Psychology

Debbie Lucas

Debbie is a Clinical Psychologist with immediate availability. She has 20 years of experience across government and private practice settings. She has worked for Queensland Health as a Clinical Educator and as a Senior Psychologist within Mental Health, Persistent Pain Management, and Early Intervention and Parenting.  For the past 7 years she has worked in private practice on the Sunshine Coast. Debbie has 15 years of experience providing supervision to psychologists for them to gain general registration and endorsement as clinical psychologists, psychology students on placement, and other colleagues and professionals for ongoing professional development.

Her clinical focus includes: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Stress, Grief and Loss. Relationship difficulties, including attachment trauma, intimacy and sexual wellbeing.  Chronic medical conditions, including persistent pain and women’s health across the lifespan, LGBTQIA+, Perinatal and infant mental health, and transitions to parenthood.

Debbie is accepting in-person and telehealth referrals for individual therapy (14yrs and above) and couples and family therapy (all ages).

Her primary therapeutic modality for individual therapy is Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). She also draws on her advanced training and experience in Schema Therapy, EMDR, ACT, DBT, IPT, CBT, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and attachment, trauma and neuroscience. This enables her to successfully work with a wide variety of clients.

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  Debbie Lucas at Eumundi, QLD

Rosina Epps

Rosina Epps completed her bachelor degree at the University of Queensland before completing her masters at the University of the Sunshine Coast.  Whilst completing her two year post graduate registrar program, she worked in a wide range of clinical settings, including mental health services for Queensland Health, Non-Government Organisations such as Headspace, and in private practice.

During her clinical practice, Rosina has gained experience with a wide range of client populations and has experience working with children, adolescents and adults in both crisis and therapeutic environments.

Rosina’s areas of interest include working with children, adolescents and adults across the lifespan and with a range of mental health concerns.  This includes assisting people with:

• Anxiety disorders including general, social, phobias and obsessive-compulsive symptoms,
• Depressive and mood disorders,
• Posttraumatic disorders,
• Personality disorders,
• Dysfunctional behaviours,
• Autism Spectrum Disorder,
• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,
• Assistance for parents with parenting strategies and
• Other problematic behaviours or symptoms.

Available on Mondays from 10:00am to 2:00pm, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9:00am to 3:00pm, and Thursdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm.

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  Rosina Epps at Eumundi, QLD