Providing a holistic approach to understanding psychological functioning, evaluating capacity,
It is amazing what can be accomplished when mind and body work in harmony. But when that connection breaks down it can be difficult to navigate a clear path forward, or to even see a path.
We are all bound to face obstacles that disrupt our daily lives and get in the way of pursuing our goals. Healthy Life Psychology is about to helping individuals, referrers, and agencies navigate these barriers through a holistic approach to understanding psychological functioning, personal capacity, and empowering sustainable lifestyle change.
Whether you require a rigorous, independent clinical assessment to unlock essential supports, or you are looking to untangle a history of personal struggles that have been holding you back from achieving your personal goals, we offer two distinct pathways to help you gain clarity and momentum:
Specialist Assessment & Reporting: Providing objective, evidence-based functional capacity, neurodivergent, and medico-legal reports across South Australia with efficient turnaround times.
Health & Lifestyle Support: Utilizing a unique mind-body framework through standalone EXMO Compass assessments and 1:1 coaching to overcome personal barriers and build sustainable habits.
Explore our dedicated services below, or reach out directly to discuss how we can assist you or your clients in finding that vital connection between insight and action.
Specialist Assessments
Grief & Bereavement
Health & Lifestyle
Clinical Assessments
Providing independent assessment and report writing services across South Australia. Drawing on extensive clinical experience working with people with a psychosocial disabilities, I provide objective, evidence-based assessments and reports for individuals, legal representatives, insurers, support coordinators, and government agencies.
Assessment services include:
• Psychosocial disability and functional capacity assessments
• NDIS eligibility and disability-related reports
• Disability Support Pension (DSP) assessment and eligibility reports
• Capacity assessments relating to decision-making, guardianship, and financial management
• Independent psychological and psycho-legal assessments
• Formal Adult Autism (ASD) diagnostic assessments and profiling
• Formal Adult ADHD diagnostic assessments and pre-psychiatric evaluations
Grief & Bereavement Counselling
The grief response to major loss, such as illness or the death of loved one, can be distressing, disruptive and overwhelming. Grief and Bereavement Counselling can help you to manage the impact of grief and adjust to a changed life in the wake of loss.
- Provided by a highly experienced specialist Grief and Bereavement Counsellor
- Evidenced-based grief and mental health interventions
- Australia Wide Telehealth Service
- Medicare rebates available with a Mental Health Treatment Plan
Health & Lifestyle
The EXMO Mind-Body Compass combines psychological expertise with a longstanding interest in health, exercise, and behaviour change. Originally developed to better understand exercise motivation, it has evolved into a broader framework for identifying and overcoming the mental barriers that can interfere with health and wellbeing goals.
EXMO Compass Assessments and 1:1 coaching help people better understand the psychological factors that negatively impact motivation for change, and helps them develop practical, sustainable strategies for moving forward.
Areas of focus include:
• Exercise motivation and habit formation
• Overcoming procrastination and self-sabotage
• Managing perfectionism and “all-or-nothing” thinking
• Building sustainable health and lifestyle habits
• Clarifying goals and aligning them with personal values
• Understanding the psychological barriers to change
• Developing practical strategies for long-term success