Anna Worth
Clinical Psychologist
BA, GDipPsych, BHSc (Hons), MPsych (Clin), MAPS, FCCLP

Anna is a perinatal psychologist who supports women and their partners through preconception planning, pregnancy, postpartum, and with children under 3 years of age.  She completed her clinical psychology training at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Service, and has worked with adults and children in a variety of settings. Anna has special interests in parent-infant attachment and bonding, perinatal depression and anxiety, and supporting early social and emotional development in infants and toddlers. She has also conducted research in the field of perinatal mental health – her Master’s research focused on the experiences of couples during the transition to parenthood, and the importance of supporting the couple relationship during this time.

Anna sees people who are experiencing difficulties adjusting to pregnancy or to their new life as parents, as well as those who are parenting with a mental health diagnosis. She assists parents to gain confidence in their new role and helps them negotiate the significant changes that come with new parenthood. Anna also supports parents through grief and loss, premature birth, birth trauma, and with issues that may arise from their own experience of being parented.

Anna brings warmth and genuineness to her work, creating a supportive environment to enable clients to navigate the issues that have prompted them to seek help. She works from a relational, attachment-based framework and employs a range of therapeutic approaches tailored to individual needs, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy.

Anna works collaboratively with parents to optimise their emotional wellbeing and their relationship with their baby. She also works closely with other health professionals to provide the best possible care for her clients.

Parents are welcome to bring their baby to sessions.

Areas of Special Interest

• Preconception, including fertility issues
• Pregnancy
• Perinatal loss
• Antenatal depression and anxiety
• Birth trauma
• Premature Birth
• Postnatal depression and anxiety
• Parent-infant attachment
• Adjustment issues
• Infants
• Toddlers
• Parenting
• Fathers
• Couple relationship

Professional Memberships

• Member Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)
• Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists (FCCLP)
• Member APS Perinatal and Infant Psychology Interest Group (PIPIG)
• Member International Marcé Society
• Member Australasian Marcé Society
• Member World Association of Infant Mental Health (WAIMH)
• Member Australian Association of Infant Mental Health (AAIMHI)

Fees & Rebates

Cost: $270 per 50-minute session *Medicare Rebate:   $141.85
Out-of-pocket: $128.15 per session – or with Medicare safety net $25.60

*Medicare rebates are available to those who have a referral and Mental Health Care Plan from their GP, psychiatrist or paediatrician. This must be in place prior to the first claimable session.

Available: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
Contact: Adelaide Perinatal Psychology – Phone: 0411 791013 or use the online contact form below to send a message. Fax: 08 8133 9978.