Coffs Harbour) and a Master of Clinical Psychology at the University of Technology Sydney. She is currently completing a PhD at the University of Technology Sydney, which is investigating the risk factors which lead to disordered eating in adolescents. Shauna is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and is a member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA).

Shauna has worked in private practice as well as private hospital settings, which has enabled her to see adolescents, adults and children and families dealing with a range of presenting concerns including anxiety (GAD and social anxiety), depression, anger management, ASD, child behavioural issues and family systems difficulties and complex presentations including eating disorders, personality disorders (including BPD), trauma, sexual abuse and OCD. Throughout therapy she encourages authentic sharing and discussion of current challenges, taking a holistic approach to considering ways in which concerns may be best addressed for each individual client.

Shauna’s clinical orientation is based in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and she utilises other approaches such as Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Schema Therapy to assist people in meeting their specific needs and goals.