Principal Psychologist and Founder, Rachele Davis
Rachele is the Principal Psychologist and Director of Well-Balanced Minds. In addition to being a Registered Psychologist, she has also achieved a Clinical Resource Therapist qualification with the Resource Therapy Institute of Australia and is an experienced Certified Secret Agents Society (SAS) Facilitator.
Rachele has skills working across the lifespan with children, adolescents, adults and their families. Rachele is experienced in the provision of evidence-based treatment for a range of presentations, including Mood Disorders (such as Depression and Anxiety), Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, learning difficulties and more. She is also experienced in supporting clients with stress management, resilience building, managing challenging behaviours, parenting, social and interpersonal skills training, anger management, school and bullying issues, transition to school, emotion regulation, trauma, self-harm and adjustment difficulties. She has worked with clients in various settings, including individual, group, home, community and school environments.
The evidence-based modalities Rachele currently utilise include Resource Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Positive Behaviour Support and Solution-Focused Therapy. She works from a strengths-based framework with a client-centred approach.
Rachele is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). She complies with the Child Protection (Working with Children) and Other Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2016.
Registered Psychologist, Adiba Icho
Adiba is a Registered Psychologist and Board Approved Supervisor with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). She holds a Bachelor of Psychology from Western Sydney University and is currently completing her Master of Psychology Practice (Clinical).
Adiba is a passionate clinician who enjoys working with children, adolescents and adults with various psychological presentations. These include but are not limited to Depressive disorders, Trauma, Anxiety Disorders, ADHD, Autism and related disorders, Personality Disorders, and Eating Disorders. She utilises various evidence-based therapeutic modalities, tailored to each individual’s needs, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT/Trauma-Focused CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Schema Therapy, Family Based therapy, and Solution Focused approaches. Adiba is passionate about ongoing professional development, and has a vast interest in trauma and personality.
Adiba’s experience extends across private, public and disability (NDIS) sectors, and she has experience in both community and centre based clinical settings. She provides both individual and group-based interventions. Adiba is passionate about early intervention and utilising creative, holistic and individually tailored approaches to treatment. She is known for her dedicated, warm, compassionate and proactive approach. Adiba holds high regard and complies with ethical standards and the Child Protection (Working with Children) and Other Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2016.
When not working, Adiba enjoys reading, music, and spending quality time with her family and friends.