Psychologist - Kate Laughton
Kate Laughton is a fully registered psychologist and Clinical Psychology Registrar with over 15 years experience working primarily with children, adolescence, adults and families.
Kate's area of expertise includes working with a range of mental health issues such as anxiety and panic disorders, depression, trauma, substance abuse, self-harm, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, transgender issues, mood disorders, child and adult ADHD/ADD, Autism, developmental and/or attachment issues and dissociative disorders.
Interventions provided vary depending upon client’s needs, however all clinical interventions are evidence based, client -centred best practices and may include components of:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Behavioural Therapy
- Schema Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Parenting Education Sessions
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Repropcessing)
- Equine Therapy
- Animal Assisted Therapy (Keeley the therapy dog)
- Equine Facilitated Therapy
Kate has worked within both government, non-government and private sectors providing quality assessments and tailored intervention programs for children and adults with complex presentations.
To improve client outcomes and ensure client's with barriers have the same access to specialist care, where required, Kate can provide home visits, observe children at school, conduct online consultations, develop behaviour management plans and develop high level positive behaviour management plans that can be followed by parents, service providers and staffing groups.
Kate is a registered provider with Medicare, WorkCover, DVA, private health insurers and provides employee assistance psychological services (EAP) for a wide range of organisations, government services and private companies.
To make an appointment with Psychologist Kate Laughton please call 07 4194 5944 and referrals can be faxed to 07 4194 2905.