Meet the Team

Dr Andrew Sheridan trained in the UK as a Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist and holds dual registration with AHPRA. Towards the beginning of his career he focused on Paediatric Neuropsychology at Great Ormond Street Hospital and Oxford Children’s Hospital. Since moving to Australia, he has focused on both child and adult Neuropsychology, specialising in conditions such as ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Acquired Brain Injury. He is also skilled in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and behaviour management approaches. His approach is person focused, in that he tries to ensure his clients feel comfortable, relaxed, and understood. In Neuropsychology it is also vital to be guided by research evidence, and he aims to stay up to date with advances in Neuropsychology: he is an active researcher, lecturer, and Neuropsychology supervisor at University of Western Australia.

Cayla is a Clinical Neuropsychology Registrar who has completed her Masters/PhD in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Western Australia. She has experience conducting neuropsychological assessments across the lifespan, including children, adults and older adults. Cayla is particularly interested in working with adolescents and young adults, and how significant life changes can interact with neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative and acquired neuropsychological dysfunction to impact day-to-day functioning at home, work and school. Her approach emphasizes comprehensive investigation of both strengths and weaknesses to inform solution-focused, personalised strategies. Alongside her clinical studies, Cayla has also completed a PhD in the Human Vision Laboratory at UWA. Her research work focuses on non-invasive methods of studying visual processing in the brain, and how this can inform our understanding of the sensory features of neurodevelopmental disorders.

Dr India is a Clinical Neuropsychology Registrar who recently completed her MPsych/PhD in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Western Australia. In her clinical work, India has worked in both private and public settings and has experience with providing neuropsychological assessment across the lifespan, including to adolescents, adults, and older adults. India is particularly interested in working with children and adolescents who might have neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD and learning disorders. India uses a warm and genuine approach to facilitate a comfortable space to explore each client’s cognitive strengths and weaknesses.

Ghazal completed her undergraduate and Post Graduate Psychology Degree at Curtin University and received a Post Graduate Degree in International Health also from Curtin University. Ghazal then completed a Master of Psychology in Organisational Psychology at the University of Western Australia. Ghazal has a passion for learning and has most recently completed a Master of Psychology in Clinical Psychology from Edith Cowan University.

Ghazal has worked as a psychologist for 15 years in State and Federal Government as well as the private sector holding senior roles which provides wellbeing services to various markets. These roles have presented Ghazal with experience of working with a diverse range of people and presenting problems.

Ghazal’s approach to therapy is person centred, and she works alongside clients to promote a shared responsibility for trust in the therapeutic process empowering them to create meaningful, lasting change for themselves. Ghazal does this by building a therapeutic relationship which ensures her clients feel safe, comfortable and supported without judgement.

Ghazal has experience working therapeutically with a range of presentations and tailors her psychological therapy to meet the needs of clients who are experiencing stressful life transitions, anxiety, mood disorders, interpersonal difficulties, relational issues, trauma, stress management, adjustment disorders, and ADHD.

Ghazal has a passion for ADHD and a special interest in ADHD in adults, due to lived experience.

Ghazal is a Registered Psychologist with AHPRA and a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and Clinical College. Ghazal is also a member of the British Psychology Society.

Grace is a registered psychologist specialising in working with parents of children of all ages, with ADHD, as well as partners of individuals with ADHD.
Her passion for working with ADHD comes from experiencing its impact on her own family.

As a parent to a child with ADHD, she recognised the need for greater knowledge and education about the condition and the need for interventions that target not only the individual but the family as a whole.

Grace is skilled in a range of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Acceptance Commitment Therapy but mostly adopts an eclectic approach – understanding each client as unique with their own particular presentation and then selecting from evidence-based techniques across different approaches in order to help the client develop a better understanding of their challenges and grow in a personally meaningful way.

Grace is the author of “What Lies Beneath Matters” a series of self-help workbooks for children and adults with ADHD, as well as for parents. She also developed OnTrac, a CBT based group program for Tweens and Teens with ADHD. This program is delivered through ADHD WA in collaboration with third-year medical students from UWA who chose OnTrac as their “Services Learning project”.

