Dr. Julia Garami
Clinical Psychologist

Julia is passionate about helping clients turn emotional challenges into emotional growth. She believes that everyone has inner strengths to overcome challenges and has the potential to live a rich and meaningful life.

Her core approach is creating an empathic and caring therapeutic relationship with her clients, from which they can co-create ways to handle difficult thoughts, situations and emotions.

Julia works with both adults and young people experiencing anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress (PTSD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), substance abuse, suicidality and disordered eating.

Julia is also experienced in psychometric testing for learning disorders (such as Dyslexia), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), giftedness and intellectual disability.

Qualifications

  • Master of Clinical Psychology, Western Sydney University

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Western Sydney University

  • Bachelor of Arts (Psychology Honours)

Therapeutic Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Eye Movement and Desensitisation Therapy (EMDR)

  • Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)

  • Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy

  • Enhanced CBT (for eating disorders)

Professional Memberships

  • Registered Psychologist (Clinical) with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

  • Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)

  • Associate Member of the EMDR Association of Australia (EMDRAA)

Zac Chadwick
Registered Psychologist

Zac is experienced in providing therapy for child, teen and adults, and has worked both in private practice supporting a wide range of mental health challenges. He also has experience in supervising core practitioners. He treats people of all ages experiencing depression, anxiety, personality disorders, neurodiversity, and many more.

Zac uses a multidisciplinary approach, and collaborates with his clients to find the best therapeutic pathway to best suit your needs. He is experienced Solution Focused Therapies, Acceptance, Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and Applied Behaviour Analysis.

He has a Masters Degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis he has specialised experience in Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual disability. He helps these clients increase their quality of life through behaviour support.

Zac wants you to feel comfortable, supported (perhaps a little challenged) when working to achieve your goals, or to simply understand and explore your experiences.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

  • Post Graduate Diploma (Psychological Sciences),

  • Masters of Education (Applied Behaviour Analysis)

Therapeutic Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Solutions Focussed Therapy

  • Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA)

Professional Memberships

  • Registered Psychologist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

  • Member of the Australian Association of Psychologists (AAPI)

Qualifications and Memberships

  • Master of Science

  • Master of Clinical Psychology

  • Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)

  • Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists

  • Member of the British Psychological Society

Mike MacDonald
Clinical Psychologist & Board Certified Supervisor

Michael MacDonald is a clinical psychologist, and the founder of NorthPsych Sydney.

His qualifications include master’s degrees from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the Institute of Education at the University of London, as well as a Master of Clinical Psychology from Macquarie University.

Mike is a member of both the Australian and British Psychological Societies and a clinical supervisor at the University of Western Sydney, Macquarie University and Sydney University.

He has previously taught or worked at Macquarie University Psychology Department and Centre for Emotional Health, Sydney University, the NSW Institute of Psychiatry, Knox Grammar School, Villawood and Baxter Immigration Detention Centres, Windsor Police Department (Canada), Macquarie Hospital and in NSW prisons.

Mike regularly consults with schools, the family court, professional, medical and community organisations such as Lifeline and the Association of Independent Schools.

He has a specific interest in trauma, attachment, neurophysiology, paediatric clinical hypnosis and narrative therapy.