The Team

Emma CEO
Marina Finance & Operations Manager
Cindy Therapeutic Manager & Senior Therapist
Lisa Office Manager
Bec Triage Officer
Bree Therapist
Claire Therapist
Emma Parenting Group Facilitator
Evyn Social Worker
Hannah Administration Coordinator
Jess Administration Coordinator
Maria Marketing Officer
Petrina Marketing Officer
Sakina Therapist
Sunny Family Counsellor

Emma

CEO

Emma has worked at WHWS in a number of roles since 2003 and has been in her current role since 2008.

Emma is a passionate advocate for women in business, women’s wellness, mental health, leadership and balance. As well as being CEO of WHWS Emma is an author, speaker, business, NPO and life coach, wife and mother.

Specialises in:

Coaching
Business coaching

Qualifications

Certificate IV Business and Workplace Coaching
Advanced Diploma of Management
Masters Health Promotion
Grad Dip Health Promotion
Bachelor Psychology
Australian Institute of Management – Fellow

Awards

Finalist Telstra Business Women’s Award
White Pages Community and Government Award
Marie Claire Young Business Women’s Award

Marina

Finance & Operations Manager

Marina has joined WHWS in 2015 in a capacity of a bookkeeper.
Wearing two hats now of Operations Manager and the Official “Number Cruncher”, Marina contributes to the success of WHWS behind the scenes looking after finances, logistics, HR, compliance and generally ensuring a “smooth sailing” of the organisation.

Qualifications

Master of Business Economics (Adv)
Diploma of Accounting

Cindy

Therapeutic Manager & Senior Therapist

Cindy has worked with Women, couples and their families, as well as managed the therapeutic team for ten years. She has specialised in supporting parents and their children in developing secure relationships. She brings compassion and warmth in her work in helping individuals and families develop an understanding of their emotional world and successfully navigate their struggles using a wide range of evidence-based interventions to enable them to enjoy connection and life.

Qualifications

BA Applied Psychology
BA Counselling

Lisa

Office Manager

Office Manager Lisa handles the running of the WHWS office, and is a dedicated mental health advocate. Lisa’s passion for mental health and wellbeing led her to change careers after 15 years in the insurance industry, and she takes a keen interest in the upcoming and emerging treatments in the mental health space. Lisa aims to champion people in their mental health recovery, and in their strengths so that they can build the confidence to get to where they want to be in all aspects of their lives. Originally hailing from Ireland, Lisa’s favourite band is Hanson, with their ever-classic Mmmbop. When she’s not at work, you can find Lisa spending time by the ocean, with her daughter, or having a good chat with friends over a cuppa.

Bec

Triage Officer

Bec joined WHWS in the capacity of Administration Coordinator early 2022 & transitioned to the Triage Officer role later that year.

She is looking to further her studies in the mental health space in 2023 to better support clients on their journey at WHWS. She looks forward to continuing working with external agencies & the WHWS Therapeutic team to find the most suitable service/s for each clients’ specific needs and circumstances.

Bec can’t wait to travel back to Italy, where she previously lived for 6 years but in the meantime, is happiest spending her spare time in nature, with her family – that’s when she’s not saving shoes and socks from being eaten by their puppy!

Bree

Therapist

Bree is a registered psychologist who enjoys working with adults and children.

She has a special interest in working with couples and individuals regarding relationship issues and sexuality.

Other interests include helping people incorporate mindfulness creativity and self-compassion in their everyday life.

In her spare time Bree enjoys recharging in nature, making music and attempting to stay balanced by practicing what she preaches.

Qualifications

B.Psych.
PostGradDip. Forensic Sexology
M. Psych

Claire

Therapist

Claire is a registered psychologist who has been working in the trauma field for the last seven years. Her area of expertise is teaching others to regulate and develop a language regarding their internal experiences using bottom-up processes that increases capacity to cope. Claire likes to work within a strengths-based model using a client’s innate strengths to increase their resilience and engagement.

Claire loves reading, podcasts, crochet, and has a large array of animals including geese, alpacas, emus, horses and chooks to name a few.

Qualifications

BPsych
Grad Cert Forensic Psych

Emma

Parenting Group Facilitator

Emma was an Occupational Therapist and is a Midwife with a Masters in Women’s Health. She has also developed a preparation for parenthood course for the service. Her passion is women’s mental health especially around the perinatal period. In her spare time she enjoys music, reading and hanging out with her kids.

Qualifications

Bsc hons Occupational therapy
Bsc Midwifery
Post graduate diploma community mental health
Masters women’s health

Evyn

Social Worker

Evyn has a long history working in medical, defence, education, child development and family settings and for the past twenty years focussed extensively on parenting and fatherhood. During his eight years with WHWS he has co-facilitated Perinatal Anxiety and Depression workshops, offered Couple counselling and worked as a Circle of Security – Group Facilitator.

Evyn’s personal mantra is ’To create safe, caring, respectful places for children to grow’.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Applied Science (Social Work)
Graduate Diploma in Human Rights (Curtin)

Hannah

Administration Coordinator

Hannah has been working at WHWS since 2010 in full time role as administration coordinator. Together with Jo and Karla, Hannah is the face of our organization. Hannah is the welcoming smile at reception, and she specializes in making our clients feel relaxed and welcome. Hannah’s interests are spending time with her dogs, playing softball and travelling.

Jess

Administration Coordinator

Jess joined WACPPS in 2022 as the Administration Coordinator, and enjoys spending her days on the day to day running of the clinic and assisting the lovely staff and clients of WHWS.

Her background is a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Sociology and Islam-West Relations, with a focus on youth and women’s studies. Jess is passionate about women’s mental health and her long-term goal is to complete a Master of Social Work so that she can continue to advocate for women’s rights and mental health.

Jess loves to travel and has spent some time living in Spain and Turkey, and spends her spare time trying to improve her Spanish so that she can travel in South America.

Maria

Marketing Officer

Maria is a marketing officer with over 10 years of experience. She is responsible for development and execution of an organization’s marketing and social media initiatives.

She believes that everyone deserves a chance to live a happy life—no matter who they are or where they come from. That’s why she works in marketing: so that everyone knows about the resources available for them to live their best lives!

Petrina

Marketing Officer

Petrina has over 10 years combined experience in the areas of marketing, events, website application and development and investor relations. She currently implements the marketing initiatives and campaigns for WACPPS. Outside of work, Petrina is Mum to her energetic and inquisitive toddler who keeps her on her toes each and every day!

Sakina

Therapist

Sakina is a registered psychologist who enjoys working with people to promote self-awareness and gain insight into their thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Sakina values a collaborative therapeutic approach, providing clients with the space to explore possibilities and ideas through non-judgmental dialogue.

In her spare time, she enjoys picking up new hobbies. Along with macrame and rock climbing, Sakina is also learning to play the ukulele and can perform one song on request.

Qualifications

BPsych
GradDipEd

Sunny

Family Counsellor

Sunny provides family counselling for children, parents, individuals, and families. He is trained in Child Centred Play Therapy and Family Systems Therapy while drawing on Emotion Focused Therapy and other relevant approaches. He works collaboratively with clients to create those ‘Ahaa’ moments where past life patterns and current relationship dynamics become clear, leading to change, empowerment, and growth. He has over 12 years’ experience in many settings, including with Indigenous and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities, women, men, adolescents, and children. He is inspired by the human capacity for healing and connection. In his spare time he likes to listen to music and get out into nature.

Qualifications
Bachelor of Counselling
Graduate Diploma of Family and Relationship Counselling
Certificate of Play Therapy
Safe and Together Core Model FDV Training

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