Emma is a Clinical Psychologist with an interest in supporting autistic individuals, ADHDers, and their families. She enjoys working with clients of all ages, listening to their lived experiences, and personalising therapy to each individual.
Emma offers appointments on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
The heart of Sophie’s counselling approach lies in the desire to create a judgement-free space where clients feel understood, empowered, and accepted. Drawing on the principles of person centred, unconditional positive regard, she builds relationships to safely explore and reflect on challenges to develop practical, meaningful ways to foster well-being and self compassion. She is a passionate advocate for the visibility, inclusion, equality and access for all neurotypes and genders.
Please note: Medicare rebates are not possible with Counsellors. Instead, clients may be eligible to use their private health or NDIS funding.
Sophie offers appointments on Fridays and Saturdays.
With a background in education support, and extensive experience with “school “can’t”, demand avoidance and executive functioning challenges, Sophie is passionate about her work with autistic and ADHD individuals across all ages. She works with students and parents to support their needs, address trauma and work towards personal and shared goals. She also has interests in chronic health issues and their impact on the family, anxiety, depression, OCD, addiction, grief, loss and body image.
Sophie has an eclectic approach drawing on a range of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Positive Psychology, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness and Co-regulation strategies.
Sophie loves spending time cooking for family and friends, gardening, live theatre and reading.
Justine is a Psychologist with an interest in providing neuroaffirming, person-centred care. Justine has worked in private, public and community settings. She has experience working with children, adolescents, youth and enjoys supporting their networks to understand their experiences.
Justine offers appointments on Mondays.
Justine strives to create a warm and safe environment for each client. She believes strongly in setting collaborative goals and using individual interests for growth. Justine’s approach is flexible, creative and relaxed. Justine utilises a variety of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and play. Justine comes from a background of multi-disciplinary team approaches and believes the best work happens when we help parents, families, teachers and other professionals to understand the unique experiences of neurodiversity.
Justine is also a Registered Music Therapist and enjoys bringing these skills to her sessions to support and connect with families and individuals through joint interests and new creative ways.
In her spare time, Justine enjoys sweating it out at hot pilates and baking.
Nimasha is a warm, empathetic and person-centred autistic Psychologist who aims to provide a safe, non-judgemental and collaborative environment for her clients. She is passionate about neuro-affirmative care, treating distress not difference, working to create change and support marginalised groups. She is community orientated and works from an intersectional lens.
Nimasha offers appointments on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
Nimasha enjoys working collaboratively with adults and teenagers of all sexualities, gender identities and cultural backgrounds. She strives to create a safe and warm neurodiversity-affirming therapeutic environment in which she can work with clients to tailor therapy to their needs.
She has experience providing assessment and therapy across the lifespan for people of all backgrounds in community-based and private practice settings. She values lived experience and engages with strengths-based approaches. She draws on evidence-based approaches such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Schema Therapy.
In her spare time, Nimasha enjoys reading, crafting, playing D&D and spend quality time with friends and family.
Mack is a late-identified neurodivergent clinician with a particular interest in working with Autistic, ADHD’er and AuDHD’er people. While clients may be surprised to find a male psychologist working at Unique U Psychology, Mack has long experience in working with people with vastly different identities to his own, whether in respect to gender, age, culture, sexuality, religion or geography. He has found that these very differences can open up space for rich exploration and growth when managed with care, humility and openness.
Mack offers appointments on Wednesdays and Thursdays, via Telehealth only.
Aninda has completed her Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology degree at Monash University and is expecting full registration in early 2026. Her work experience ranges from suicide prevention in hospitals to implementing neuro-affirming practices in classrooms. Known to be compassionate, non-judgmental, and collaborative in session, she prioritises creating a safe space for you to be yourself.
Aninda offers appointments on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Isabella is a neurodivergent provisional psychologist with a passion for dynamic, collaborative, and neuroaffirming practice. She has extensive experience working as an NDIS Support Worker across the life span and holds a particular interest in supporting children and young people.
Isabella offers appointments on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Isabella draws on her background in support work to create an active and engaging therapeutic relationship guided by collaborative therapeutic goals. She aims to foster a safe and inclusive space where clients can explore neurodivergent identities, build self understanding, and develop internal resources to support wellbeing.
