Location: Ascot Vale

Dr Kate Taylor
Clinical Psychologist
BA/BSc(Hons), Dpsych (Clin), MAPS CCLIN

Kate has worked as a Clinical Psychologist since 2004 working with parents, infants, children and families experiencing a range of difficulties including anxiety and depression, child developmental and behavioural problems, parent/child and family relationship difficulties and health-related difficulties.  She has a particular interest in assisting families through life challenges such as parenting, grief and loss and health-related difficulties, and facilitating individual growth and wellbeing.

Kate works collaboratively with her clients and uses a range of therapeutic approaches individualised to clients’ specific needs, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, systems and family therapies and attachment-based approaches.   She also has a particular interest in teaching and mentoring of psychologists, and has previously been the course convenor of the Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) at Monash University, and remains engaged in teaching and clinical supervision in this program. Kate is available to provide supervision for health professionals.

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Diana is unable to accept new referrals at this time – please make contact with another of our psychologists to make an appointment

Diana Cornish
Clinical Psychologist
BBSc, PostgradDipPsych, MPsych (Clin), MAPS

Diana Cornish is a clinical psychologist with a special interest in women’s mental health issues, particularly during the perinatal period. Diana has worked across various mental health’s settings for over fifteen years including community mental health, inpatient, outpatient and private practice (specifically with mothers and infants). Diana has particular interest in mothers experiencing post-natal episodes of OCD, anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder. Diana has also experience and training in working in the areas of infertility and perinatal loss.

Diana believes it is a privilege to work with mothers, infants and their families at this crucial stage of life. She approaches therapy with a non-judgemental and collaborative perspective. She draws upon a variety of therapeutic approaches to understand and work with mothers, including Attachment theory (Circle of Security), Reflective Parenting, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (CBT), Schema therapy and other mindfulness based therapies. She is committed to assisting families to build and strength bonds in order to alleviate parental distress and to learn effective strategies that promote health and wellbeing.

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