Dr Janine Oostenbroek

Perinatal Psychologist

Registered Psychologist
PhD, MPsych (Counselling Psychology), BA(Hons)

WE ARE EXCITED TO WELCOME JANINE TO RESTORED WELLBEING IN JULY 2024 - CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW BOOKINGS

Available Mondays & Wednesdays

Janine brings warmth and understanding but also humour and light-heartedness to therapy sessions. Janine has a passion for working with women and their families as they face the challenges of family planning, pregnancy, perinatal loss, preparing for birth, birth trauma, transition to parenthood, and parenting little ones.

Janine has been interested in supporting women and their families for many years. Janine initially became interested in the mother-infant relationship through academic research and spent many years investigating how infants grow, interact, and develop in their social environment. Janine completed her PhD in developmental psychology in 2013 studying whether newborn babies have an innate ability to imitate (turns out they do not!). She has also worked on studies helping mothers tune into their babies’ needs through a smartphone-app. Janine completed her Masters in Counselling Psychology at The University of Queensland in 2021.

Janine adapts her therapeutic approach to best meet the needs of her clients. She predominately draws on a compassion-focused framework as well as using attachment, mindfulness, ACT and CBT approaches. Janine welcomes single parents and same-sex couples into therapy, and invites partners, newborns, and toddlers to attend sessions to support the needs of the family. Most of all, Janine is willing and engaged to hear your story, work collaboratively on your goals, and to provide a therapeutic space that is safe, comfortable, and supported.

Areas of special interest include:

• cONCEPTION PLANNING & Pregnancy SUPPORT

• Perinatal loss

• Antenatal depression and anxiety

• Postnatal depression and anxiety

• Birth trauma

• Premature Birth

• cOMPLEX PREGNANCIES & SPECIAL NEEDS BABIES

• Parent-infant attachment

• Adjustment issues

• Infants

• Fathers

• Couple relationship
  

Dianna Giles - Perinatal Therapist, Couples Counsellor & Clinical Social Worker

OPEN TO NEW REFERRALS NOW

Available Mondays & Saturdays for both telehealth & in clinic.

Di is a compassionate Clinical Accredited Mental Health Social Worker. Di works holistically with individuals and couples and prides herself on developing strong therapeutic relationships in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for her clients. Di believes that all individuals hold the ‘key’ to their own healing, and it is her task to help them unlock it.

Di has extensive experience in perinatal mental health, including 10 years experience working in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, several years in an infant mental health service and ongoing work for an organisation providing bereavement support for families who’ve experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth, baby or child death. Di’s work has given her great understanding and compassion for all facets of pregnancy and of loss, and she is extensively experienced in providing bereavement support after having completed additional training and working with bereaved families throughout her whole career. Di also provides supervision for clinicians working with grief & loss therapy.

Di offers support to those going through high-risk pregnancies and to those who are pregnant after experiencing a perinatal loss. She joins with individuals, parents and families to overcome the challenges within their parenting journey. Di welcomes the opportunity to work with clients throughout the various stages of their parenthood journey, guiding them through the planning, pregnancy, postpartum and parenting phases.

Di is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Her individual therapy services are covered via Mental Health Care Plans and these consultations are eligible for Medicare Rebates. Some Private Health Funds may provide rebates for counselling services, at present these include BUPA, Teachers Credit Union Health Fund and Doctors Health Fund and as AASW negotiates with other funds, coverage will expand. Please check with your health fund to determine eligibility.

Dianna also offers clinical supervision to clinicians - please get in touch if you would like to set up a supervision arrangement.

Areas of special interest include:

• Couples Counselling / Marriage Therapy

• Infertility 0r Fertility difficulties

• Pregnancy & Early Parenting support

• Relationship Issues, particularly during the Adjustment to Parenting

• High Risk Pregnancies

• Birth Trauma, Premature Birth & Adjustment following NICU Admissions.

• Grief, Loss & Bereavement Support including Pregnancy Loss, Stillbirth & Neonatal Loss.

• Grief & loss expereinced during a pregnancy, such as the loss of a parent or loved one.

• Pregnancy After Loss

Dr Kirsten Finn, Clinical Psychologist

Director of Restored Wellbeing Pty Ltd

BA(Hons), DPsych(Clin), MAPS

Works School hours, Mon/Wed/Fri

Kirsten Finn is a registered clinical psychologist in Brisbane who has been working within mental health services since 2001.  She has a Doctorate Degree in Psychology (Clinical) and has worked solely in the perinatal mental health field since 2009.

Kirsten has worked in:

• Hospital and Community Settings

• Child & Youth Mental Health

• Adult Mental Health

• Perinatal Mental Health

• Public Health Promotion

Kirsten is experienced in providing psychological therapy for issues such as depression, anxiety, stress, grief & loss, trauma or PTSD, life transitions, relationship difficulties and parenting support. 

Kirsten focuses on perinatal mental health and has a particular interest in supporting women during their transition into parenthood.  Kirsten previously worked at the Mater Mothers' Hospital in Brisbane for several years providing perinatal mental support prior to entering private practice. 

Kirsten offers clinical supervision to other clinicians working in the perinatal space. Please contact Kirsten if you are interested in seeking out a supervision arrangement.

Areas of special interest include:

• Pregnancy

• antenatal & Postnatal anxiety

• Birth trauma

• Premature birth

• Antenatal & Postnatal depression (PND)

• Parent-infant bonding & attachment

• Adjustment issues

• Parenting stress

• Parenting with a mental illness

• EMDR therapy