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Meet Katelyn Tasker

Katelyn Tasker
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

About Katelyn

Katelyn (M Clin Psych, BA (Hons – First Class), MAPS) has experience working at a leading university research clinic in the area of anxiety disorders, as a school counsellor and in private practice work for adult mental health in the North Shore area of Sydney.  

Katelyn is committed to establishing a strong therapeutic relationship with her clients by providing them with a safe and secure space to share their story. As a mother of school aged children with a busy load herself, she is well positioned to understand the challenges faced in doing life, school and work.

Katelyn’s approach takes an evidence-based focus, while maintaining a flexible and collaborative manner, to ensure that treatment is in line with her clients’ needs.

She uses a range of evidence-based interventions, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and supportive counselling with the overall aim of helping people of all ages utilise their strengths to achieve their desired outcomes and enhance their quality of life.

Katelyn is the wife of an Anglican Minister and has a particular interest in supporting clergy wives and families cope with the challenges that ministry can present.

Katelyn has a special interest in:

• Health Anxiety
• Sleep difficulties
• Work and life transition and stress
• Adult mental health
• Empty Nesters
• Grief and Loss
• Post Natal Depression
• Parenting support for behavioural management
• Supporting parents in school adjustment challenges

 

In her spare time Katelyn enjoys reading, spending time with family and friends, and bush walking.

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