Frontline roles such as 000 emergency services, veterinarians, doctors, and nurses involve unique psychological demands. Exposure to critical incidents, high workloads, organisational pressure, and shift work can impact wellbeing over time.

Psychological support may assist with:

• Trauma and post-traumatic stress
• Anxiety, depression, and burnout
• Workplace stress and emotional regulation
• Sleep difficulties and fatigue
• Exposure to critical incidents
• Career transition and adjustment

Our approach is informed by experience working with policing, emergency services, and other high-demand occupational settings.

See: https://esf.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Beyond-Blue-phase-three-report.pdf

Supporting Adolescents and Young Adults

Adolescence and early adulthood can bring emotional, social, family, and academic challenges. For young people with ADHD, this may also include difficulties with attention, organisation, emotional regulation, and managing school, TAFE, or university demands.

We provide support for:

• ADHD-related attention, organisation, and study difficulties
• School and academic stress
• Anxiety and low mood
• Emotional regulation difficulties
• Peer and friendship challenges
• Family conflict and adjustment
• Self-esteem and identity concerns

When appropriate, we work collaboratively with young people and families to build practical strategies that support functioning at home, school, and in daily life.

See: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/helping-youth-in-crisis/202410/navigating-adhd-empowering-executive-functioning-skills

We provide psychological assessment and treatment for eating, feeding, and body image concerns under the clinical leadership of A/Prof. Phillip Aouad.

Therapy may involve exploring the psychological and behavioural factors influencing eating patterns and developing more adaptive coping strategies.

Care can be delivered in collaboration with GPs, dietitians, and other health professionals where appropriate to support coordinated care.

See: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/men-do-experience-eating-disorders-with-dr-phillip-aouad/id1540923938?i=1000587133282

Trauma and chronic stress can arise from a wide range of experiences, including single distressing events, repeated exposure to stress or adversity, or ongoing situations where a person feels overwhelmed, unsafe, or unable to cope.

It can affect sleep, mood, emotions, concentration, relationships, and day-to-day functioning. Common impacts include anxiety, panic symptoms, low mood, irritability or anger, and disrupted sleep.

We provide assessment and treatment for trauma-related difficulties, including:

• Post-traumatic stress and trauma responses
• Anxiety and panic
• Depression
• Emotional regulation difficulties
• Sleep disturbance
• Relationship and interpersonal difficulties

Treatment may involve evidence-based approaches such as EMDR, trauma-focused CBT, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and CBT-I. The focus is on increasing a sense of safety, processing distressing experiences at a manageable pace, reducing distress, and improving functioning across work, home, and social life.

See: https://www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/07/study-shows-more-support-needed-for-police-mental-health

Psychological Support for Police Applicants

Psychological services are provided as either an independent psychological assessment (if requested by the applicant's police organisation) or psychological treatment. These services cannot be combined for the same client.

Psychological services for applicants can include:

• Managing stress and performance anxiety for interviews
• Emotional regulation and coping strategies generally
• Talking through the psychological demands of policing
• Building resilience for training and operational environments
• Managing pressure and uncertainty during Probationary Constable stages

Drawing on experience in clinical psychology and policing environments, Stuart supports people to develop psychological readiness and identify personal strengths relevant to the recruitment and training process.

Stuart is a registered provider with the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) for workers’ compensation and motor accident (CTP) psychological services.

Services may include:
• Workplace stress, psychological injury, and chronic pain
• Trauma and critical incident exposure
• Anxiety and depression
• Adjustment difficulties following injury
• Sleep disturbance and insomnia
• Return-to-work and recovery support

Funding and billing: Approved claims are generally billed directly to the insurer in line with SIRA guidelines, with no out-of-pocket costs for clients where funding is in place. Please contact your insurer to confirm claim status.

If wait times are unsuitable, we can assist with information about other SIRA-registered psychologists.

https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/information-search/health-care-providers https://www.sira.nsw.gov.au/information-search/health-care-providers