Isabella’s lived experience as a neurodivergent queer clinician informs her commitment to inclusive, person-centred, affirming care that honours each individual’s unique experiences. Her therapeutic approach aims to be strengths-based, creative, and flexible to ensure that therapy feels accessible and supportive, adapting to each person’s needs in the moment. In her spare time, Isabella enjoys dancing, yoga, and slowly learning how to DJ.
Sam is a psychologist who is passionate about supporting autistic, ADHD, and other neurodivergent children and their families. She works from a neurodiversity-affirming lens and is dedicated to helping young people and their families feel understood and supported. Sam draws on play-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and collaborates closely with children, families, and school teams to create supports that feel achievable. She believes that every child thrives when the support system and adults around them recognise their strengths and work together as a team. Sam has experience providing support within school and Department of Education settings. Her therapeutic style is collaborative and strengths-based, and she aims to make every session feel empowering for the young people.
Sam offers appointments on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.
Danuta is a Clinical Psychologist and the author of I Am an Autistic Girl (2023) and I Am an Aspie Girl (2015). She has over 20 years’ experience working with autistic children, adults, and their families. Danuta is deeply committed to neuroaffirming practice and leads her team to deliver high-quality, evidence-based support that honours autistic and ADHD neurotypes. Her work is grounded in respect for neurodivergence and is informed by ongoing professional development and resources centred on autistic lived experience.
Danuta has worked across clinical practice, research, and early intervention settings, including roles at Minds & Hearts in Brisbane, where she worked alongside Professor Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett, and at Autism Victoria (Amaze). Her experience spans assessment, therapy, parent education, and providing professional training across Australia and New Zealand. She has also been involved in research at La Trobe University, administering psychological and neuropsychological assessments with autistic children and adults.
Danuta is a mother to three treasured 'neurospicy' children and, outside of work, enjoys reading, dining out, relaxing by the pool, and decluttering and making spaces pretty.
Francesca is an AuDHD, neuro‑affirming clinician who creates therapy spaces that feel calm, curious, and genuinely welcoming. She understands that the world often expects neurodivergent people to fit into neurotypical systems, and works alongside clients to discover ways of living, connecting, and thriving that honour their neurodivergent needs, not reinforcing societal suppression or shame.. Francesca is excited to be joining the UniqueU team and is in the process of finalising her full psychology registration (currently is registered as a provisional psychologist) and Medicare provider number, after which rebates will become available. Francesca works with teens 16+ and adults.
Francesca has spent close to a decade working in mental health services, research and advocacy before completing the final stages of her psychology training. Her work is all about meeting you where you are, creating a warm and safe space to support you to explore and affirm what is important to you, such as your neurodivergent identity, unmasking safely, and navigating life with greater self‑compassion.
Francesca enjoys working creatively - using visuals, games, moments of quiet or movement, or writing when the words are not wording — and shaping sessions so they feel comfortable, meaningful, and accessible. With a background in community mental health, she works from an intersectional lens, supporting people of all genders, sexualities, and cultural backgrounds within their unique contexts. She especially loves working with autistic, ADHD, and neurodivergent teens and adults, or those exploring where they fit in relation to their neurotype.
Francesca is eclectic in her therapeutic approach rooted foremost in neuro-affirming, trauma-informed and strength-based practice. She draws from Dialectical-Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Schema Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Francesca finds her pockets of joy in singing, spending time in nature, and listening to her favourite songs on repeat for those much‑needed sensory/stim breaks. She’s a big kid at heart and delights in the weird and wonderful beings in her life — including her very cute cats. She values authenticity, curiosity, and play, and brings those qualities into her work every day.
Ella is the first point of contact at our clinic, providing a warm and welcoming experience for every client. As an autistic person with a background in dermal therapy, she is passionate about working in a neuroaffirming space and values creating a calm and supportive environment for all. When she’s not working, she enjoys spending time with her partner, going on day trips around Melbourne, and collecting trinkets.
Elli is currently studying psychology at Monash university and has a passion for neurodivergence and mental health. Outside of work and study, Elli loves travelling, spending time with friends and family, going for runs, and reading. She is committed to promoting a warm, welcoming, and inclusive space for all clients.
