and that means something.
Seeking help, whether it is for you, your family or a friend, is the first step. It does not reflect a failure to cope with the curve balls that life throws at you, but an effort to enhance your resilience in the face of it.
Often a crisis is what brings someone to therapy — the process and the partnership therein serves as a holding environment for the client, till he/she feels more contained. But the real work begins once the crisis is over, as you steer a course towards finding a congruent self.
professional experience
Trishna has evolved her evidence-based therapy practice over a number of years as a licensed psychologist working for the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for the Australian Commonwealth Government under the New South Wales Ministry of Health. Her expertise has been honed through her experience at an in-patient residential unit for clients (whole families) with complex trauma and varied mental health presentations.
As a part of a rigorous post-graduate traineeship, she has worked in the non-profit, private and public health sectors in Sydney. This includes Learning Links, a non-profit children’s charity as a part of a trans-disciplinary team working with preschool through to school age children (up to 18 years) experiencing learning difficulties, developmental delays, emotional and behavioural disorders and developmental disorders. She has also worked in the disability sector for migrants and refugees in Sydney, and families experiencing generational abuse, violence and trauma.
An alumna of Lady Sri Ram College (Psychology Honours, 2005), Trishna completed her post graduation from the University of Western Sydney, School of Social Sciences and Psychology in 2008.
assessment capacity
Psychosocial Assessments
- Whole Family Functioning Assessment
- Parenting Capacity Assessment
- Foster Care/ Adoption Assessment
- Suicide Risk Assessment and Mental Health Assessment
Developmental Assessments
- Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2)
- Autism Diagnostic Interview (Revised) (ADI-R)
- Bayleys-III Infant Development Scales
Psychometric Assessments
- Stanford-Binet-V
- WPPSI- III
- WISC-IV
- WIAT-III
- WAIS