Location: Malvern

Romy Briner
Clinical Psychologist
B.A.(Hons.), MPsych (Clinical), MAPS

Romy Briner is a registered Clinical and Perinatal Psychologist with a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. She is passionate about supporting parents and infants during the perinatal period. She understands the importance of people receiving non-judgmental and compassionate care during this tender time.

Romy provides individual psychotherapy. Some of the issues she can help with include:

• Treatment for depression and/or anxiety in pregnancy and the postpartum
• Support in one’s recovery from a traumatic birth
• Coping with the adjustment to parenthood, including changes in the couple’s relationship
• Strengthening one’s bond with baby
• Processing childhood issues that may arise during pregnancy or after birth
• Processing grief following a perinatal loss, including miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death
• Coping with stress and uncertainty when faced with fertility issues
• Working through issues regarding termination of pregnancy

Romy uses psychodynamic and attachment-informed principles as the foundation of her therapeutic work. Babies are welcome to attend sessions.

“I recognise that reaching out to a psychologist takes considerable courage. I aim to provide a safe space for clients to put their thoughts and feelings into words. This is so they can understand themselves better and find ways to create meaningful change. I hope to help clients find fulfilment in their parenting experience, and to foster a secure and loving bond with their infant.”

In addition to her formal psychology education, Romy has completed an introductory course in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy through the Victorian Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists (VAPP) and training in the Circle of Security-Parenting program.

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Meaghan Jones
Clinical Psychologist
BaAppSc, MPsych (Clinical), MAPS

Meaghan is a Clinical Psychologist with over 14 years experience working with individuals, children and families. Meaghan’s passion for working in the area of perinatal health developed in the context of her clinical work and having a family of her own. Meaghan’s focus is on supporting parents emotional wellbeing during the transition to parenthood. She believes the relationship developed between an infant and parent is paramount to the emotional wellbeing of the child and the family.

Meaghan has worked in a range of clinical settings, including Monash Health Early in Life Mental Health Service, The Melbourne Clinic and private practice providing a range of therapeutic programs. Meaghan is passionate about women’s health and providing evidenced based treatment to women, parents, families, infants and children.

Meaghan works collaboratively with each client and is eclectic in her approach. She draws on her extensive training in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Enhanced, Cognitive Analytic Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy and Attachment Therapy.

Meaghan is trained in the Circle of Security Parenting Program and has a particular interest in supporting mothers in the period post birth and the transition to parenthood. Meaghan also has extensive experience in working with people experiencing Antenatal and Postnatal Anxiety and Depression in addition to Mood Disorders, Eating Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder.

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