Sarah Andrews has recently started practicing as an ADHD Coach. Sarah’s previous professional experience began in the UK as a primary school teacher, where Sarah had particular focus on working with children with behavioural and/or emotional challenges. Sarah’s reference states in her classroom ‘behaviour problems seem to disappear’. Sarah became a teacher to reach the children falling through the gaps in education, in plain sight.

The understanding of behavioural communication, universal design principles and reverence for relational security is fundamental to Sarah’s coaching practice. Sarah utilises assistive technology so delivers all services via Google.

Between teaching and coaching, Sarah spent several years advocating at local, state and commonwealth level for ADHD with an inclusion focus. Sarah wrote the submission to Stage 2 consultations for the next decade’s National Disability Strategy (NDS) on behalf of the largest Australian parent led advocacy group and co-presented at the WA Education Ministers office alongside other interested stakeholders.

Sarah is passionate about human rights, multi-disciplinary working, and wellbeing. Sarah has an ADHD diagnosis and is the proud wife and mother of a neurodivergent family, who thrive pretty well amongst the chaos!

As an ADHD coach, Vicki became increasingly aware of the number of adults of all ages – many recently diagnosed, who were experiencing ADHD challenges head-on at university and seeking support to overcome them.

With two education degrees and a long secondary teaching career behind her – along with psychology and sexology degrees, familial experience with ADHD and a strong belief in lifelong learning generally, Vicki has chosen to focus on study coaching, while maintaining a strong interest in all aspects of ADHD support.

As a professionally trained and accredited ADHD coach, she is passionate about supporting students to achieve their study goals within the context of their own lived ADHD experience. As well, she offers a wide-ranging understanding of what commitment to a university course involves and the many facets of formal and informal learning and growth.

Vicki also has health and wellness coaching accreditation, executive coaching accreditation and is a registered personal trainer. Other interests include many facets of aviation as a private pilot and animal rescue fostering.

Melissa is a provisionally registered psychologist in the final stages of completing her Masters/PhD of Clinical Psychology at the University of Western Australia. Melissa draws from evidence based-therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She has experience working with children/adolescents and their families, adults and older adults, both one-to-one and in group settings. Melissa’s approach is person-centred – she strives to create a safe environment where her clients feel heard and supported, and enjoys working collaboratively with clients of all ages to help them make sense of any challenges they might be facing, tailoring strategies to suit their needs, and capitalising on their strengths in the process.

Melissa’s current research focuses on gaining a better understanding of certain cognitive processes involved in working memory, and examines how anxiety might impact these cognitive processes and consequently, working memory performance.

Keerthi is a provisionally registered psychologist in the final stages of completing her Masters/PhD of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Western Australia. She has experience conducting neuropsychological assessments across the lifespan and working in group settings. Keerthi is particularly interested in working with children to understand how neurodevelopmental disorders can impact day-to-day functioning and working collaboratively with clients to improve their quality of life. She uses a warm, person-centred approach to facilitate a comfortable environment.

Alongside her clinical studies, Keerthi is also a PhD candidate at the Telethon Kids Institute. Her PhD focuses on the vulnerabilities of sleep problems and emotional dysregulation in infancy, and her general research interests centre around optimising neurodevelopment early in life to improve outcomes for children and families.

Amy is a provisionally registered psychologist in the final stages of completing her Master/PhD of Clinical Psychology at the University of Western Australia. Amy draws on a range of therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and schema focussed approaches. She enjoys working with clients of all ages and has experience working with children/adolescents and their families, adults and older adults, both individually and in group settings. Her therapeutic style is compassionate, warm, and practical. She works collaboratively with her clients to develop the abilities to live more fulfilling lives. She is passionate about supporting young people, their families, and adults to better understand and improve their mental health using ethical and evidence-based practices.

Amy’s PhD research focuses on impression formation and the conditions which influence how individuals perceive, organise, and integrate information and misinformation when forming and updating impressions of others.